Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 1, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 1, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Make Our Garden Grow: Desire and Disruption at the Opera
Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Sunday, February 1, 2026 2–3 pm
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater
The popular Bard Opera Workshop returns again this year with student singers performing a selection of scenes from the operatic canon. The performance is directed by Jay Lesenger and Rod Gomez, and accompanied by an orchestra of Bard students.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; Music Program.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 1, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 2, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Students across GHEA21 are invited to apply for Spring 2026 Online Courses. Online Courses (OCs) are taught by faculty from a single institution and delivered virtually to eligible students across the network. Students register online and receive course credit from the host institution. Courses are offered by multiple member institutions.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
“The Only Hindu Lawyer in the United States:” Sakharam Ganesh Pandit and the Afterlives of US vs Thind
Janna E. Haider, MA, PhD, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of History, Loyola University Maryland
Monday, February 2, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In 1923, the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States vs Bhagat Singh Thind, in which it held that a “high caste Hindoo of full Aryan blood” did not fit the “common man’s understanding of whiteness,” and therefore was ineligible to citizenship. This decision allowed the US Department of Labor, which at the time housed the Bureau of Naturalization, to send out Notices of Petitions to Cancel Citizenship to the nearly 70 other South Asians who had been naturalized as US citizens since 1900. While some of these denaturalizations were resolved in the bowels of the administrative state, a few dozen were heard in federal court following habeas corpus petitions. These hearings illustrate the degree to which Thind linked the federal government’s power to strip citizenship with the legal construction of race, as well as how those subjected to that power attempted to use the law to preserve their citizenship in spite of, not because, of their imposed race. This talk argues that the federal government, in allowing a few notable exceptions to retain their citizenship while still being categorized as non-white, both crystallized legal definitions of race and refined its power to denaturalize and deport
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Monday, February 2, 2026 5–6 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge WILL DISCUSS:
The NEW, ONLINE Petition for Study Away Process
Bard Abroad programs (including Bard NYC)
Tuition Exchanges (including two new ones in Spain!)
Non-Bard programs
Summer programs
Deadlines/Timelines
Financial Aid/Scholarships
COME SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE!
Once you attend an Info Session, schedule a 1:1 appointment with Study Abroad Adviser Trish Fleming by sending her an email with chunks of time that you are free M–F, 10–4.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7080, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 2, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 12–1 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge WILL DISCUSS:
The NEW, ONLINE Petition for Study Away Process
Bard Abroad programs (including Bard NYC)
Tuition Exchanges (including two new ones in Spain!)
Non-Bard programs
Summer programs
Deadlines/Timelines
Financial Aid/Scholarships
COME SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE!
Once you attend an Info Session, schedule a 1:1 appointment with Study Abroad Adviser Trish Fleming by sending her an email with chunks of time that you are free M–F, 10–4.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7080, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema For those of us who live at the shoreline traces a filmmaking practice at the crossroads of nonfiction, fabulation, archival excavation, and poetics. How might film and expanded forms of cinema help us to grieve, dream, and reimagine kinship in the face of ongoing ecological and political collapse? For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center You studied away…You returned to Bard…Now what? Come share your Study Away experience while learning how to include it in your post-Bard journey!
This event is for Bard students that studied abroad during the Academic Year 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and/or Winter 2026 terms. For more details (including location), please contact [email protected].
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Join us at Stevenson Library for a conversation and reading with Nikkya Hargrove '05 about her 2024 memoir, Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Landscapes of Home: A Colonia History of America’s Borderlands
Bobby Cervantes, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5–6:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102
Along the Texas-Mexico borderlands, thousands of informal rural housing settlements, called colonias, have been home to generations of working-poor Mexican Americans throughout the 20th century. Often situated on unincorporated land abutting city boundaries, colonias expose the nature of the urban-rural divide at the heart of the modern U.S. Southwest. Today, more than one million Americans live in border colonias, often without access to basic services like running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity. Yet, they have enjoyed a qualified degree of freedom in their colonias for more than eight decades, in many cases becoming homeowners and building generational wealth. This talk explores the origins of America’s colonias on the northern banks of the Rio Grande and examines how their residents have transformed the modern American borderlands through creative politics and calculated risks.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
!n conversation with Miguel A. Castillo Jr. about Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor
Join us at Stevenson Library for a conversation and reading with Nikkya Hargrove '05 about her 2024 memoir, Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found.
Sponsored by: Stevenson Library, Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Center for Indigenous Studies, and Office of Alumni Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 This is an open Narcotics Anonymous meeting for people looking for support and information about recovery. For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 5, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 5, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 5, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 6, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center Meet the Arboretum Director, share landscape and tree-related thoughts, ideas and concerns you have for Bard and beyond! For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Friday, February 6, 2026 12–1 pm
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Between Labor and Power: Race, Electricity, and Utility Work in the 20th Century United States
Dr. Trish Kahle, GU-Q Assistant Professor of History, Georgetown University, Qatar
Friday, February 6, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102
Histories of electric power systems in the United States have not seriously engaged with questions of labor, race, and empire. However, the more developed scholarship on civil rights and employment law makes visible their tight interconnection. This talk will critically read the dispersed and incomplete archive of labor in the U.S. electric power industry to understand how the sector’s development defined the relationship between Black utility labor and electric power during the twentieth century. Braiding together utility company archives, newspaper research, and published accounts, this talk will reveal the historical ontology of electric energy as fundamentally racialized and embedded in the imperial expansion of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. This history challenges us to consider contemporary efforts to achieve energy justice through electric intensification not only as a problem of access and affordability for consumers, but also as a problem of workplace justice which must reckon with a long history of exclusion and inequality.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Have some thoughts on planning for Spring Fling? If so, please attend our weekly meetings from 1:30PM-2:30PM on Fridays, in the Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating For Democracy
Part II: Advocating for Democracy
Friday, February 6, 2026 2–5 pm
Arendt Center The Hannah Arendt Center Dialogue Project and Democracy Innovation Hub are offering a 2-part workshop on dialogue and deliberation that is both experiential and intellectual, with the purpose of advocating for democracy. Part I was about dialogue and deliberation.
