Press Releases by Date
May 2021
05-18-2021
Political Theorist Lucas G. Pinheiro to Join Faculty of Bard Political Studies Program in Fall 2022 Full Story
05-18-2021
Award-Winning Playwright Daaimah Mubashshir to Join Bard’s Theater and Performance Program as Playwright in Residence in Fall 2021 Full Story
05-13-2021
James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music Christopher H. Gibbs Awarded 2021–22 Berlin Prize by the American Academy in Berlin Full Story
05-11-2021
Art Historian Heeryoon Shin Joins Faculty of Bard College’s Art History and Visual Culture Program Full Story
05-11-2021
Bard College Appoints Political Theorist Mie Inouye to Tenure Track Faculty Position in Political Studies Program Full Story
05-11-2021
Bard College Names Ranjani Atur Inaugural Recipient of the Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship in Classical Studies Full Story
05-10-2021
Bard SummerScape Presents Live World Premiere of I was waiting for the echo of a better day: Major New SummerScape Dance Commission from Choreographer in Residence Pam Tanowitz and Composer Jessie Montgomery (July 8–10) Full Story
05-03-2021
Bard College Holds One Hundred Sixty-First Commencement on Saturday, May 29, 2021 Full Story
April 2021
04-29-2021
Bard SummerScape Is Back with Adventurous Lineup of Live Performances in New York’s Hudson Valley This Summer (July 8 – August 15) Full Story
04-15-2021
Bard College Receives $500 Million Endowment Pledge from Investor and Philanthropist George Soros Full Story
04-14-2021
Five Bard Faculty and Bard MFA Faculty and Graduates Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships Full Story
04-13-2021
A Diversity of Wildlife Is Good for Our Health, Says New Paper Led by Bard Biology Professor Felicia Keesing Full Story
04-12-2021
Leading Economists and Policymakers to Discuss the Prospects and Challenges for the U.S. and European Economies as They Emerge From the Pandemic at the Levy Economics Institute’s 29th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference, May 5–6 Full Story
04-09-2021
Brothers@Bard Hosts National Virtual Event and Panel Discussion April 22 on Closing Opportunity Gaps for Young Men of Color Full Story
04-09-2021
Sociologist Karen Barkey Joins Bard Faculty as Charles Theodore Kellogg and Bertie K. Hawver Kellogg Chair of Sociology and Religion Full Story
04-06-2021
US-China Music Institute Presents Harmony and Compassion: Music in Buddhist Ritual, an Online Conference and Performance Series, Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10 Full Story
04-05-2021
Bard College Dance Program Presents a Celebration of Aileen Passloff (1931–2020) Full Story
March 2021
03-29-2021
Award-winning Author Michael Sadowski to Discuss His New Memoir, Men I’ve Never Been, in a Virtual Talk April 29 with New York Times Bestselling Author Domenica Ruta Full Story
03-29-2021
OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College Announces New Graduate Program Full Story
03-17-2021
Bard College Conservatory Student Sophia Kathryn Jackson ’25 Awarded Prestigious Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship to Study Abroad in Dublin Full Story
03-15-2021
Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program Announces New Alumni/ae Advisory Board Full Story
03-11-2021
Thirteen Exhibitions Spotlight More Than 40 Contemporary Artists Capturing Diverse Ideas, Movements, and Media at Hessel Museum of Art this Spring Full Story
03-04-2021
CCS Bard Announces 2021 Season Celebrating Institution’s 30th Anniversary Year Full Story
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