Press Releases by Date
February 2021
02-24-2021
Microbiologist Juliet Morrison ’03 Appointed to Bard College Board of Trustees Full Story
02-19-2021
Evan Tims ’19 Named 2021–22 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation Full Story
02-17-2021
Kobena Mercer Joins Bard College Faculty Full Story
02-15-2021
Bard Music Festival Presents a Program of French Piano Music, Inspired by the World of Nadia Boulanger and Performed by Danny Driver and Piers Lane, Piano (February 19–25) Full Story
02-15-2021
Bard College Associate Dean of Civic Engagement Brian Mateo Elected to Board of Directors of BYkids Full Story
02-11-2021
Artist George Condo to Support New Concert Series, Scholarships, and Exhibitions at Bard College Full Story
02-08-2021
Bard College’s Award-Winning Literary Magazine Conjunctions Celebrates the Launch of Its Latest Issue with a Zoom Reading and Performance by Contributors on February 26 Full Story
02-08-2021
US-China Music Institute Presents The Sound of Spring, a Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now and Guests Full Story
02-05-2021
Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program and Foreign Policy Interrupted Accepting Applications for the 2021 FPI-Bard Fellowship Program Full Story
02-03-2021
Renowned Interdisciplinary Artist Nayland Blake Named Chair of Bard Studio Arts Program Full Story
02-01-2021
Fisher Center at Bard’s Spring 2021 Season Presents New Music and Performance Programs Through Its Virtual Stage, UPSTREAMING Full Story
January 2021
01-28-2021
Yebel Gallegos Joins Bard College Dance Faculty, Cameron McKinney and Alanna Morris-Van Tassel Named Gibney/Bard Teaching Artists for Spring 2021 Full Story
01-26-2021
Jomaira Salas Pujols Joins Bard College Sociology Program Faculty Full Story
01-12-2021
Bard Early College Issues White Paper Outlining Policies Needed to Strengthen and Expand College in High School Programs in New York State Full Story
01-11-2021
The Orchestra Now Starts Its 2021 Season with Two Livestreamed Concerts on February 7 and 21 Full Story
December 2020
12-24-2020
Successful Bond Issue Highlights College’s Strengths Full Story
12-17-2020
Award-Winning Writer Dinaw Mengestu Named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor in the Humanities at Bard College Full Story
12-08-2020
Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut Named Honorary Professor in the Humanities by the Open Society University Network Full Story
12-08-2020
Bard College Receives $5 Million Endowment Gift from Alumnus Mostafiz ShahMohammed ’97 Full Story
12-01-2020
Latest Issue of Bard College’s Celebrated Literary Magazine Conjunctions Gathers Leading Writers to Explore What it Means to Be Alive at a Time of Full-On Global Affliction Full Story
12-01-2020
Annual Bard Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Akil Kumarasamy Full Story
November 2020
11-19-2020
Bard College Names Miriam Felton-Dansky Director of Undergraduate Theater and Performance Program Full Story
11-18-2020
Award-Winning Author Suzy Hansen Joins Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program Faculty Full Story
11-17-2020
Ama Josephine B. Johnstone Named as 2020–21 Keith Haring Fellow in Art and Activism at Bard College Full Story
11-16-2020
Bard College Is Inaugural Member of Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance Full Story