Part II is about democracy. What is it and how to we advocate to strengthen it? Creating political spaces as the practice of democracy, especially now, embodies Arendt’s conviction that it is possible to create a common world and to make judgments for the common good. Good will is the basis for deciding whether to engage, or not. Democracy requires speaking in the public realm--an act of courage--and provides a plurality of views for all to “go visiting” as Arendt calls it, to put oneself in another’s place. The processes of dialogue and deliberative democracy align with Arendt's concept of the political, where everyone is seen and heard. In dialogue the purpose is communication itself, in deliberation, the group must come together to make judgments.
2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party with the IILE, CCE, and Circolo Italiano
Friday, February 6, 2026 2–5 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Join the IILE, CCE, and Circolo Italiano to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony! There will be hot chocolate, pizza, popcorn, and other Italian goodies.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Are you interested in farming and sustainable food systems? Are you looking for summer work and learning opportunities? If so please join us February 6th and learn more about this one month apprenticeship opportunity through the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund.
Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Basketball team competes against Vassar College in the Pride Night match. Come out and support Women's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Men's Basketball vs. Vassar (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Friday, February 6, 2026 7:30 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Vassar College during Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Men's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 7, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Please join Election@Bard at Kline any time from 10 am to 6 pm to write to your representative. Just bring yourself and your thoughts, and we will provide the materials. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Women's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026 1 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Basketball team competes against Skidmore College during Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Women's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Men's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026 4 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Skidmore College during Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Men's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cage Suite for Toy Piano (both solo version and orchestration by Lou Harrison)
Stravinsky Symphony in C
C. P. E. Bach Symphony D Major, H. 663
Albert Roussel Symphony No. 3
Leon Botstein leads TŌN in a concert of music spanning over 200 years, with four 20th-century works presented alongside a brief symphony from 1776. The program begins with Ulysses Kay’s Chariots, inspired by the writings of poet William Blake and others, and John Cage’s whimsical Suite for Toy Piano, both in solo performance by Frank Corliss and Lou Harrison’s orchestration. Then we explore three symphonies of different styles: Stravinsky’s expressive Symphony in C; C. P. E. Bach’s adventurous Symphony in D Major, and one of Albert Roussel’s most beloved works, the vivacious Third Symphony, written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 8, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 8, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 8, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cage Suite for Toy Piano (both solo version and orchestration by Lou Harrison)
Stravinsky Symphony in C
C. P. E. Bach Symphony D Major, H. 663
Albert Roussel Symphony No. 3
Leon Botstein leads TŌN in a concert of music spanning over 200 years, with four 20th-century works presented alongside a brief symphony from 1776. The program begins with Ulysses Kay’s Chariots, inspired by the writings of poet William Blake and others, and John Cage’s whimsical Suite for Toy Piano, both in solo performance by Frank Corliss and Lou Harrison’s orchestration. Then we explore three symphonies of different styles: Stravinsky’s expressive Symphony in C; C. P. E. Bach’s adventurous Symphony in D Major, and one of Albert Roussel’s most beloved works, the vivacious Third Symphony, written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930.
Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 8, 2026 3:30–5 pm
Olin Auditorium An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown…guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home. Join us for a screening and panel discussion facilitated by biologist and producer of The Nature of Nature, Laura Heady from the Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University.
The Nature of Nature was produced by Flicker Filmworks and the Hudson River Estuary Program with funding by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund in partnership with NEIWPCC.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 9, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 9, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 9, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Out of the Past and into the Present: On Reading and Writing Hebrew Literature, Then and Now
Discussants: Ruby Namdar, Novelist (LABA). Professor Haim Weiss, Ben Gurion University. Facilitated by Professor Shai Secunda, Bard College
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In this conversation between a professor of classical Hebrew literature and a contemporary Hebrew novelist, we will discuss a remarkable Talmudic tale about a rabbi, hiding in a cave to avoid Roman persecution, who then reemerges after twelve years to a world that appears unchanged. We will explore some of the literary and philosophical features of this story as we consider the relationship between the study of classical Hebrew literature and the writing of modern Hebrew literature today.
Sponsored by: Jewish Studies, Interdisciplinary Study of Religions, and Hebrew Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Playful Planning: A non-technical introduction to linear programming
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
RKC 111 How do you turn a vague idea into a solid plan — and how can a computer help refine it? In this interactive workshop, you will explore the world of computer-based planning. Without any programming or math, we’ll build a simple model for organizing a music festival on campus. Compete in a custom-made card game to see who comes up with the best Bard Festival and collects the most Party Points. No prior knowledge required. Join for an entertaining hour while learning about trade-offs, strategic planning, and modeling. 60 minutes, all are welcome.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics & Economics Programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Playful Planning: A non-technical introduction to Linear Programming
Data Analytics Workshop with Till Porrmann
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
RKC 111 How do you turn a vague idea into a solid plan - and how can a computer help refine it?
In this interactive workshop, you will explore the world of computer-based planning. Without any programming or math, we'll build a simple model for organizing a music festival on campus. Compete in a custom-made card game to see who comes up with the best Bard Festival and collects the most Party Points. No prior knowledge required. Join for an entertaining hour while learning about trade-offs, strategic planning, and modeling.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics and Economics Programs.
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, February 9, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, poet and Center for Ethics and Writing Fellow DM Aderibigbe will read from his work. This reading is free and open to the public.
D.M. Aderibigbe is from Lagos, Nigeria. He’s the author of 82nd Division (Akashic Books, 2025), winner of the National Poetry Series, and How the End First Showed (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018), winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, among other honors. He has received fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission, Sewanee Writers’ Conference (Walter E. Dakin Fellowship), The James Merrill House, Art Omi/Ledig House, Ucross, Jentel, and Boston University where he earned his MFA in creative writing. His poems appear in The Atlantic, The Nation, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Georgia Review, and New England Review, among others. He’s a Senior Fellow in Ethics & Writing in the Written Arts Program at Bard College.
Online Event Bard Abroad celebrates 11 years of the Berlin Theater Intensive program with the Summer 2026 term!
