In October, three Fisher Center productions are touring beyond Bard’s Annandale campus: Pastoral, a dance performance by Fisher Center LAB Choreographer in Residence Pam Tanowitz; Suddenly Last Summer, which was commissioned by the Fisher Center; and llinoise, which premiered at Summerscape in 2023.

Three Fisher Center Productions Travel to London, Luxembourg, Philadelphia, and Paris

In October, three Fisher Center productions are touring beyond Bard’s Annandale campus—Pastoral, by Fisher Center LAB Choreographer in Residence Pam Tanowitz; Suddenly Last Summer, composer Courtney…

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Mya Benally, Bard Graduate Center ’28 (Diné), is one of ten students nationwide to be selected for Planet Forward's 2026-27 Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program. Through workshops and mentorship, she will explore connections between Indigenous land stewardship and cultural expression.

Bard Graduate Center Student Mya Benally to Participate in Prestigious Storytelling Program

Benally, who began her studies at Bard Graduate Center this fall, is one of ten students nationwide to participate in Planet Forward's 2026-27 Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program. Through…

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Bard is a 2026 award recipient of Campus Connect’s Election Rapid Response Mini-Grant Program. The College’s Center for Civic Engagement will receive $5,000 to fund a peer mentorship program with the goal of increasing civic engagement and voter participation among first-year undergraduate students.

Bard College Awarded Grant to Support Voter Participation Ahead of Midterm Elections

The national nonprofit Campus Connect has selected Bard College as a recipient of its 2026 Election Rapid Response Mini-Grant Program award. The college’s Center for Civic Engagement will receive…

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Yana Lahoda ’27 was interviewed by the Daily Catch about the summer writing workshop she founded and ran for 30 teenagers in Kyiv. Inspired by Bard’s Language and Thinking Program, the course was the first time many of the participants had attended a school in person since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

Amid Air Raids, Ukrainian Bard Student Brings Writing — and Hope — to Teens in Kyiv - The Daily Catch

Yana Lahoda, a senior at Bard College, launched a program over the summer that sought to bring a specialized curriculum to Ukrainian students.

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Professor Joan Tower, a member of Bard’s faculty for 54 years, was featured in the Daily Catch and Classical station WHMT. A free concert celebrating her work will be held on October 3, performed by Bard faculty, students, the Cassatt Quartet, and The Orchestra Now. www.bard.edu/news/profess...

Professor Joan Tower Profiled in WHMT and the Daily Catch

Professor Joan Tower, who has been a member of Bard’s faculty for 54 years, was profiled in the Daily Catch and featured on Classical music station WHMT.  A free concert celebrating Tower’s work will…

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Last week Bard hosted a ribbon cutting for a new 750 kW solar array installed on the Annandale campus, which will generate 7% of campus electricity. This event celebrated progress toward clean energy and carbon neutrality, a key part of Bard's Climate Action Plan. www.bard.edu/news/switch-...

“Switch On Solar” Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Bard’s Pioneering Solar Infrastructure

Bard College hosted a ribbon cutting for a new solar array installed in Bartlett Field on the Annandale campus. The newest 750kW array enables Bard to achieve over a megawatt of solar photovoltaic…

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Congratulations to Bard alumni/ae Christine Sun Kim MFA '13, Cecilia Alemani MA-CCS '05, director and chief curator of New York City's High Line, Diya Vij '08, and Artist in Residence Jeffrey Gibson, who have all been included in Time Magazine’s Time100 Art List for 2026. time.com/collection/t...

The 100 Most Influential People in Art of 2026

The 100 people shaping the future of art—and our world

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Bard College announced a partnership with Hudson River Housing, Inc. (HRH) to affiliate in the administration of the work done by the Rural Preservation Company (RPC) formerly performed under Galvan Housing Resources. www.bard.edu/news/bard-co...

Congratulations to Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13 and Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14, who have been named 2026 MacArthur Fellows. MacArthur Fellowships are awarded to talented individuals in a variety of fields who have shown exceptional originality in and dedication to their creative pursuits.

