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Dear Bardian,
Greetings from the suddenly very chilly Northeast. I'm just about to get on The Wolverine down to attend a reception at Magenta Plains gallery in honor of Barbara Ess (see below for details). Barbara Ess was a real treasure. Bard's faculty, both past and present, are truly amazing. I love perusing the current course list and remembering all those small classes.
You should have recently received an email from Leon, asking for support of the Bard College Fund and all we do in Annandale and beyond. I hope you will take the time to read it and consider becoming a donor, if you are not already. Your college needs everyone, this year especially, at any level.
Did you see the Save the Date for March 26th, 2026? Bard's big NYC fundraiser celebrating 50 Years of Innovation and Excellence and honoring Leon's FIFTY years of leadership. More information coming, and a chance for you to participate!*
As always, this time in the fall brings the ever popular ISO Cultural Show. It's at the Fisher Center, Sunday, November 23 (7-9pm) and it's open to the public. If you were in one of these shows send us a photo. It's without a doubt the most highly attended student event on campus. Maybe I will see you there?
Bard Early College New Orleans, the Bard Early College network, and the Bard College Office of Alumni/ae Affairs invite you to join fellow Bardians at Turtle Bay for Crescent City Connections on December 18 from 6 to 8pm. Register here.
Hope you have a good holiday, and come back soon!
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It's Giving Tuesday on December 2nd and we have a match!
P.P.S. BardWorks NYC is January 23rd, please save the date for the reception 5:30-7:00pm, New York Law School. Students want to meet YOU!
*This year we are not holding the annual Bard Holiday Party in December, instead we are focusing on bringing as many alumni/ae as possible to participate.
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BoG Stories
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Every month a different member of the Board of Governors is asked to contribute to our Triangle newsletter. This month Peter Criswell '89 shares his Bard story.
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Serving on the Bard College Alumni Association Board of Governors, including a term as President, keeps me connected to a place that shaped my thinking, my career, and my commitment to public service. As Chair of the Ulster County Legislature (recently reelected to my fourth term) and Executive Director of the Ulster County Historical Society, I carry Bard's values into my daily work. The Board offers me meaningful ways to give back to a place that has given me so much: I mentor students, participate in BardWorks, and engage directly with the Bard community at events and forums. This past year, I had the opportunity to speak to First-Year Seminar students about voting and local political participation, and was a guest speaker at the Center for Civic Engagement's All Politics Is Local class—I got to talk politics and hang out with brilliant students. Inspiring.
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Shout Out
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Ruth Danon '71, current poet laureate of Beacon and Dutchess County, came back to speak to the Written Arts Senior Colloquium about life and her work as a poet.
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Viewing Room III: Barbara Ess
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Please join Barbara's friends, colleagues and family at Magenta Plains to celebrate the artist and view never-before-seen works.
Friday, November 21
5:30–7:30 pm (remarks at 6:30 pm)
Magenta Plains
149 Canal Street
New York, NY 10002
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Bard College is celebrating National Scholarship Month this November. |
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Celebrating Bard Student Scholars
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In alignment with National Scholarship Month, the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs is spotlighting our student scholars, illustrating how Bard has profoundly influenced their academic and personal lives and recognizing the invaluable support of the Bard community. Join us in celebrating the legacy of learning and generosity at Bard through a donation. To read student stories, click here. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Clockwise from left: Prentiss Cooper ’29, Adriana Ondrejka ’26, and Juan Ignacio Cáceres.
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Prentiss Cooper ’29 Wins Hannah Arendt Center Student Contest
Prentiss Cooper ’29, a first year student at Bard College, has been selected as the winner of the Hannah Arendt Center’s contest for student journalism coverage of its annual conference JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times. Honorable mentions were also awarded to Juan Ignacio Cáceres, a student from the University of Montevideo, Uruguay, for an essay, and Adriana Ondrejka ’26, joint majoring in Historical and French studies at Bard, for a video animating interviews from the conference.
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Students at Bard's polling place on November 4.
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Politics Students Visit Bard Polling Site to Vote Together
For the 2025 election on November 4th, Jonathan Becker and Simon Gilhooley’s politics class Student Voting: Power, Politics and Race in the Fight for American Democracy went to the polls together. Writer for the Annandale Advocate Lauren Rodgers ’27 notes both students and instructors were energetic and were “met with cheers from volunteers at the Election@Bard table” when they approached.
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Our October Supporters
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Thank you to the many alumni/ae who generously supported Bard with a gift in October—your commitment strengthens our community every day. We invite you to join them in making a gift this fall and help ensure Bard’s bold mission continues to thrive.