Join the program directors Dawn Akemi Saito (Fordham University) and Jonathan Rosenberg (Bard College) to learn more about the program and ask questions about the application process. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
It was Just an Accident, dir. Jafar Panahi (2025). Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
AI, Sustainability and Jobs: Navigating the Changing Career Landscape
Monday, February 9, 2026 7–8:30 pm
Online Event How is artificial intelligence reshaping sustainability work—and what does it mean for your career?
Curious how AI is affecting sustainability careers? Join us to learn how to adapt and stay competitive. From hiring and job searches to the skills employers value most, AI is already transforming how people find, prepare for, and succeed in sustainability and mission-aligned roles. Understanding these shifts isn’t optional—it’s essential for anyone planning their next career move.
The skills and experiences that stand out in sustainability roles
Job search strategies—from resumes to networking—in an AI-influenced market
This free webinar will help you cut through the hype and focus on what actually matters: how to position yourself for meaningful, mission-aligned work as technology reshapes the employment landscape.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event The Berlin Summer Studio program is relaunching for the Summer 2026 term!
This intensive program is designed for studio arts students to develop their artistic practice in designated studios at Bard College Berlin’s Direktorenhaus arts building at Monopol Berlin. Material and technical workshops, group and individual critiques, readings and discussions, and ample studio time are the foundations of this program, which culminates in final creative projects shared publicly in an Open Studios exhibition.
During this virtual info session, you can learn more about the program and application from the academic directors. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
WHAT WE COVER: - Overview of graduate program offerings - Alumni success and career outcomes - Admissions information - Financial aid and scholarships - Prerequisite course information - Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come win Valentine's day themed raffle prizes and write cute election themed post cards. Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor Calling all seniors! Ready to regroup after break and jump back into Sproj? Join us at the library for a special welcome back event just for you. Have a slice of pizza, connect with the librarians, and find out how we can help you finish strong. Drop in anytime. Free pizza while it lasts! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
An Evening with Rabbi Abby Stein: Author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Join us as we welcome Abby Stein, who will give a talk on Gender and Judaism and share her own powerful story. Stein was born and raised in a family of distinguished rabbinic lineage (she’s a tenth-generation descendent of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism), and studied to become a rabbi before leaving that world in 2012. Since coming out, she has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and for those leaving ultra-Orthodoxy. Stein is a Jewish educator, author, speaker, and activist, whose forthcoming book Sources of Pride is an anthology and exploration of Jewish texts on identity, gender, sexuality, and inclusivity.
Sponsored by: JSO, Jewish Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Are you interested in medicine? Come join Pre-Health Club and our pre-health advisor Lisa Kopperman for pizza and cookie-cake and a supportive community. See you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 12, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Applying for summer internships or jobs? Stop by the library for quick, practical resume advice. Learn what employers want, how to strengthen your bullet points, and get answers to your questions. Bring a resume or drop in, no prep required! For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–8 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Join us for our first biweekly ACCESS meeting of the semester! ACCESS (Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies) is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting health, safety, and accessibility on campus.
We provide free emergency supplies to students, including menstrual products, sexual health items, and limited emergency contraceptives, along with other essential wellness resources. Formerly known as Planned Parenthood, The Dime Store, and Code Red, ACCESS brings these initiatives together to better support students in one unified organization. At this meeting, we’ll introduce our mission, go over how students can access supplies, discuss upcoming initiatives, and explain how you can get involved. Whether you’re curious, passionate about student wellness, or just want to learn more, all are welcome!
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema This is a screening of a feature debut from Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese. After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France clinging to the hope of a European identity. Jomo, a Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge across borders, bodies, life, and death. All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.
“[A] neon-dream parable cast against the shadow of sweeping global forces.” – The New York Times
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC).
Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 13, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Therapy Dogs from Hudson Valley Paws For A Cause at Stevenson Library
Friday, February 13, 2026 11:30 am – 1 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor Need some puppy love? Take a break, hang out with fellow Bardians, and pet adorable therapy dogs to stress less and smile more!
Sponsored by: Wellness Education Department.
For more information, call 845-768-2649, or e-mail [email protected].
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
What is Incoherence? Towards a Non-Absolutist View
Tez Clark, PhD Student, Department of Philosophy, New York University
Friday, February 13, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 We often seem to care that our attitudes match the way things are. At the same time, we also seem to care about our attitudes cohering or fitting together. Many philosophers accept that "failing by one’s own lights" in this way is incoherent and in some sense irrational. But what does it mean for attitudes to be incoherent in this way, and what unifies the various examples of incoherence? In this talk, Clark argues that existing theories of incoherence rest on the mistaken assumption that certain attitudes are incoherent no matter what, regardless of who has them or of contextual features, then sketches an alternative way of thinking about incoherence, in terms of intelligibility.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 This talk outlines the day-to-day life of a technician at LIGO MIT. Mr. Becher will discuss his experience after graduating from Bard’s physics program, followed by examples of current projects that highlight hands-on design, assembly, and troubleshooting.
Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Kappa House Common Room Please join BELL in our first biweekly meeting of the sprin semester. We will be sharing our spring plans and post some valentines related activities. For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 14, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Buy baked goods for your crush on Valentines day, to support the ultimate frisbee team! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
2 pm • Pre-concert celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year 3 pm • Performance
Celebrate two holidays in one! On Valentine’s Day, bring your loved ones and welcome the Year of the Horse at the 7th annual The Sound of Spring Chinese New Year concert. The Orchestra Now and conductor Jindong Cai perform a program in praise of love and horses—filling Sosnoff Theater with joyful Chinese and Western symphonic music for the whole family.
Special guest soloists include winds virtuoso Yazhi Guo, plus a selection of outstanding young performers with top international accolades from the legendary Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the groundbreaking US-China Music Institute at Bard.
Be sure to come early for the ever-popular Chinese instrument demonstration, with tea and snacks, courtesy of the US-China Music Institute.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
POSTPONED: Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano
Saturday, February 14, 2026 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This event has been postponed due to illness. We apologize for the short notice, and a rescheduled date will be announced soon.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 15, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 15, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 15, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The Sunday Serenity Group of Alcohol Anonymous is an open discussion-based, child-friendly meeting! Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholic Anonymous' Recovery Program. Non-alcoholics may attend meetings as observers, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 16, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 16, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 16, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Fancy studying abroad in the UK? Looking for fascinating courses in English, Creative Writing, Classics, Theatre, History, Education, Social Science, Art History, Studio Art, Film-making, Philosophy, or Psychology? Ready to live in historic housing in a World Heritage City, 90 minutes from London? Interested in an internship, or a one-on-one tutorial in a subject of your choosing?