Two Bard Alumnae Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13 and Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 Named 2026 MacArthur Fellows

Bard alumnae Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13 and Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 have been named 2026 MacArthur Fellows. Kim, an artist exploring the political, cultural, and multisensory dimensions of sound,…

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The launch of the Ralph Ellison Center brings a range of initiatives to the Bard campus where Ellison taught from 1958-1961. These will include biannual flagship lectureships and the digitization of the Ellison archive, currently held at the Library of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/a...

The launch of the Ralph Ellison Center brings a range of initiatives to the Bard campus where Ellison taught from 1958-1961. These will include biannual flagship lectureships and the digitization of the Ellison archive, currently held at the Library of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/a...

Fisher Center artist and Honorary Doctor of the Arts Justin Vivian Bond was profiled in the New York Times on the occasion of her monthlong residency at Joe’s Pub in New York’s East Village. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/s...

Dutchess Magazine’s “On Our Radar” series featured Bard’s Montgomery Place Estate, a 380-acre historic site acquired by the college in 2016. “The college’s undergraduates and faculty are a constant presence... using the grounds as a living classroom,” Dutchess Magazine writes.

Living History; Montgomery Place - Dutchess Magazine

Montgomery Place near Red Hook offers historic gardens, river views, working orchards, and Bard College's ongoing preservation project.

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Congratulations to Jamal Armstead ’26, who received this year’s Beth Rickey Award, presented annually to a member of Bard College’s international network of schools who has taken sustained and effective action against hate. Armstead is currently pursuing a Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Bard Center for the Study of Hate Names Jamal Armstead ’26 as Winner of the 2026 Beth Rickey Award

Jamal Armstead ’26 is the recipient of this year’s Beth Rickey Award, presented annually to a member of Bard College’s international network of schools who has taken sustained and effective action…

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Congratulations to Bard alumnus Spencer Vazquez ’22, a photographer and filmmaker who has been awarded a 2027 artist’s residency from the Visual Studies Workshop. “Vazquez's work explores the intersection of memory, digital media, and the everyday image,” writes Broadway World.

Spencer Vazquez ’22 Awarded a Residency from Visual Studies Workshop

Photographer and filmmaker Spencer Vazquez ’22 has been awarded a 2027 artist’s residency from the Visual Studies Workshop, which provides space and resources to artists pushing disciplinary and…

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The Human Rights Project at Bard College has awarded Anthony Lester Fellowships, which support legal and human rights work, to Charlotte Manson and Darlington Marange. The awards of $25,000 each will support Manson’s legal advocacy and Marange’s fieldwork.

Bard College Announces Recipients of Third Annual Anthony Lester Fellowships in Human Rights and the Rule of Law

The Human Rights Project at Bard College has awarded Anthony Lester Fellowships, which support practical work in human rights and the rule of law, to Charlotte Manson and Darlington Marange. Manson…

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“Institutions must place voting at the center of their democratic mission and ensure their actions match their rhetoric.” With threats to voting rights at the federal and state level, @bardcollege.bsky.social President Jonathan Becker calls on #highered to act now. https://bit.ly/45H0Lp5 #LibEdMag

Give Them Ballots | AAC&U

Liberal education prepares students for citizenship. Colleges and universities must ensure they can vote.

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Bard College has added an additional cohort to its Posse Foundation site in Puerto Rico, which was established in 2022. The Posse Foundation recruits students who demonstrate extraordinary leadership potential, providing full-tuition scholarships from partner colleges and universities.

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Posse at Bard

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A sculpture by Visiting Artist Tschabalala Self ’12 was unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square on September 10. Lady in Blue will stand prominently on the Square’s fourth plinth for two years. Self described her sculpture to the Guardian as “a beacon that could shed light into a possible future."

‘I’m not nervous, I’m ready’: Tschabalala Self on racist vandals and her bold striding woman for the Fourth Plinth

The last time she displayed a sculpture in public in Britain, someone covered it in white paint. But, undeterred, the acclaimed artist is a placing a black woman in Trafalgar Square

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Bard professor Felicia Keesing co-authored a 35-year study into Lyme disease published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study found that mice may be more relevant as hosts of Lyme-carrying ticks than deer, challenging scientific understanding of tick-borne disease.

