Bard College Receives Luce Foundation Grant to Advance Its Global Network
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Bard College a $200,000 grant to extend opportunities for students around the world to take courses offered by the Bard international network in a newly redesigned curriculum. The grant arrives as the College launches the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century (GHEA21) and the new Bard Global Degree Program for displaced students. GHEA21 provides a full curriculum of regular undergraduate courses taught by faculty around the world. These courses reach over 7,000 students each year across a broad range of geographies and backgrounds.“The Luce Foundation’s support enables Bard to introduce the next iteration of its cutting-edge model of global higher education,” said Jonathan Becker, executive vice president at Bard College. “Bard and its international partners are expanding and intensifying their programs, which provide unrivaled opportunities for students to pursue global learning throughout their undergraduate studies and which extend these opportunities to displaced students as well as to students for whom study abroad is inaccessible, often for financial reasons.”
GHEA21 introduces an updated curriculum to better complement what partner institutions can offer on their own, and will leverage the diversity of the Bard international network to produce distinctive, value-added educational experiences for students. This redesigned curriculum will consist initially of certificate programs in Civic Engagement, Global Humanities, Global Studies, Human Rights, and Sustainability and Climate Solutions. For more information, visit ghea21.org
The Bard Global Degree is an online degree program for students who have been displaced or threatened by conflict, crisis, or political repression, and who have little or no access to liberal arts education. To learn more, visit globaldegree.bard.edu
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About the Henry Luce Foundation
Since 1936, the Henry Luce Foundation has supported the brightest leaders, the most visionary knowledge makers, and ideas that have the power to reshape the world. Formed by the publisher Henry R. Luce, the founder of Fortune and cofounder of Time and Life magazines, the foundation’s mission is to empower and transform people, communities, and institutions by boosting access to knowledge and forward-thinking ideas. The Henry Luce Foundation's funding reflects its commitment to education, research, knowledge-based leadership, and sharing innovative ideas with the public with the aim of building a more just and democratic world.
Since 1936, the Henry Luce Foundation has supported the brightest leaders, the most visionary knowledge makers, and ideas that have the power to reshape the world. Formed by the publisher Henry R. Luce, the founder of Fortune and cofounder of Time and Life magazines, the foundation’s mission is to empower and transform people, communities, and institutions by boosting access to knowledge and forward-thinking ideas. The Henry Luce Foundation's funding reflects its commitment to education, research, knowledge-based leadership, and sharing innovative ideas with the public with the aim of building a more just and democratic world.
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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.
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.
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