The Bard CEP Eco Reader

Samoan Umu

From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted March 13, 2011 This is the traditional way to cook Samoan food.  I have been told that this version is not the original, but the only difference is that this one is above ground instead of below.  It seems to me …

Bard in the News

CEP Director Eban Goodstein appears on WAMC-Radio’s “Academic Minute”: http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/7720/7720_NA478386&site=7720 Bard College Conservatory Vocal Arts students perform at Morgan Library and receive positive review from the NY Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/arts/music/bard-college-graduate-students-at-morgan-library-museum.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=bard%20college&st=cse Jacob Neusner is cited in numerous articles about Pope Benedict’s new book: http://newsguide.us/media/media-news/broadcast/5881-popes-new-book-is-instant-new-york-times-bestseller.html Norman Manea writes on “Revolutionary Shadows”: http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=122119 Eileen Quinlan …

Solar Cooker

From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted March 1st, 2011 Finished rice ready to eat Last January, I went to a conference in Washington, DC.  One of the sessions I attended was on building and using a solar cooker.  We even built one, but since it was the middle …

Nike in India – sustainable manufacturing

Second year student, Tara Singh, has been working in Bangalore, India for Nike for the past few months. She is the “Sustainable Manufacturing & Performance Institutional Research Intern” and is charged with the following responsibilities: Develop and spearhead factory worker employee Energy, Lean and Empowerment Program pilot to be rolled out …

Karen and Dave in Samoa

Hi BCEP people! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, or, as we say in Samoa, Manuia le Kerisimasi! Manuia le Tausaga Fou! Since I know that this is a stressful time of the school year for everyone, I thought I could brighten everyone’s day with some fun stuff about …

Week 2 of School, Complete

From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted on February 11, 2011 All of Group 83 has now finished our first two weeks of school here in Samoa. That does not, however, mean that much learning – or teaching – has taken place. As I wrote last week, the …

As a Member of the Bard CEP Community

This is my last semester at Bard Center for Environmental Policy (BCEP) at Bard College. Instead of letting my near-graduation-anxieties dominate my remaining time here at BCEP. I decided to look back and to share with you some of my experiences as a member of the BCEP community. Upon completing …

Bard in the News

Below is a small sample of recent Bard-related news items. There are far too many to list in full,  but here are some recent highlights: Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein on WAMC Radio: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1755070 The NY Times on Citizen Science: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/nyregion/22science.html Blog posting on Citizen Science: http://www.science20.com/citizen_science_journal/new_model_citizen_science_classroom-75566 Kudos to Citizen …

As we move further into the internship season, I wanted to just quickly remind you how important it is to send a thank you letter right after you’ve had any kind of an interview, even just an informational one. The letter should go out immediately (within 24 hours), and it …

Plantation life … without the slaves

From the blog Karen and Dave in Samoa Posted Dec. 14, 2010 Here in Samoa they have a very clear hierarchical system.  The matai is the boss and then there is everyone underneath him.  When it comes to the plantation, this is the domain of the “taulelea” or untitled men.  …