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Bard Fiction Prize Winner Maya Binyam to Give Reading on October 6

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 2d

Maya Binyam, Bard Fiction Prize winner and writer in residence at Bard College, will read from recent work on Monday, October 6. The reading begins at 6 pm and will be held at Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center.

Maya Binyam, Bard Fiction Prize winner and writer in residence at Bard College, will read from recent work on Monday, October 6. The reading begins at 6 pm and will be held at Weis Cinema in the…

Photographer Jasmine Clarke’s Images Make Us Question What and Who We Trust

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 4d

Jasmine Clarke ’18 was included in Cultured Mag’s Young Photographers List 2025 and profiled in an article called “Photographer Jasmine Clarke’s Images Make Us Question What and Who We Trust.”

After teaching photography at Bard College and Parsons, Jasmine Clarke has become a student again herself.

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 7d

Bard College is pleased to announce that Professors Craig Anderson and Swapan Jain have been awarded an R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award by the National Institute of Health. The grant of $427,016 will support their research on the synthesis and biochemical evaluation of ruthenium complexes.

Bard Professors Craig Anderson and Swapan Jain Awarded $427,016 National Institute of Health Research Grant

Bard College is pleased to announce that Craig Anderson, Wallace Benjamin Flint and L. May Hawver Professor of Chemistry and Director of Undergraduate Research, and Swapan Jain, professor of…

In Jeffrey Gibson’s Sculptures, Child’s Play and Indigenous Truths

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 13d

Bard Artist in Residence Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibition of animal sculptures on the facade of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art was featured as a Critic’s Pick in the @Newyorktimes. His sculptures, which are of animals living inside Central Park, were made from driftwood from the Hudson Valley.

On the Met’s facade, a Native artist honors parkland animals and engages his widest audience yet.

Bard College Faculty Member Lothar Osterburg Named a 2025 National Academician by the National Academy of Design

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 9d

Artist in Residence Lothar Osterburg was elected by the National Academy of Design as a National Academician in the Class of 2025, recognized for his print and copperplate work alongside 27 other artists and architects.

Bard College Artist in Residence Lothar Osterburg, an artist, master printer, and teacher of copperplate photogravure, has been elected by the National Academy of Design as a National Academicians in…

Ignacio Acevedo Receives 2025 Beth Rickey Award from the Bard Center for the Study of Hate

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to Ignacio Acevedo ’25, the winner of the 2025 Beth Rickey Award from Bard’s Center for the Study of Hate. The award recognizes a member of Bard's international community who has taken action against hate through their scholarship or actions.

The Bard Center for the Study of Hate is pleased to announce that Ignacio Acevedo, a 2025 Bard College graduate with a degree in Human Rights, is the winner of the 2025 Beth Rickey Award. The award…

In Jeffrey Gibson’s Sculptures, Child’s Play and Indigenous Truths

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Natalie Markowitz Wittlin 🏳️‍🌈 @nataliemwittlin.bsky.social · 14d

Apply to work at the psych program at @bardcollege.bsky.social with me! I love it here and would be happy to answer any questions you have. Review starts 10/1.
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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 13d

Bard Artist in Residence Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibition of animal sculptures on the facade of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art was featured as a Critic’s Pick in the @Newyorktimes. His sculptures, which are of animals living inside Central Park, were made from driftwood from the Hudson Valley.

On the Met’s facade, a Native artist honors parkland animals and engages his widest audience yet.

Why Bolsonaro's Conviction Matters

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 15d

Professor Omar G. Encarnación wrote about the meaning of Jair Bolsonaro’s sentencing for Time Magazine. “It will be a while before we know how Bolsonaro’s conviction will affect U.S.-Brazilian ties… Determining the trial’s impact on Brazilian democracy will take even longer.”

Brazil's ex-president was sentenced to 27 years for plotting to stay in power after his 2022 election loss, writes Omar G. Encarnación.

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Bitter Pills | Summers on the Fed, Funding Fallout, Milei’s Tough Policies, UK’s Growth Gamble

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Matt Sargent @mattsargent.bsky.social · 15d

Leon does a really exceptional job here of laying out the current state of autocracy, current threats against education, and the history of the American academic system.

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 18d

On Bloomberg’s Wall Street Week, President Leon Botstein spoke about the current threats facing higher education. “If America was and is great,” Botstein said, “one of the sources of its greatness is its university system, its knowledge production, and the connection to the economy.”

This week, Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says the Fed’s policy leans on the looser side, given financial conditions, skewing the balance of risks towards inflation. MIT’s Rafael Reif…

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Levy Institute @levyecon.bsky.social · 18d

When Erika McEntarfer, former BLS Commissioner, spoke publicly for the first time since Aug. 1 at the Levy Institute, the press took notice. Coverage has been widespread.

Read the full Levy Institute & @bardcollege.bsky.social press release here: www.levyinstitute.org?p=16546

Photos by Karl Rabe.

