Press Releases by Date
April 2021
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
02-17-2021
Kobena Mercer Joins Bard College Faculty Full Story
02-15-2021
Bard College Associate Dean of Civic Engagement Brian Mateo Elected to Board of Directors of BYkids 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
02-11-2021
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