Come meet Matias, Student Affairs Coordinator at Advanced Studies in England, to learn about a program in the historic city of Bath which includes residentials in Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, day trips to Stonehenge, The Cotswolds and The Jurassic Coast, and course-connected study trips all over the UK. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Political Not Technical: Computing Technology and the Genealogical Method
Brian Jordan Jefferson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monday, February 16, 2026 5 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema On October 4, 2022 the White House unveiled its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. Nine months later, the UN Security Council held its first meeting on AI governance; days after, the White House announced plans to deregulate AI on one hand, and regulate the ideological content in AI models on the other. A growing number of engineers and social scientists have joined forces in response to these developments in fields like AI Ethics, AI and Society, and Computing and Society. Too often however, their efforts share a critical limitation: they view technology exclusively in technical terms and seek technical solutions for its problems. Jefferson shows how technical understandings are necessary but insufficient for addressing the political challenges posed by today’s technologies. This talk outlines how a genealogical method helps illuminate these political dimensions.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics & Politics Programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
POSTPONED - Literature Salon Written on Stone and Wax: Ovid, Ancient Literature, and the Historical Archive
Lauren Curtis, Director, Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classics, Bard College
Monday, February 16, 2026 5–6 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 This presentation tackles how scholars of literature can approach historical archives, using the Roman poet Ovid as an example. Exiled to the northeastern frontier of the Roman empire (modern Romania) by the emperor Augustus in 8 CE, Ovid continued to write deeply personal poetry to friends and a wider reading public. Scholars have long noticed how his poetry is transformed by the experience of exile; this presentation argues that if we put his work in dialogue with the surviving written archives from the Roman frontier (military and diplomatic documents, for example, inscribed on wax, bronze, and stone), we see that not just his themes but also his very language is transformed by local written culture.Curtis will discuss how the traditional siloing of academic disciplines and subfields can occlude such connections, and argue that attempting to bridge them can result in new approaches to (ancient) literature. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 If you need to write a literature review, this workshop's for you. Join Jane Smith on Monday, February 16, 5:00–6:15 pm in Olin LC 115 to learn why the literature review is a crucial element of research writing, pick up tips for writing a good one, and practice writing a basic review.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 This is an introductory meeting where we will discuss our plans for the journal this semester. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Featuring Board Games, Dominos and Uno. Food and drinks will be provided, come hang out with us! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Barringer House An artist collective designed to bring filmmakers, writers, and other creatives together for collaboration, feedback, and mutual growth. The group meets bi-weekly after dinner in a welcoming, laid-back environment, where members can pitch their projects and workshop ideas and hold each other accountable for progress. For more information, call 312-841-3686, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Jurisdictional Approaches and Sustainability Frameworks
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2–3 pm
Online Event Insights from stakeholder interviews, case studies, and sustainability frameworks on what enables landscape collaboration and impact. Companies, NGOs, public agencies, and other actors across the food and agriculture ecosystem are increasingly investing in nature-based solutions to improve water resilience, reduce deforestation risk, strengthen biodiversity outcomes, and deliver credible progress on environment and nature commitments. But scaling these efforts remains difficult, especially when collaboration, claims, and measurement requirements are unclear.
This webinar shares emerging insights from a cross-sector research effort that combines:
Stakeholder interviews across companies, NGOs, conveners, implementers, and academics
Case studies of landscape and jurisdictional initiatives
Review of major sustainability frameworks informing disclosure and decision-making
We’ll discuss what’s working, what’s holding efforts back, and practical lessons for building initiatives that are credible, collaborative, and scalable. ___ This research was supported by General Mills and developed by Bard MBA students in collaboration with advisors from Open-Rivers Consulting Associates.
"No, my dear Rilke!”: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism
With Literary Critic and Author Hans-Peter Kunisch
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 203 “What a beautiful speech by Mr. Mussolini!”, Rainer Maria Rilke writes in 1926. “No, my dear Rilke!”, the recipient of his letter, the Italian aristocrat and anarchist Lella Gallarati-Scotti, disagrees. What follows is an epistolary debate in which Rilke openly reveals his fascination with Benito Mussolini, founding figure of European fascism, and further philosophies of strength, re-birth, and domination of the time. This intricate part of Rilke’s life and work has been ignored or down-played by all biographies of this “secret king of the German soul” so far. As we are celebrating Rilke’s 150th anniversary, Hans-Peter Kunisch invites us to revisit his writings in the light of these little-known documents. Kunisch challenges us not to denounce Rilke, but to expand our appreciation to the uncomfortable provocations of this eminent European poet who was writing at a time, not unlike ours, of radical political transformations.
Sponsored by: The German Studies and Italian Studies programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Ottaway Theater, Avery Film Center "I make short experimental 16mm films. I move through space seeking what moves me. I start a film by walking, following light and dilemmas of transition." A concentrated visual exploration of Arnias's enduring experience as an immigrant person of Afro-Caribbean descent living in America, followed by an artist talk. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Tuesday February 17, the Written Arts program will be holding a moderation Q&A in RKC 103. Students intending to moderate into Written Arts will have the opportunity to speak with faculty about the moderation process and specific Written Arts requirements.
Students intending to moderate into Written Arts this semester are required to attend this event. Those who are unable to attend are asked to please notify the program coordinator ([email protected]) in advance.
Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Cornell Public Health Information Session
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5:45–6:45 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Join CDO for a conversation on veterinary medicine and public health with Gary Whittaker PhD. For more information, call 845-758-7183, or e-mail [email protected].
