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

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,…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

Posse at Bard

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

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…

Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.

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…

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…

The Hudson Valley has long been known for its fresh air. Until the air changes. Air pollution does not always arrive as an orange sky. It can come from traffic, industry, cooking, a neighbor’s…

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…

On August 1, 2026, Jonathan Becker, acting president of Bard College, delivered the commencement address at Kyiv School of Economics (KSE)’s graduation ceremony, at KSE Obolon in Kyiv. “It was…

The Hudson Valley has long been known for its fresh air. Until the air changes. Air pollution does not always arrive as an orange sky. It can come from traffic, industry, cooking, a neighbor’s…

Jonathan Becker writes: When I was packing up my grandmother’s apartment in Chicago after she died, I found an unusual book among her otherwise conventional collection: Henry Miller’s 'Tropic of…

Bard College launched Language and Thinking (L&T) Kyiv, a tuition-free three-week program for Ukrainian high school students, July 27–August 15, 2026. L&T Kyiv focuses on expanding equitable access…

The Hessel museum’s summer exhibitions by Betty Parsons, Marilou Schultz, and Uman opened last month and were profiled in Forbes. They showcase artists “pushing the possibilities of abstraction and…

Julianne Swartz MFA ’03, associate professor and codirector of the studio arts program at Bard College, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Bobby Anspach Foundation. The grant will support…

Bard College launched Language and Thinking (L&T) Kyiv, a tuition-free three-week program for Ukrainian high school students, July 27–August 15, 2026. L&T Kyiv focuses on expanding equitable access…

Bard’s MBA in Sustainability has received recognition by several prominent ranking and ratings systems. The program has, for the sixth consecutive year, been named the #1 Green MBA by The Princeton…

A new play is its own piece of art: A first-person account of an official inquiry into an artist’s use of private investigation databases to create work.

A room full of international educators half a world away reminded me what my priorities as an acting college president should be, says Jonathan Becker

A room full of international educators half a world away reminded me what my priorities as an acting college president should be, says Jonathan Becker

The former head of Columbia’s Core Curriculum argues for a different way — one he says is far more interesting and AI-resistant.

Gwen Laster, visiting artist in residence in music at Bard College, has been awarded a MacDowell Fellowship to the MacDowell Residency Program in the Music Composition category for spring/summer…

In a recent episode of Spectrum News NY1's You Decide, veteran journalist Errol Louis sat down with Bard Prison Initiative graduate Allen Porter ’26, whose double murder conviction was vacated after…

Bard College announces the creation of Bard’s Laureate Full-Tuition Scholarships, its most prestigious academic scholarship award established to support talented young students whose educational…

The Zora Neale Hurston Writing Fellowship at Bard College, now in its fifth year, welcomed its cohort of four writers this summer, Chihiro Shibata, Fawziah A. Qadir, Stephanie Jenn Boggs, and Tomomi…

Sara J. Winston, associate director of the photography program and artist in residence, has been awarded the inaugural Helena Svetla Fund Grant, administered through the Patient Caregiver Artist…

Bard College’s Hudson Valley Community Air Network (HVCAN) is partnering with Ulster County to install 17 new ground‑level air quality sensors at libraries, town halls, and community centers across…

“You have to be a person who champions other work,” they told Hyperallergic, “so that you build the context within which your work can be legible.”

Peter L'Official, associate professor of literature and director of American and Indigenous Studies at Bard, has been awarded a 2026 grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine…

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

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…