Faculty and Staff FAQs

In accordance with CDC recommendations and the evolving public health situation, the College is strongly encouraging everyone in the Bard community—students, faculty, and staff—to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, and will continue to organize on-campus vaccination clinics whenever possible based on vaccine availability. However, the College will no longer require all incoming students and new hires to submit COVID-19 vaccination data to Bard Health Services and the Human Resources Office.

Bard College is a “mask-friendly” campus. With this policy, we have lifted the indoor mask mandate, but encourage anyone who wishes to wear a mask to do so.

In accordance with CDC guidelines and based on current community transmission levels, everyone must continue to be masked when visiting the Bard Health Service. The College asks all students, faculty, and staff to remember to keep a mask on them to be ready for various situations you may encounter throughout the day.

Following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, anyone—student, faculty, or staff—who tests positive for COVID-19 should isolate at home or in their dorm room unless/until they have been fever free for at least 24 hours without the aid of medications and their symptoms are improving. It is no longer necessary to isolate for five days after testing positive if you are not experiencing fever or worsening symptoms. Anyone who tests positive should continue to wear a high-quality mask and practice physical distancing for a five-day period, even if they are symptom free. 

Faculty and staff who test positive and are unable to work remotely while isolating should contact covidcheckin@bard.edu.