Making A Difference with a Legal Career: Bardians in Law Alumni/ae Panel and Student Q&A
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 6–7 pm
Online Event Students will connect with alumni/ae who are making a difference, gain insight into their impactful work, experiences in law school, and advice on pursuing a pathway in law. All class years and majors welcome! Sponsored by Pre-Law@Bard, CDO & ODAA.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Join us for our bi-weekly student life committee meeting. Open to all! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Democracy Innovation Academy: Can Democracy Evolve?
A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1 pm
Online Event The Democracy Innovation Hub is excited to launch a monthly drop-in webinar series that operates like a reading group, but with short videos followed by discussion. Each one hour session, starting in February 2026, will include one ten minute video from our free online Democracy Innovation Academy. This is not a formal college course - it's a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, or facilitators.
How do assemblies fit into the history of democracy and the American republic? How do climate assemblies work? What does a permanent assembly look like? Join us for this short course featuring 12 videos on the history of citizen assemblies and sortition.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come join Reslife to design your own Valentine’s Day card for yourself or someone else! You can then take your card with you or leave it behind and take a card someone else made. We will have supplies as well as snacks and treats. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sottery Hall Take a break with us! Join DOSA, Wellness, Sustainability, and the Arboretum for a short, energizing walk, complete with hot chocolate and puppy love. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome!
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 19, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 19, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 19, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
IFE - Field Study & Internship programs in France and Spain
Want to study abroad in Spain or France and work in an internship tailored to your interests and area of focus? Come to the Campus Center to learn how!
Thursday, February 19, 2026 10 am – 12 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Institute for Field Education (IFE) representative, Emily Freeman, will be at a table in the campus center from 10 am - 12 pm, Thursday, February 19. Stop by to hear about IFE's programs in Asturias, Marseille, Paris, and Strasbourg, and discuss internship opportunities in your field.
Can't make it to the table? Emily will also join the French Table on at 12:30 pm in the College Room at Kline Commons, and would be happy to meet individually with students as well. Email her at [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Applying for summer internships or jobs?
Stop by the library for quick, practical resume advice. Learn what employers want, how to strengthen your bullet points, and get answers to your questions.
Bring a resume or drop in, no prep required! For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Massena Campus Maple Tapping Workshop hosted by the Wihanble s'a Center and Bard Farm. Note: This event will be rescheduled in case of rain, the rain date is Monday February 23rd at 2 pm. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A discussion between friends, collaborators and scholars, Dr. Lana Lopesi and Dr. Sarah Biscarra Dilley to discuss themes around Indigenous feminism, land, and embodied sovereignty. Moderated by Indigenous Students Association club head, Kahelelani Mahone. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Join Stevenson Library for our annual welcome back event: Library Takeover! Play lawn & board games IN the library (yes, inside the library!). We’ll have our famous home-grown minigolf course (entire course made out of books!), play cornhole in the stacks, board games, snacks, prizes and more! Come make some noise in the library with us! On the first floor & lower level of Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Carbonauts: Bard Sustainability Sips CSE 206 (NYC)
Thursday, February 19, 2026 6–9 pm
Lutron NY Residential Experience Center Join us in New York City on February 19 for an evening that brings together ideas, people, and real momentum in sustainability. Sponsored by the Bard MBA in Sustainability, this event is designed for students, prospective students, faculty, and anyone curious about how sustainability is reshaping business, leadership, and careers.
The evening will feature fast paced lightning talks from three sustainability leaders working at the intersection of business, climate, and social impact. Expect sharp insights, candid perspectives, and practical takeaways. The program is intentionally informal, creating space for meaningful conversation over complimentary lite bites and cocktails. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with Bard MBA in Sustainability students and faculty, as well as professionals from across the sustainability ecosystem.
This event is open to the public. We want open, inspiring, agenda-less conversations where people feel free to share; therefore, there is to be absolutely no pitching or selling of your product or service nor fund-raising. Hope to see you soon!
For The Love of Community: An Exploration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy of Civic Engagement and Social Justice
Thursday, February 19, 2026 6–8 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Join the Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Civic Engagement for a collective dialogue informed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, Why We Can't Wait. Delicious food will also be provided as we come together at this timely and important moment.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 20, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
Engineering the Concept of Pain for Clinical Practice
Tiina Rosenqvist Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows, Dartmouth College
Friday, February 20, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 Conceptual engineering is often understood as the practice of assessing and improving our representational tools with specific aims in mind. In this paper, I contribute to the engineering of the concept of pain with a particular focus on clinical utility. My engineering efforts center on the International Association for the Study of Pain’s (IASP) “official” definition of pain, first introduced in 1979 and revised in 2020. I discuss the general process of conceptual engineering and the original IASP definition of pain and identify three desiderata for a definition suitable for clinical practice: it should be accurate, cognitively tractable, and promote justice in patient care. Evaluating the revised IASP definition against these desiderata, I argue that it is vague and fails to fully address persistent misconceptions about pain, and that additional revisions are therefore needed. I then propose an alternative definition designed to better meet the demands of effective and just clinical practice.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
Mary C. Krembs, Bard College Director, Citizen Science and Mathematics Faculty, Master of Arts in Teaching Program
Friday, February 20, 2026 12 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 To teach, or not to teach: that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of high school physics students… or take a different path? Join us for an informal conversation about the pros and cons of pursuing a career in high school teaching for science and math majors. We’ll dive into the real-world factors that influence this choice including finances, lifestyle, social temperament, and career mobility. The session will also feature insights into the Bard College Master of Arts in Teaching program, where Mary has taught for over 18 years.
Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House Learn the basics of machine sewing with Media Corps member and Makerspace co-founder Riley Farberman! RSVPs are required for this event, and are accepted on a first come/first serve basis. Please email [email protected]to secure your spot!
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Robbins Peer Health and Sun River Health invite you to a judgment-free zone and honest conversations about sex, condoms, lube, PrEP and much more. Safer sex supplies, a hot cocoa bar, snacks, prizes, and giveaways. Please bring your own mug for the hot cocoa bar!
Sponsored by: Peer Health Education .
