Bard College

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.

As the US marks its 250th birthday, Bard College is celebrating 12 oaks, locusts, and maples older than the country, bet...
06/22/2026

As the US marks its 250th birthday, Bard College is celebrating 12 oaks, locusts, and maples older than the country, between 250 to 391 years old. Director of the Bard Arboretum Amy Parrella called the trees, “living legacies, drawing attention to the stories they hold and the history they have witnessed.”

Twelve trees on the Bard College campus are being honored for the U.S. Semiquincentennial.

Bard has been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Future Universities Alliance, a global network led by Duke Univer...
06/19/2026

Bard has been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Future Universities Alliance, a global network led by Duke University that connects forward-thinking institutions for shared learning and collective experimentation. The cohort will include two of Bard’s international partnerships, the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century and the Bard Global Degree program.

Bard College has been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Future Universities Alliance, a global network incubated by Duke University that connects forward-thinking institutions for shared learning and collective experimentation. Bard will focus on leveraging the Global Higher Education Allianc...

Music photography by the late Steve Schapiro ’55, a Bard alumnus and civil rights photographer who captured performances...
06/17/2026

Music photography by the late Steve Schapiro ’55, a Bard alumnus and civil rights photographer who captured performances by Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Bill Evans, and more, was featured in Vanity Fair.

In an homage, written months before his death at 95, the jazz legend recounts a magical era in Manhattan’s 1960s music scene.

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.

Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.

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...

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