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You are about to embark on an extraordinary journey. Soon you will join a collaborative community of passionate students from all over the world whose perspectives expand every aspect of campus life. Visit the New Students website to find information especially for new first-year, transfer, international, visiting and exchange, and early college students.

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Learn more about the deans and support services on campus by visiting the Center for Student Life and Advising. Reach out or stop by Sottery Hall.

  • Writing Support
    The Learning Commons provides all students with college writing support through writing fellows and consultant programs, learning strategies sessions, and academic tutoring and resources. 
  • Academic Advising
    Each student is assigned a faculty adviser who helps them design a plan of study and adjust to the demands of college work and college life. Each student is also assigned to a dean who provides supplemental advising.
  • Career Development
    The Career Development Office (CDO) helps students translate their liberal arts education to the workplace. The CDO staff offers career counseling, job and internship guidance, recruiting events, career assessment, and much more.

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  • Student Clubs
    With more than 150 student clubs on campus, there's something for everyone. Can't find what you're looking for? Start something new! Students form new clubs every semester.
  • Athletics
    Whether you want to join one of Bard's 18 varsity teams, you're interested in intramural sports, you want to take an instructional class, or you're looking for the place to work out, the Department of Athletics and Recreation has got you covered.
  • Student Government
    All Bard College students are members of the Bard Student Government (BSG). BSG works to improve student services and residential life, represents student interests in curricular and training matters on campus, and administers funding for more than 150 student organizations. Get involved and make a difference on campus.
  • Center for Civic Engagement
    Civic engagement is at the core of Bard’s identity as a private college for the public good. Through Bard's Center for Civic Engagement, students may start their own public service projects, join an existing project, and get involved in local, national, and international initiatives.

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Student News

“Shaping the Future” Conference Hosted by TEDxBard College on September 30

Bard College is hosting its first independently organized TEDxBard College conference, “Shaping the Future,” a day-long event featuring insightful talks from students, faculty, alumni/ae, and members of the broader Bard community. The student-run conference considers how the advancements of the modern age have shaped and will continue to influence human progress across various disciplines, including technology, science, art, politics, and culture. 

Two Bard Graduates from Afghanistan, Rukhsar Balkhi ’23 and Edris Tajik ’23, Profiled in Times Union

Writing for the Times Union, Maria Silva profiles Rukhsar Balkhi ’23 and Edris Tajik ’23, two recent Bard College graduates who are part of a group of 250 student refugees from Afghanistan who received the Qatar Scholarship for Afghans Project to complete their education in the US.

Bard High School Early College to Open Its First Campus in the Bronx in Partnership with Montefiore Einstein

Bard College, in partnership with Montefiore Einstein, will open a new public early college high school this fall, a first for the Bronx. Bard Early College Bronx will expand access to exceptional and inclusive academic and career pathways with the creation of this new public high school through the New York City Department of Education. Alongside a New York State Regents diploma, Bard Early College Bronx will award an associate in arts degree from Bard College, tuition free and by the end of the 12th grade.