For more information, call 845-752-2096, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Manor Join us in a paint night! Paint a friend, Follow a painting tutorial, finger paintining, paint a mug, and paint by numbers! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 21, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Contra dancing is a traditional group dance that follows celtic music. Come dance with us, no experience needed! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Ideas Lab: Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies Workshop
Saturday, February 21, 2026 5–6 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 What is critical thinking? How do we evaluate evidence? How does our brain work? Do you think you are rational? Join with us in a workshop where we will explore how cognitive biases and logical fallacies shape our reasoning, decisions, and debates. Through real-world examples, you will have a valuable opportunity to analyze how emotion, confidence, and laziness influence judgment. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 22, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 22, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The Sunday Serenity Group of Alcohol Anonymous is an open discussion-based, child-friendly meeting! Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholic Anonymous' Recovery Program. Non-alcoholics may attend meetings as observers, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 23, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 23, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 23, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
Call for Course Proposals for Summer 2026 and Academic Year 2026-2027
Monday, February 23, 2026
Online Event GHEA21 is inviting proposals for Online Courses for Summer and Fall 2026 and Network Collaborative Courses for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.
Online Courses are offered by a single institution to students across GHEA21. They take place entirely online and include students from the host institution.
Network Collaborative Courses (NCCs) are co-created and co-taught by faculty across two or more partner institutions. These courses expose students to diverse perspectives through collaborative, cross-institution assignments and activities. NCCs may entail longer (full-semester) or shorter, more modular (4-6 weeks) cross-network collaboration. All lead faculty and co-faculty involved in proposed NCCs must be registered in the GHEA21 Portal by the time of the proposal submission.
Faculty are expected to secure approval from their home institution to offer their proposed courses prior to submitting the form.
In reviewing proposals, priority will be given to courses that contribute to GHEA21 Academic Certificates in the following ways:
Civic Engagement: Courses that connect students to local or international communities and incorporate civic engagement activity.
Human Rights: Courses that focus on human rights questions within disciplines other than law and politics or offer opportunities to work hands-on with local practitioners.
Sustainability and Climate Solutions: Courses that focus on sustainability and climate solutions in the arts, natural or social sciences, humanities, engineering, business, or law.
Democracy:* Social sciences courses focused on authoritarian resurgence, democratic erosion, and democratic resilience.
Global Humanities: Courses that explore human culture and experience from the perspectives of the arts, humanities, and literature.
Global Studies: Courses that explore the crisis in global democracy, international security, social change in complex environments, or impacts of AI. Regional focuses on the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and South America are especially encouraged.
Technology and Society:** Courses that explore the creation, development, uses, and impacts of technology in historical, cultural, social, economic, or political contexts.
* Expected to launch in Fall 2027. ** Expected to launch in Spring 2027. REGISTRATION
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, February 23, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd Monday, March 9th Monday, March 23rd Monday, April 6th Monday, April 20th Monday, May 4th
Sponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Come celebrate the first issue of the Center for Ethics and Writing Journal!
The CEW Journal is a collection of student writing from Center-supported writing workshops across Bard, including those taught at Bard College's Annandale campus and the Bard Microcolleges in Harlem and Brooklyn. The Journal also includes poetry from one of the Center for Ethics and Writing's Fellows, Mahtab Yaghma.
Come and enjoy some refreshments and grab a print copy of the Center's Journal. This reception will be followed by a reading with novelist and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 at 6pm.
Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, February 23rd, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Fractal Realities screening: Hamid and Yachine spend most of their days smoking pot in Casablanca’s biggest slum. After a stint in prison Hamid returns home a changed man: he is now a religious fundamentalist, and believes his younger brother has been chosen to become a martyr. The two must embark on a transformative journey. From filmmaker Nabil Ayouch comes a dramatic and dark mise-en-scène of a dispossessed youth in an economically fractured society. Horses of God is an invitation to reflect on personal agency, interpersonal violence, and systemic marginalization. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes.
Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in Conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12–1 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program presents a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman at the George Eastman Museum. More info here.
Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Curators, collaborators and friends, Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick and Dr. Leuli Eshraghi will be joining moderator Candice Hopkins for a discussion on documentation as resistance, and reaching beyond representation. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event The Berlin Summer Studio program is relaunching for the Summer 2026 term!
This intensive program is designed for studio arts students to develop their artistic practice in designated studios at Bard College Berlin’s Direktorenhaus arts building at Monopol Berlin. Material and technical workshops, group and individual critiques, readings and discussions, and ample studio time are the foundations of this program, which culminates in final creative projects shared publicly in an Open Studios exhibition.
During this virtual info session, you can learn more about the program and application from the academic directors. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Korean Science Fiction and the Boundaries of the Imaginable
Dr. Sangkeun Yoo, (Assistant Professor at Marist University)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5 pm
Preston Theater This lecture examines the overlooked history of Korean science fiction and what it reveals about the political limits of imagination. Tracing the genre from early twentieth-century translations of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to contemporary popular Korean film, television, and popular media such as K-pop Demon Hunters, the talk challenges Western-centered narratives of science fiction’s origins.
Focusing on Korea’s experience of colonialism, Cold War geopolitics, and national division, the lecture argues that science fiction is a privileged site for understanding not only what futures were imagined, but what futures remained impossible to imagine. By situating Korean science fiction within a global framework, the talk rethinks science fiction as a politically embedded, transnational genre rather than a purely Western one.
Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies, Asian Studies, Experimental Humanities, the Literature Program, and the Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Jess Feldman is the Klemens von Klemperer Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College. They hold an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University and a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College. Jess's research focuses on ideas of collective action in the history of political thought. Jess's book manuscript, Democracy and the General-Strike Tradition, draws on 20th-century political thought, contemporary democratic theory, and African-American political thought to develop an account of how the general strike has shaped the democratic imaginary. Jess's work on W.E.B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction has been published in Political Theory, and an essay on Hannah Arendt's political theory won the Best Paper Award (2024) from the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association.
Rose A. Owen is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at SUNY Purchase. Before Purchase, Rose was the Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Theory at The New School for Social Research. Her first book, Feminist Violence, explores how militant feminists transformed the concept of violence during the second wave. She has published articles in Political Theory and New Political Science, and she recently received the Okin-Young Award for best article in Feminist Political Theory.
