Bard Center for the Study of Hate Awarded GS Humane Corp Grant for Summer Internships

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Bard College is pleased to announce that the Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH) has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the GS Humane Corp in support of student summer internships through 2027. With this funding, the Center for the Study of Hate expects to sponsor four or five students each summer for the next three years.

“We're delighted to have this support so that we can send more students to intern at various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that tackle hate,” said Kenneth S. Stern, director of BCSH. “This is a transformative experience, applying what students have learned in college to real-world programs and projects. The NGOs benefit as well, with students inquiring how they know what they do to tackle hate works, and what academic theories they rely upon. Whatever profession students in this program eventually pursue, the insights from this internship program will serve them—and all of us—well.”

Since 2018, the BCSH internship program has provided Bard students with key opportunities to gain real-world experience by working with Non-Governmental Organizations that focus on either hate in general or a specific subset of it. BCSH matches students with an NGO based on their interests so they can engage directly with professionals and scholars as they complete their internships, at which point students then complete a research project that examines how the NGO approaches and understands hate.

“We leaped at the opportunity to provide students with experiential learning in confronting and combating hate,” said Glenn Opell, GS Humane Corp’s executive director. “GS Humane Corp is grateful for its continued relationship with Ken Stern and BCSH and their efforts to prepare our next generation of leaders.”
About GS Humane Corp.
GS Humane Corp. is a private charitable foundation established by and to honor the legacy of the late Gene Shapiro. GS Humane believes that enabling organizations that educate communities on the humane treatment of all living beings and assist with the achievement of this outcome will produce a society that will be more tolerant of differences and lead to greater opportunity for all. The Foundation supports organizations working in the areas of animal welfare, education, hate and antisemitism, and Jewish causes.
 
About BCSH
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH) works to increase the serious study of human hatred, and ways to combat it. The Center supports faculty and students throughout the Bard network who want to study and/or combat hatred and its various manifestations. BCSH brings scholars from diverse disciplines to Bard College and all of its campuses to speak about the human capacity to hate and demonize others. It places, mentors, and supports students working at internships with nongovernmental organizations that combat hate. It funds students at Bard whose Senior Projects relate to the study of hate, and who need additional resources for their research. BCSH seeks to impact public discussion about hatred nationally and internationally. The Center is a program of Bard’s Human Rights Project. The Bard Center for the Study of Hate was established in 2018 with a generous endowment from the Justus & Karin Rosenberg Foundation.
 
About Bard College
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place and Massena properties, Bard’s campus consists of more than 1,200 parklike acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs; advanced degrees through 13 graduate programs; nine early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal arts education. The undergraduate program at the main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
 

This event was last updated on 04-21-2025

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