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Michael Ignatieff, Former President of Central European University, Discusses Academic Freedom with Student Activists from New College of Florida

In a conversation last Friday between Michael Ignatieff, rector emeritus and former president of Central European University (CEU), and Fatima Ismatulla and Josh Epstein, student leaders from New College of Florida representing student activist group D.E.F.Y. (Defending Educational Freedom for Youth), Ignatieff discussed the lessons learned from Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban’s assault on academic freedom in Hungary, including the expulsion of CEU from the country, and how they relate to the current government interference at New College from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The event, “Academic Freedom in the Balance,” was cosponsored by the Open Society University Network’s Liberal Arts Collaborative, Central European University's Democracy Institute, Bard Center for Civic Engagement, and D.E.F.Y. The talk was moderated by Kyaw Moe Tun, head of the Open Society University Network’s Liberal Arts Collaborative based at Bard College and President of Parami University in Myanmar.

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Bard Community Garden: Connecting Deeply with the Area You Occupy

"Every community member that steps through our gates connects with the efforts and thoughts that have come before them." Cole Ewalt '26 reflects on how the Bard Community Garden fosters meaningful civic engagement. Read More>>

"You Are Meant to Be Engaged. We All Are." How an EMS Student Leader Connected with Community

“I thought I was not capable of being engaged and making a change in my community because I thought I was the one who needed the resources. I found that I was in fact capable because of my background, my upbringing. That was my asset at the end of the day.” Read More>>
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  • Academic Freedom in the Balance: A Conversation Between Michael Ignatieff, Former President of Central European University, and Student Activists from New College of Florida on Friday, March 10 via Livestream
  • MLK Fellows Lead the Way
  • Bard College Awarded $399,000 Grant from Mellon Foundation for Project on Voting Rights
  • ELAS Students Assist Senior Citizens with Digital Literacy Program
  • Inside Higher Ed Writes about Bard’s Emergency Ukrainian Student Refuge Program
  • SCALE Project Builds Community by Bridging Gaps in Equitable Access
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
  • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Spring Semester OSUN Student Conversation Tables 
  • 12–2 pm Spring Break Nature Walk
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 2–4 pm Office Hours With Isabella Sokolik from Family Services
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 7–8:30 pm Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability — March 2023 Online Open House
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Thursday, March 23, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 4–6 pm Food Pantry Open Hours
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Friday, March 24, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Saturday, March 25, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Sunday, March 26, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Monday, March 27, 2023
  • 11 am – 12:30 pm Seeding the Dye Garden
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 2–5 pm Food Pantry Open Hours
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
  • 8:30–10 am Social Entrepreneurship for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 
  • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Spring Semester OSUN Student Conversation Tables 
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 2–4 pm Office Hours With Isabella Sokolik from Family Services
  • 2–4 pm Open Office Hours: Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 5–6:30 pm Photography Reading & Looking Discussion Group
  • 5–8 pm Climate Despair to Climate Repair
  • 6:30–8 pm Masha Gessen: The Courage to Leave and the Courage to Stay
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Thursday, March 30, 2023
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 4–6 pm Food Pantry Open Hours
  • 4–5 pm Careers in the Arts in NYC!
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
Friday, March 31, 2023
  • 8:30–10:30 am Politics, Sex, and Feminism in Jamaica as told by Beverley Manley Duncan
  • 10 am – 12 pm Open Office Hours: Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence
  • 1–2:30 pm Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
  • 1–4 pm Internship Fair Spring 2023
  • Recognizing International Women's Day: OSUN Gender Equity Events Series
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[email protected] Mentorship Model Improves Educational Outcomes for Young Men of Color in Kingston, New York

[email protected] is a high school retention and college persistence organization cofounded by Dariel Vasquez ’17 and Harry Johnson ’17 when they were students at Bard College. 
Student Environmental Action
Photo by Hannah Fassett '17

Student Environmental Action

The Bard Sustainability Mixer connects first-year students to campus sustainability efforts during the Language and Thinking program in August. 

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