For Love of the World, every fourth Tuesday from 6-6:30 pm on Radio Kingston, is your portal to the bold ideas and respectful, deep conversations about contemporary issues that we’re having regularly at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. Join us each month as we delve into the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Hannah Arendt, with renowned scholars and public intellectuals, and exemplify what it means to have a conversation of patient humility, in the Arendtian tradition.
1490 AM | 107.9 FM | or stream online and anytime at radiokingston.org
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Marking four years since Russia's full-scale invasion and the twelfth year of war in Ukraine. Join us for song, testimony, and solidarity with survivors of war. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Abir Saksouk from Public Works narrates cities and towns targeted by the ongoing Israeli aggressions on Lebanon as sites of contestation between conceived plans and lived realities. It underscores the power of documentation, material evidence, and mapping in deconstructing dominant discourses around places and their reconstruction. This talk is based on In Search for Justice Among the Rubble, an exhibition by Public Works that took place in Tunis as part of Evidence, an international festival by Fisher Center LAB, in association with the Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
This talk is produced in collaboration with Fen Live Lab (فل/F’LL), an incubator for innovations in live art and performance practices. It is moderated by Tania El Khoury. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Sponsored by: Bard Office of Sustainability; Center for Civic Engagement.
Private Sectoral Balances, Financial Markets, and Business Cycles in the US Economy
Francesco Ruggeri, Giuliano Toshiro Yajima, and Francesco Zezza
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 1–2 pm
Blithewood
This talk will discuss the dynamic interaction between private-sector financial balances, financial conditions, and the business cycle in the United States, with a focus on the distinct roles played by households and non-financial corporations. Motivated by balance-sheet and Minskyan perspectives on macro-financial instability, we analyze how demand and financial shocks propagate through the economy and how their effects depend on cyclical conditions, financial stress, and balance-sheet positions. The presenters' research shows that private-sector financial balances respond strongly to financial shocks, but in systematically different ways across sectors and states of the economy. Their findings highlight the central role of private-sector balance sheets in shaping macro-financial dynamics and underscore the importance of distinguishing between household and corporate balances when assessing cyclical risks and financial vulnerability.
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs, professor of political studies, and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College;
Yael Bromberg, Esq., constitutional rights litigator, leading legal scholar of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and election law professor at American University Washington College of Law;
Erin Cannan, Bard College vice president for civic engagement;
Jelani Favors, vice president of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at the United Negro College Fund;
Michael Nojeim, Professor and Program Coordinator of Political Science at Prairie View A&M University
The panel will break down insights into the role of college communities in the fight for suffrage, and their contributions to the evolution of the right to vote based on case studies from Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Bard College. Register here For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Come make a bound chapbook using recycled books from the collection! You'll learn about and use different methods of erasure to remove text and craft a new message. Attendees will leave with their work rebound into a simple chapbook. Please email [email protected] to reserve your spot. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Psychopolitics of the Carceral State: Lessons from the Los Angeles Jail System
Jeremy Levenson, Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 This talk examines the place of psychiatry in the ever shape-shifting U.S. carceral state. It presents an ethnographic account of the Los Angeles Jail system’s mental health facility, the largest in the United States. Drawing on three years of ethnographic research inside LA’s jails, I explore how and why jail mental health care appears to only sustain and further individual and collective suffering. Bringing together a conjunctural analysis of the LA jail mental health care crisis and the pre-figurative possibilities of psychiatric utopianism demonstrated by the organizing inside and outside the jail, I describe jail mental health care as a terrain of psycho-politics. On this terrain, particular relationships harden and become the glue holding the jail together and enabling its reproduction, while struggles are simultaneously waged at its points of contradiction. This multi-leveled approach demonstrates how the jail is an institutional and ideological regime wherein a particular form of psychiatry is brought in to manage its recursive crises. It also offers a lens through which to understand efforts to interrupt carceral social reproduction.
Courage to Be Dinner Lectures: Limina Grace Harmon, New Connexions United Methodist Church / Ulster County Legislature
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6 pm
Blithewood Rev. Limina Grace Harmon is a public theologian, historian, and Methodist clergy person with deep experience in civic leadership and public ethics. A longtime resident of New Paltz, she has served as an Ulster County Legislator and on numerous local and state bodies focused on racial equity, human rights, and sustainable communities. She is pastor of New Paltz UMC and Modena Memorial UMC, and is committed to bringing rigorous moral reflection to public life. Prior to ministry, she worked in legislative communications and policy research for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and at the national ACLU on issues including civil liberties, human rights, and religious freedom.
The Courage To Be Lecture Series events are for enrolled Bard students only. Learn more at https://hac.bard.edu/programs/couragetobe/. However, the talks will be recorded, and will be shared on our YouTube playlist where available. If you have any questions, email Jana Mader, Director of Academic Programs at [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come chat with some of the Feeding the Crows Editorial Board, flip through past issues, ask questions about the literary magazine and our upcoming Issue 08, and get a short poem written for you on a typewriter or a Crowsona (crow version of yourself) drawn! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come chat with some of the Feeding the Crows Editorial Board, flip through past issues, ask questions about the literary magazine and our upcoming Issue 08, and get a short poem written for you on a typewriter or a Crowsona (crow version of yourself) drawn! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 203 (Tutoring Corner) A helpful rag doll that fits into a heroine's apron pocket and acts as a "domestic assistant" is a quintessential trope of Eastern European folklore. For generations, creating guardian dolls and making toys out of fabric, thread, grain, and straw has been a tradition that strengthens the bond between mothers and daughters while passing on the legacy of sewing and embroidery skills. Join the REAS faculty and students for a Slavic doll-making workshop. Try your hand at creating a character out of humble materials, and celebrate the end of winter—the season of intensive needlework and other kinds of handicrafts. All materials will be provided!
Sponsored by: Russian and Eurasian Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
"Innocent Knowledge: Israeli and Palestinian Children's Drawings"
A talk by Professor Katharina Galor
Thursday, February 26, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium This talk introduces Innocent Knowledge, a collaborative research and public humanities project centered on nearly four hundred drawings created by children ages five to fourteen across Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel between October 2024 and June 2025. Encountered together, the drawings render visible the radically unequal conditions under which childhood unfolds across the region. The lecture reflects on the project’s conceptual and ethical foundations: the decision to juxtapose Israeli and Palestinian children’s work without imposing narrative symmetry; the refusal to interpret individual images; the use of context rather than analysis to mediate meaning; and the implications of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for visual expression in wartime. Taken together, the drawings invite us to consider what it means to treat children not as symbols of conflict, but as agents of testimony and presence.