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 18d

On Bloomberg’s Wall Street Week, President Leon Botstein spoke about the current threats facing higher education. “If America was and is great,” Botstein said, “one of the sources of its greatness is its university system, its knowledge production, and the connection to the economy.”

Bitter Pills | Summers on the Fed, Funding Fallout, Milei’s Tough Policies, UK’s Growth Gamble

This week, Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says the Fed’s policy leans on the looser side, given financial conditions, skewing the balance of risks towards inflation. MIT’s Rafael Reif…

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Former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer ’95 Spoke at Bard College in First Public Remarks Since Dismissal

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 20d

Bard alumna Erika McEntarfer ’95, former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, spoke to an audience of Bard students, faculty, staff, and community members in an event hosted by @levyecon.bsky.social. “Economic data must be free from partisan influence,” she said.

Hosted by the Levy Economics Institute, Bard alumna Erika McEntarfer ’95, former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), spoke to an audience of Bard students, faculty, staff, and…

Two Bard College Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 20d

Tanya Marcuse, associate professor of photography, and Sarah Hennies, assistant professor of music, have been awarded 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships, a competitive program of the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Two members of the Bard College undergraduate faculty, Tanya Marcuse, associate professor of photography, and Sarah Hennies, assistant professor of music, have been awarded 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist…

JOY Conference Trailer #shorts

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 20d

View our new conference commercial and register to join us in October at hac.bard.edu at @bardcollege.bsky.social

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YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 20d

Bard alumna Erika McEntarfer ’95, former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, spoke to an audience of Bard students, faculty, staff, and community members in an event hosted by @levyecon.bsky.social. “Economic data must be free from partisan influence,” she said.

Former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer ’95 Spoke at Bard College in First Public Remarks Since Dismissal

Hosted by the Levy Economics Institute, Bard alumna Erika McEntarfer ’95, former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), spoke to an audience of Bard students, faculty, staff, and…

Bard Conservatory Celebrates 20 Years with Landmark Lincoln Center Concert on October 29

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 20d

On the evening of October 29, 2025, Bard Conservatory of Music will mark its 20th anniversary with a landmark performance “Innovation and Legacy: An Anniversary Celebration with Bard Conservatory Orchestra” at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

On the evening of October 29, 2025, Bard Conservatory of Music will mark its 20th anniversary with a landmark performance “Innovation and Legacy: An Anniversary Celebration with Bard Conservatory…

For Students Applying to the Clemente Course

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Dean Barker @deanbarker.bsky.social · 22d

"...with the award of college credits, to economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals at no cost and in an accessible and welcoming community setting."

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 22d

The Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities, offering a college-level introduction to philosophy, literature, US history, art history, and critical thinking and writing, is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 program. The deadline to apply is October 1.

Apply for the Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities in Kingston, New York

clemente.bard.edu

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Yuki Haba @yukihaba.bsky.social · 22d

Had a wonderful time at @bardcollege.bsky.social giving an invited seminar in the Biology Seminar series! Really enjoyed conversations with the curious students and amazing faculty, plus a walk around the gorgeous campus. The Hudson Valley view en route was the cherry on top.

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 22d

The Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities, offering a college-level introduction to philosophy, literature, US history, art history, and critical thinking and writing, is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 program. The deadline to apply is October 1.

For Students Applying to the Clemente Course

Apply for the Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities in Kingston, New York

clemente.bard.edu

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 28d

In an essay for the @nytimes.com series “Finding Beauty,” Bard Prison Initiative student Robert Lee Williams wrote about his bittersweet relationship to trees during his incarceration.

Opinion | Finding Beauty in a Prison Yard

These trees were the only living beings that I could touch without fear.

10 Things We’re Excited About This Fall

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Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 23d

My Town, a queer reimagining of Thorton Wilder’s play Our Town, by Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Jack Ferver, was included in a roundup by the @newyorktimes.com. The Times calls it “a raw and exacting piece of dance-theater that looks at small-town life.”

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

Floral artist Ariel Dearie’s guide to Hudson Valley

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 25d

For the @financialtimes.com floral artist Ariel Dearie included both the garden at Blithewood and the grounds of Montgomery Place in a piece about historical horticultural sites and beautiful spots to visit in the Hudson Valley.

The designer on why she switched city life for the hellebores and historic estates of her upstate New York haven

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Bard College Launches GHEA21, the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century

Bard College @bardcollege.bsky.social · 26d

Bard College has launched a new international education initiative GHEA21, which builds on the successes of the former Open Society University Network (OSUN). GHEA21’s mission is to prepare students from diverse geographies and backgrounds to address global challenges as engaged citizens.

Bard College has launched a new international education initiative—GHEA21—that builds on the successes of the former Open Society University Network (OSUN). GHEA21’s mission is to prepare students…