These are just a few ways to get started with civic engagement at Bard. Want to learn more? Stop by the CCE offices in the Resnick Family Gatehouse or email [email protected].
Upcoming Events
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12/23MondayOnline Event
Register for Spring 2025 OSUN Online Courses
Monday, December 23, 2024 | Online Event
Bard students can register now for OSUN Online Courses (OOCs) with the registration portal open until Monday, December 23. Students looking to better understand parts of the world not previously available to them can enroll in and receive credit for over 30 courses offered by OSUN member institutions across the globe. Member institutions offering OOCs include: Al-Quds Bard College, American University in Bulgaria, American University of Afghanistan, American University of Central Asia, Ashesi University, Bard College Annandale, Bard College Berlin, Bard College Simon's Rock, BRAC University, Central European University, and European Humanities University.
OSUN students should discuss chosen courses with their academic advisers and if approved, should open an application in the Terra Dotta platform (linked in the course list).
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12/31Tuesday
2025 BOLD Youth Leadership Program in Serbia Info Sessions
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Bard College Center for Civic Engagement, in collaboration with the American Embassy in Serbia, is accepting applications for a year-long, youth engagement fellowship focused on Civic Engagement in the 21st Century: Leadership and the Challenge of the Engaged Citizen.
CCE is holding two information sessions:
Friday, December 6, 8:30 am EST/2:30 pm CEST
Wednesday, December 11, 8:00 am EST/2:00 pm CEST
Info sessions led by Erin Cannan, Bard College Vice President for Civic Engagement
The program is designed for a diverse group of up to 30 emerging youth leaders in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, between ages 18-24 who are interested in exploring notions of civic engagement and ethical leadership while building and practicing project development skills. The goal of the program is to provide participants with the tools to become engaged citizens in their own communities.
Deadline to apply for the 2025 BOLD Youth Leadership Program in Serbia is Tuesday, December 31 -
1/10FridayOnline Event
Applications Open for Birkbeck's London Critical Theory Summer School
Friday, January 10, 2025 | Online Event
The London Critical Theory Summer School returns on Birkbeck's campus in central London next summer. The 2025 LCTSS will take place from 23 June to 4 July. Throughout the two weeks, attendees will be immersed in a substantial program of study with acclaimed critical thinkers - confirmed so far are Jaco Barnard-Naudé, Eduardo Cadava and Sara Nadal-Melsió, alongside our returning speakers, Costas Douzinas, Stephen Frosh, Esther Leslie, Achille Mbembe, Sarah Nuttall, Laura Mulvey, Jacqueline Rose and Slavoj Žižek.
OSF (Open Society Foundations) is sponsoring the 2025 BIH London Critical Theory Summer School, offering 14 full scholarships (which cover fully the fee and accommodation and also pay for a fixed rate contribution to travel and visa costs), up to five partial scholarships (which cover fully the fee and also pay for a fixed rate contribution to travel and visa costs) and up to five fees-only bursaries, all for exceptional students from OSUN-member institutions but not exclusively. We especially welcome scholarship applications from third-year undergraduate students as well as Masters and Ph.D. students and in particular those located in the Global South or in places with no access to similar experiences.
There will also be a LCTSS Virtual Stream.
Deadline to apply is Friday January 10 -
2/07FridayWebsite
Applications Open for the Civic Engagement Certificate Until Friday, February 7th
Friday, February 7, 2025 | Website
Are you already interested in civic engagement, but looking for a way to carve your own pathway? Apply for the Certificate in Civic Engagement through the link in the link below by February 7th!
The certificate helps students learn how to transform civic engagement theory into action. When certificate students get their degree, they earn a distinction on their transcript as graduating in the top civically engaged percentile of their class!
The Certificate in Civic Engagement provides undergraduate students a structured path to study and practice civic and community engagement. Students explore these concepts within an international framework taking a core course with peers from around the world to explore ways that the local, national, and global are linked. Courses that are a part of the certificate focus on themes related to civic engagement and/or the practice of it. The certificate is acknowledged on each student’s transcript.
For questions, email or
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2/10Monday7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Online Event
Human Rights Educators USA 2024–2025 Training As Action Series Module 5
Monday, February 10, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Online Event
Human Rights Educators USA's annual Training as Action Series is a virtual series of workshops focused on bridging personal and collective action on some of the most critical human rights issues of today.
TAAS creates an educational space to connect and collaborate with others in human rights education and training. It also gives participants the skills, resources, and tools needed to take action on human rights issues in their communities.
The 2024-2025 series centers on:
"Youth Power, Defending Human Rights: Learnings and Actions for the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)."
February 10, 2025 @ 7pm EST
MODULE 5: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF DISINFORMATION
Facilitators: Felisa Tibbitts & Nina Grotch
Register to join
Start a Project, Join a Project
The Trustee Leader Scholar Program at Bard
The Trustee Leader Scholar Program (TLS) is a student leadership incubator at Bard College. Students design and run their own projects, from local partnerships with community organizations to annual international volunteer trips. You can join an established project or start your own with support from the TLS Office. Visit the second floor of the Campus Center or email [email protected] to learn more.
Opportunities to Get Involved
Photo by Sarah Wallock ’19
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) courses bring theory to practice by linking coursework, critical thinking, and engagement activities. A form of experiential learning, ELAS courses allow students to test ideas in the real world and develop creative approaches to social, cultural, and scientific issues.
Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference
The Annual Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference, organized by Bard College and the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Civic Engagement Initiative in partnership with the Community Engagement Office at Central European University, brings together student leaders and affiliated staff from OSUN partner institutions every year.