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On February 19, Bard student and Syria native Sana Mustafa spoke at the United Nations as part of the UN Association of the USA Members' Day. She participated in a panel on the refugee crisis. "We all have names, we have lives, we have dreams," she said. "What you may see as news is not just news—it is our lives." Her speech was met with a standing ovation.

The Bard Debate Union hosted the 5th Annual Middle and High School Debate Tournament on February 26. Bard welcomed nearly 100 students and teachers from Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Germantown, as well as from Bard Academy at Simon's Rock and the Bard High School Early Colleges in Manhattan, Newark, Queens, and Cleveland.

The Bard Prison Initiative is part of a renaissance in higher education programs for inmates, which significantly reduce recidivism rates and costs to taxpayers.

Professor Danquah hopes that inspiring his students to love math will help make it more common for black male teachers to receive honors such as the Sloan Award.

"I feel like I really matter here," says India Driscoll. "I get a jump-start on everything," adds Danielle Clapperton. BHSEC students discuss opportunities at the new school.

The new culinary education center, cofounded by world-renowned restaurateur Claus Meyer, is free to residents of Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Bard College junior Harry Johnson has been selected from a pool of 154 candidates to the Allstate Insurance Company National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team, it was announced Tuesday. Johnson was recognized for his work mentoring local youth with Brothers at Bard and Dream to Achieve.

In "an experiment that is being closely watched by educators and members of the advanced-math community," BEAM identifies low-income students for specialized math training and mentoring.