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Photo by Wais Kakarr '26 |
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A note from Board of Governors member, Kristin Waters '73
Were you immersed in the pleasures of returning to Bard in its spring splendor for this year’s commencement and reunions? If not, you missed out on one of the best weekend celebrations of the year. The occasional drizzle and fog made Annandale even dreamier as I wandered from North Campus to the Sawkill Falls, to the gardens and paintings at Blithewood, then to the Hessel Museum to admire the wonderful exhibitions. Saturday evening, at the top of the garden, a tight-knit group of alumni/ae, some who live within a 60-mile radius, gathered, as they do every year, with blankets and libations. These are Bardians who don’t need a special occasion to reconnect over friendship, food, and fireworks.
If you haven’t returned to Bard recently, regardless of your reunion year, consider a visit. Plot with your friends or make a solo or family sojourn for a weekend of music, food, and celebration against one of the most beautiful backdrops on God’s green earth—the Catskill mountains and Hudson River. |
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Darif Krasnow ’09
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Darif Krasnow ’09 Named Doctor of the Year by Kent Hospital in Providence
Dr. Darif Krasnow ’09 has been honored by the Kent County Memorial Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, with a 2025 Doctor of the Year Award as a hospitalist. After graduating with a degree in music at Bard, Dr. Krasnow completed his medical education at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine. Many Bard graduates like Krasnow go on to pursue careers in health professions. Bard Health Professions Advising provides support for students as well as alumni/ae who are interested in pursuing careers in the health professions.
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Sonita Alizadeh ’23 Named 2025 Cannes LionHeart
Sonita Alizadeh ’23, Bard College alumna and human rights activist, has been announced as the 2025 Cannes LionHeart by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The honor is awarded to a recipient who harnesses their position to make a positive difference to the world, and Alizadeh has used her platforms as the first professional Afghan rapper, an activist, and an author to fight child marriage and gender injustice and be a global voice for women’s rights.
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Lola Kirke ’12.
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Actor Lola Kirke ’12 Profiled in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone interviewed actor, songwriter, and Bard alumna Lola Kirke ’12 about her recent country album Trailblazers, which it called “one of the sleeper country albums of the year” that “shows off Kirke’s gift for lyrical flair and performance art.” While Kirke was recording the album, she also wrote her memoir Wild West Village about her childhood in New York and getting involved with country music.
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Maya Junkins ’25
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Maya Junkins ’25 Wins the 2025 Klebanoff Award for Excellence in Art History
Congratulations to Maya Junkins ’25 who won the 2025 Klebanoff Award for excellence in art history! Junkins' Senior Project is titled "Artistic Genius and the Disobedient Imagination: Thomas Cole's Creative Power in The Titan's Goblet (1833) and The Architect's Dream (1840)" wherein she explored Thomas Cole's lesser known works from imagination which he believed to be acts of divine creation.
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April Supporters
Thank you to all of our alumni/ae who supported the College in April! May gifts will be recognized in the June issue. Join your fellow alumni/ae in making a gift today. #donorsmakedegreespossible
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The commencement address of Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, former prime minister of Haiti, was delivered by her friend, filmmaker Patricia Benoit. Photo by Samuel Stuart
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Bard College 2025 Commencement Address
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Bard College President Leon Botstein speaks at the 165th Commencement.
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President Botstein’s Charge to the Class of 2025
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