Dariel Vasquez ’17: Harlem Native Inspires Fellow Young Men of Color through Mentorship Program
Dariel Vasquez ’17 cofounded Brothers at Bard with Harry Johnson ’17 to provide peer support for men of color on campus. What began in 2014 as a Bard Trustee Leader Scholar project expanded to include a successful mentoring program for high school students in Kingston, New York, and has grown into the larger Brothers@ organization, which supports students across the country. Vasquez talks to NY1 News about his upbringing in Harlem, transition to college life, and his commitment to providing positive role models to other young men of color.
Bard College Associate Dean of Civic Engagement Brian Mateo Elected to Board of Directors of BYkids
Brian Mateo, associate dean of civic engagement and director of strategic partnerships for the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, has been elected to the board of directors of BYkids. Started in 2007, BYkids is a global movement that uses storytelling through film to inform, engage, and inspire action. BYkids provides kids around the world with the training and the video cameras to make short documentaries about their lives. Read More>>TLS News: Bard Conservatory Students Launch Music Mentorship Initiative
First-year instrumentalists Sophia Jackson '25, cello, and Aleksandar Vitanov '25, trumpet, have launched a new program called the Music Mentorship Initiative (MMI). The program offers tutoring and free private lessons to music students who otherwise cannot afford them, while allowing mentors—current Conservatory students who have completed a pedagogical training seminar—to gain teaching experience. Read More>>More CCE News
- BPI Alumna Stacy Burnett ’20 Describes the Value of Her BPI College Education and Calls for New York State to Reinstate Tuition Assistance for Incarcerated Students
- Bard Students in Human Rights Course Produce Videos for People in Prison Seeking Clemency
- Bard College Celebrates MLK Day with Volunteer Activities and Civic Engagement Workshops
- Announcing CEU Summer University 2021
- Their Stories Helped Lift a 26-Year Ban on Pell Grants for People in Prison
- Dispatches from ELAS: OSUN Visual Storytelling Workshop
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