Bard MAT

The BardMAT is a graduate teacher education program leading to master's and teacher certification.

The BardMAT is a graduate teacher education program leading to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree and New York State Teacher Certification in grades 7-12. Degrees and certification offered in one of five subject areas: English/literature, history/social studies, math, biology, or Spanish. One year/ full-time and two-year/ part-time program options available. For more information visit our website: www.bard.edu/mat or email us at [email protected].

08/31/2026

The fall semester begins today.
Welcome back, MATers!

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08/19/2026

On Tuesday we had a visit from a graduate of the MAT's first cohort! April Word (BA '04; MAT '05) stopped by to lunch with professor Wendy Urban-Mead in Tivoli.

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08/05/2026

As we near the end of our summer term, let's take a minute to learn a little about our 2026 - 2027 partner districts where our MAT graduate students will student teach this fall and spring.

As always, a huge THANK YOU to our amazing school partners and dedicated mentor teachers. We can't do this without you.

See you in September!

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07/09/2026

MAT literature students in Professor Derek Furr's Literary Constellations course create visual representations of the connections among texts in the Wuthering Heights constellation.

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06/08/2026

A couple of photos from Thursday's workshop session "Inclusive Conversations" with Professor Dumaine Williams.

Summer term classes start today!

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06/05/2026

Our summer term is in full swing. Let's meet our new cohort of MATers!

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06/04/2026

The MAT class of 26-27 arrived yesterday. Summer term classes begin on June 8th!

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05/23/2026

Commencement!

Congratulations to the Bard MAT class of 2026!

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05/20/2026

Look out, World, here come 19 amazing new teachers! Proud of this dedicated group of educators, and beyond excited for their future students.

Congratulations to the Bard MAT Class of 2026!

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05/14/2026

On May 13th, the Bard College community gathered to celebrate our first-generation graduates from the undergraduate and graduate classes of 2026. What a lovely evening of celebration.

Congratulations, all!

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