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Bard College Bard seeks to inspire curiosity, a love of learning, idealism, and a commitment civic participation.

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 estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 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; gradu

ate degrees in 11 programs; eight early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 160-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 our 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.

Professor Jenny Xie received a Howard Foundation Fellowship for 2026-27 in the category of Poetry. The George A. and Eli...
06/15/2026

Professor Jenny Xie received a Howard Foundation Fellowship for 2026-27 in the category of Poetry. The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation awarded 14 fellowships, each supporting independent creative and scholarly work on major projects by early to mid-career professionals.

Jenny Xie, assistant professor of written arts at Bard College, has been announced as a recipient of a Howard Foundation Fellowship for 2026-27. During her fellowship, Xie will receive $40,000 in unrestricted funds to devote her time to researching, developing, and writing her third poetry collectio...

Professor Tania El Khoury, director of the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard, was awarded two residencies to ...
06/10/2026

Professor Tania El Khoury, director of the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard, was awarded two residencies to support her performance projects. She will complete residencies with the École Universitaire de Recherche ArTeC, where she gave a transdisciplinary lecture earlier this year, and with Théâtre Chaillot.

Tania El Khoury, distinguished artist in residence, associate professor in theater and performance, and director of the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College, has been honored by two residencies, one with the École Universitaire de Recherche ArTeC, a research school that supports exp...

Congratulations to Bard graduates Danika Dortch ’26, Peter Fields ’26, Annaliese Simons ’26, Shosha Wheeler ’26, and Bri...
06/08/2026

Congratulations to Bard graduates Danika Dortch ’26, Peter Fields ’26, Annaliese Simons ’26, Shosha Wheeler ’26, and Bridget White ’25, who received 2026–27 Fulbright Awards to conduct research, teach, and pursue advanced degrees.

Five Bard College graduates have won 2026–27 Fulbright Awards for individually designed research projects, English teaching assistantships, and the pursuit of a master’s degree. Danika Dortch ’26, Peter Fields ’26, Annaliese Simons ’26, Shosha Wheeler ’26, and Bridget White ’25 all rec...

Congratulations to Artist-in-Residence Argyro Nicolaou, who received a Cyprus Cinema Office Development and Production G...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to Artist-in-Residence Argyro Nicolaou, who received a Cyprus Cinema Office Development and Production Grant in support of her first feature film. The €425,000 grant was bestowed by the Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee for projects that focus on the cultural reality or history of Cyprus.

Argyro Nicolaou, artist in residence and visiting faculty at the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College, has received a Cyprus Cinema Office Development and Production Grant in support of her first feature film.

Professor Emma Benser wrote about the importance of creating educational opportunities for incarcerated people. “Expand...
05/27/2026

Professor Emma Benser wrote about the importance of creating educational opportunities for incarcerated people. “Expanding [computer science] education in prison is a vote toward a future where people with lived experience of incarceration are represented among computing faculty and industry,” she writes.

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Bard College students Paola De La Cruz Valenzuela ’28, Lo Olivieri ’28, Amaya Fernandez Guerrero ’28, and Lila Jigme Wax...
05/26/2026

Bard College students Paola De La Cruz Valenzuela ’28, Lo Olivieri ’28, Amaya Fernandez Guerrero ’28, and Lila Jigme Waxman ’28 have been awarded highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships.

Four Bard College students have been awarded highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships by the US Department of State. Paola De La Cruz Valenzuela ’28, Lo Olivieri ’28, Amaya Fernandez Guerrero ’28, and Lila Jigme Waxman ’28 all received Gilman scholarships.

James Bagwell, director of the music program at Bard College and director of performance studies in Bard’s Conservatory ...
05/22/2026

James Bagwell, director of the music program at Bard College and director of performance studies in Bard’s Conservatory of Music, has been named the principal conductor of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, as well as principal conductor and director of choral music at the Berkshire Bach Society.

James Bagwell, director of the music program at Bard College and director of performance studies in the Bard College Conservatory of Music, has been announced as the principal conductor of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, as well as principal conductor and director of choral music at the Berkshire Bach...

This August, the Bard Music Festival returns with an intensive two-week exploration of “Mozart and His World.” In eleven...
05/20/2026

This August, the Bard Music Festival returns with an intensive two-week exploration of “Mozart and His World.” In eleven themed concerts, the festival’s 36th season examines the life and times of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, one of the most recognized and celebrated Classical composers.

This August, the Bard Music Festival returns with an intensive two-week exploration of “Mozart and His World.” In eleven themed concerts, the festival’s 36th season examines the life and times of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, the Classical composer with arguably the most celebrated and recognized na...

The 2026 Venice Biennale will feature works by Bard community members including professor Walid Raad, featured in the ma...
05/15/2026

The 2026 Venice Biennale will feature works by Bard community members including professor Walid Raad, featured in the main exhibition, In Minor Keys, as well as Tom Eccles, executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies and the Hessel Museum of Art, and Ruba Katrib CCS ’07, who are cocurators of the show "Untitled (a gathering of remarkable people)."

The 2026 Venice Biennale, the renowned international cultural exhibition, will feature works by Bard faculty members and Center for Curatorial Studies alumnae. Walid Raad, professor of photography at Bard, is featured in the main exhibition, In Minor Keys, and will also participate in two mixed medi...

Congratulations to M. Gessen, distinguished visiting writer at Bard College, and Bard alumna Juliana Spahr ’88, who have...
05/13/2026

Congratulations to M. Gessen, distinguished visiting writer at Bard College, and Bard alumna Juliana Spahr ’88, who have been awarded Pulitzer Prizes. Gessen was awarded a prize in Opinion Writing for their New York Times articles, and Spahr was awarded a prize in Poetry for her collection Ars Poeticas.

M. Gessen, distinguished visiting writer at Bard College, and Bard alumna Juliana Spahr ’88 have been awarded Pulitzer Prizes. The Pulitzer committee awarded Gessen a prize in Opinion Writing for their “illuminating collection of reported essays on rising authoritarian regimes that draw on histo...

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