Professor Felicia Keesing Contributes to 35-Year Study Finding Lyme Disease is Spread More by Mice than Deer

After more than 35 years, the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies has published the results of a long-term study into the ecology of Lyme Disease. The study, co-authored by Bard Professor and David…

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The Galloping Cure, an opera by Composer in Residence Missy Mazzoli, was featured on the BBC’s Radio 4: Front Row. A collaboration between Mazzoli and Bard Fiction Prize winning author Karen Russell, the Edinburgh International Festival described it as “visually stunning and emotionally gripping."

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, How the opiod crisis inspired an opera

Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.

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Bard College was ranked in the top five in the “Professors Get High Marks” category of the Princeton Review’s rankings of colleges and universities 2026. The ranking is based on how strongly students agree with the statement, "Professors are interesting and bring their material to life."

Bard Rated Among Top Five Colleges Where “Professors Get High Marks” in Princeton Review College Rankings

Bard College has been ranked in the top five of the Princeton Review’s 2026 list of colleges and universities for positive student sentiment about faculty. Members of the Bard faculty include…

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Meet the Acting President of Bard College Jonathan Becker, who shared his thoughts on his almost 30 years with Bard and why he's excited to lead the College now.

Get to Know Bard's Acting President Jonathan Becker

Bard's Acting President, Jonathan Becker, answered some questions about his background, including his time at Bard and the series of events that brought him back nearly 30 years later.

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Bard College’s Division of Languages and Literature announces the appointment of Tara Westover as visiting writer in residence beginning in the fall 2026 semester. Westover is an American historian whose memoir Educated was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Tara Westover Joins Bard College as Visiting Writer in Residence in the Division of Languages and Literature

Bard College’s Division of Languages and Literature is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Westover as visiting writer in residence. Her appointment begins in the fall 2026…

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Ata Ullah, a political science student in the Bard Global Degree program and Rohingya youth advocate, wrote an article documenting the grassroots journalism taking shape inside Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee settlement where he lives.

Refugee youth rebuild dialogue through digital storytelling

In Cox's Bazar, Rohingya youth turn smartphones into lifelines, learning, reporting and fighting misinformation. In a place shaped by struggle, their voices are quietly rebuilding dialogue and hope.

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Bard College’s Division of Languages and Literature announces the appointment of Tara Westover as visiting writer in residence beginning in the fall 2026 semester. Westover is an American historian whose memoir Educated was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Tara Westover Joins Bard College as Visiting Writer in Residence in the Division of Languages and Literature

Bard College’s Division of Languages and Literature is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Westover as visiting writer in residence. Her appointment begins in the fall 2026…

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“American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” Jonathan Becker writes. “Institutions should do what they have been doing since before the Declaration of Independence: educate students and help shape them as informed and engaged citizens.”

Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Trying to Keep College Students From Voting. Don’t Let It.

American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.

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Jonathan Becker, acting president of Bard College, has published a New York Times Opinion piece on student voting rights. “American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” Becker writes. 📸: Joseph Nartey '26. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/o...

All four of the residence buildings of Bard College’s North Campus Residence Complex have achieved the Passive House Certification from the Passive House Institute, whose certification is recognized worldwide as one of the most demanding and respected standards in building science.

Bard College Residences Honored With Passive House Certification for Energy Efficiency

All four of the residence buildings of Bard College’s North Campus Residence Complex have achieved the Passive House Certification from the Passive House Institute (PHI), an organization that sets…

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Congratulations to ten Bard student-athletes named Intercollegiate Tennis Association awardees for the academic year 2025-26. The students were acknowledged for individual excellence, and the mens’ and womens’ teams were also recognized for maintaining a 3.2 grade point average.

Bard Mens’ and Women’s Tennis Teams Recognized As ITA All-Academic Teams for 2025-26

The Bard women’s and men’s tennis teams were recognized as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic teams, recognizing their excellence in sports and academics. Players Catherine Chapel…

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