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Claire Angelozzi '74
Priscilla P. Bard '67
Cherise Barsell '06
Hannah Becker '11
Logan Beitmen '01
Jennifer Bennett '84
Stephen H. Berman '74 and Laurie A Berman '74
Robin V. Blier '87
Raphael Bob-Waksberg '06
Connor C. Boehme '17 and Alana M Pagano '17
Dana Bourne '11
Johnny J. Brennan '10 and Amy Monaco '06
Jane A. Brien '89 and Stewart Verrilli
Matthew L. Brophy '02
Michael Burgevin '10
Marjie Cahn '65
Matthew D. Cameron '04 and Meredith Danowski
Eve L. Campbell '24
Claire J. Carren '73
Anastasia Christman '90
Gary N. Comorau '68
Eric J. Crahan '96 and Sarah E Smirnoff '96
Peter J. Criswell '89
Sophie M. Davis '14
Arnold J. Davis '44
Tami Devine '03
Joshua C. Diaz '97
Caia T. Diepenbrock '15
Felicia F. Doni '18
Greg D. Drilling '16
Jason P. Drucker '93 and Joseph Ortiz
Zach Enright '00
Abe L. Etkin '17
Jack Fenn '76
Richard G. Frank '74
Keith A. Fredrickson '00
Seth M. Friedman '76
Jennifer M. Gaudioso '95
Mneesha I. Gellman '03 and Joshua Dankoff
Ben Goddard '09
Tristan D. Golas '01
Bobbi Gonzales '24
Sam Q. Grabowski-Clark '22
Catherine A. Grillo '82 and Gene Grillo
Daphne Grosett-Ryan '66
Mikaela Gross '07
Mark A. Gross '69 and Hannah S Gross '71
Ryan Gustafson '09 |
Alexander S. Habiby '18
George F. Hamel '08
Jack J. Hanly '16
Lucien Harlow-Dion R. Harlow-Dion '22
Julie E. Hart '94
Martha A. Hart '04
Tanessa S. Hartwig '95
Linda Helbling '85
Kaythee Hlaing-Kastenberg '06
David W. Jacobowitz '65 and Linda Rodd
Bill K. Johannes '70
Tara G. Johannessen '89
John S. Katzenbach '72
Max J. Kenner '01 and Sarah L Botstein Kenner
Maud L. Kersnowski Sachs '86
Arthur Kilongo '20
Rob E. Kimmich '21
Gavin W. Kleespies '96 and Gabriel A Robinson '96
Elliot B. Korte '14
Kenny A. Kosakoff '81
Jake E. Lester '20
Cynthia H. Levy '65
Judith A. Lieberman '87
Beppe Lovoi '04
M. McKee M. Lundberg '69 and Lissa Lundberg '68
Tom M. Maiello '82
Sara E. Mannheimer '03
Kathy K. Marsh '86
Dionisio Martins '07 and Anna Neverova '07
Jon Massey '85
Anna-Rose Mathieson '99
Judy Mauran '69
Lea S. McChesney '76 and Christopher J Burnett
Emily E. McNair '03
Mollie G. Meikle '03 and Nathan J Smith
Ryan Mesina '06
Claire E. Michie '02
Morgan E. Miller '95
Steven H. Miller '70
Ava C. Mitkevich '25
Sevil Miyhandar '99
Grayson J. Morley '13
Sarah M. Mosbacher '04
Francesco Napolitano '88
Lisa A. Newmann '75 and Sandy Sanderson
Brianna Norton '00
Kerri-Ann Norton '04
Jenn Novik '98
Tim J. Oakes '97
Collin Orcutt '06 |
Michael L. Orsini '13
Sam G. Osborn '14
Claire Phelan '11
Tamara C. Plummer '02
Reggie J. Raye '10
Jillian P. Reed '21
Rolena A. Richardson '24
Jimmy Rodewald '82 and Marella Consolini Rodewald '82
Patrick E. Rodgers '03
Katheryn J. Ross-Winnie '02
Esteban Rubens '97 and Susan E D'Agostino '91
Kara M. Rudnick '99
Lisa Savin '03
Andie T. Schultz '25
Ellen Louise Schwartz '64
Martha Schwartz Bragin '68
Lis A. Semel '72
Maro R. Sevastopoulos '00
Levi M. Shaw-Faber '15 and Zoe Cohen
Chase A. Sinzer '11
Lillian Slezak '07
George A. Smith '82
Deborah K. Steinberg '00
Janet Stetson '81
John A. Stevens '94
Claire K. Surovell '84
Anna H. Tamura '95
Steven B. Tatum '12
Christian Te Bordo '99 and Kathryn Te Bordo '99
Lynn Tepper '74
Helene Tieger '85 and Paul Ciancanelli
Maxwell R. Toth '22
Oscar Valdes-Viera '14
Joe Vallese '04
Tanner Vea '07 and Matthew Kelly '07
Gabriel J. Wardell '93
Andrea B. Weiskopf '95
Alexander W. White '01
Steven M. Whitesell '07
Michael P. Wilkins '77
Dumaine Williams '03 and Erika van der Velden '04
Ben Williams '94
David H. Young '66
Dexin Zhou '09
Sahana B. Zutshi '20 |
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