2021 Required Summer Reading
First year students taking L&T, including BHSEC students and transfers with fewer than 28 transferable credits:
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic, by Daniel Mendelsohn
Welcome to Annandale
Please use this site to familiarize yourself with Bard prior to your arrival on campus. We want your transition to be as seamless as possible, so we recommend that you spend some time learning about both the academic and campus life here at Bard. All early college students participate in the Language and Thinking (L&T) Program, which requires an early arrival to campus and a required summer reading.
Arrival Information
Early College students begin with a three-week Language and Thinking program in August and complete Citizen Science in January.
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Bard Early College Center (BEC) StudentsFor Students from BEC New Orleans, BEC Hudson, and Harlem Children’s Zone
BEC students are required to take the L&T Program and should follow the arrival and orientation schedule for incoming first-year students. -
Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) StudentsFor students from BHSEC Manhattan, Queens, Newark, Cleveland, and Baltimore
BHSEC students are required to participate in Bard’s L&T Program. Participating students should follow the arrival schedule for first-years. -
If you are an Early College Opportunity (ECO) scholar, click the link below for more information or contact the Bard Educational Opportunity Program at
845-758-7456 or beop@bard.edu.
Questions?
Contact Dean of Studies David Shein by email at shein@bard.edu, call 845-758-7045, or drop by his office at Gilson Place.
Bard's COVID-19 Response
Visit the COVID-19 Response website for comprehensive information about arrival on campus and the fall semester.