Sponsored by: Human Rights Project.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–8 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 ACCESS @ Bard holds biweekly meetings focused on improving student access to emergency safety and wellness supplies across campus. Our work includes distributing menstrual and sexual health products, providing limited emergency contraceptives, and collaborating with campus partners to support student health and safety. Meetings include updates on supply distribution, planning outreach efforts, discussing campus needs, and finding new ways to make essential resources more accessible to students. Anyone interested in public health, mutual aid, or campus wellness is welcome to attend—no prior experience required.
Sponsored by: Student Activities.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, Dahomey is an immersive and astounding work of art from Mati Diop – director of the award-winning feature, Atlantics. Delving into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution, this acclaimed documentary is a poetic look at a seldom-discussed history. The film takes as its subject 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey, which, along with thousands of others, were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. As these artifacts are due to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin, Diop questions how they should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence.
“At a time when many documentaries stretch into episode after episode, there’s something refreshing about one that doesn’t aspire to be all-encompassing... Dahomey is at once haunting and humble.” – The Wall Street Journal
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.
Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event Parami University has been granted access to DataCamp free of charge as a university partner and extends access to students and staff from GHEA21 to use DataCamp. Usually, each individual subscription costs USD 84 per year, and now it can be accessed free of charge under Parami.
DataCamp is an online learning platform focused on building practical data skills through interactive, hands-on courses. It covers data science, data analysis, machine learning, and programming using tools like Python, R, SQL, and cloud technologies. With bite-sized lessons, real-world projects, and skill tracks, DataCamp helps learners quickly apply data knowledge in academic, professional, and industry settings.
Finitude as Interpretive Dependence in Kierkegaard’s The Concept of Anxiety
Amy Levine Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Friday, February 27, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 In The Concept of Anxiety, Kierkegaard offers a reading of the biblical story of the Fall that aims to explain the possibility of original sin without presupposing “knowledge of good and evil.” I suggest that Kierkegaard takes up this theological problem to address another: on a Kantian picture of agency, how can an agent determine herself to act under a principle for the first time? His solution identifies an overlooked dimension of our finitude: our dependence on language and shared cultural practice for the intelligibility of anything we might do. Anxiety is the self-awareness of this dependence. It has an affective dimension because it also involves dependence on other people. In childhood, while we do not know the meaning of what we might do, adults do; in adulthood, the significance of our actions remains vulnerable to others’ interpretation. This reading of anxiety as self-awareness of interpretive dependence illuminates the connection between anxiety and authenticity for Kierkegaard and later for Heidegger.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Office of Sustainability.
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: March 5, 2 pm – 4 pm March 23, 2 pm – 4 pm
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With the Dutchess County Dept of Behavioral Health Complete registration or email [email protected] to register
Friday, February 27, 2026 2–3 pm
Campus Center, G B Lounge Opioid Overdose Awareness & Narcan Training
Topics Covered: How to identify signs of an overdose What Narcan is and how it works How to administer Narcan safely Risk factors associated with opioid overdoses Understanding the Good Samaritan Law Bonus: All attendees will receive a FREE nasal spray Narcan kit upon completion of the class! Be prepared. Save a life. If you want, I can also turn this into a one-slide presentation or a vibrant social media graphic for campus promotion. Do you want me to do that? You‘re using a less powerful model until your limit resets after 6:05 PM.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come learn about Gilson place, get Gilson bucks, and sign up! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Down the Road Cafe Latin Jazz Jam, open to the student body. Bring your own instrument, sheet music included! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Please join us in celebrating Black history month, with our annual Black history month showcase! We will have food, art, performances, and more! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Violist Rosemary Nelis has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout the United States and Europe, sharing her imaginative playing in work that spans the great standard repertoire, historical performance, and extensive collaboration with living composers. Major performances include American premieres of works by composers Brett Dean, Hilda Paredes, Jörg Widmann, in addition to the New York City premiere of György Kurtág’s …Concertante… for solo violin, solo viola and orchestra on the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Nelis’s versatility and musical nuance has made her a sought-after performer in both modern and historical performance settings: performing with leading chamber orchestras such as Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and A Far Cry to historical performance ensembles including Juilliard415, the Sebastians, Baroquelyn, and Twelfth Night.
Nelis has performed at celebrated festivals such as Yellow Barn, Bard Music Festival, and Kneisel Hall. A dedicated educator, Nelis has held teaching positions at institutions including the Kinhaven Music School (2022), and currently serves as faculty at the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Special Music School, the Eisman Center at Queens College, and Montclair State University. Nelis is also faculty at Valley of the Moon Music Festival where she focuses on coaching and performing classical and romantic repertoire on period instruments with her ensemble, Quartet Amizia.
Nelis holds a BM and BA from Bard College Conservatory of Music, where she studied viola with Steven Tenenbom and majored in Chinese Language and Literature. Nelis was the proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship during her Masters studies at The Juilliard School, where she worked with Roger Tapping and Misha Amory. She is currently a Doctoral Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center where she works with Mark Steinberg. Other teachers include Duncan Ferguson (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Ettore Causa (Yale School of Music) and her longtime childhood teacher and mentor, Viktor Basis (Special Music School).
Nelis performs on a 1991 viola crafted by Brooklyn-based luthier Samuel Zygmuntowicz.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Manor Join us for one last night of love with cupid's send off party! Come in pink, red, white, or black. Drinks and photo booth while supplies last! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!
Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event Levy's Master of Arts & Master of Science Programs in Economic Theory and Policy provide instruction grounded in the Levy Institute's innovative approaches to the pressing economic issues of our time. Small class sizes, rigorous coursework in diverse economic perspectives, and a focus on original research with the internationally recognized scholars at the Levy Institute set our alumni apart in their careers in public policy, academic research, finance, and the private sector.
Online Event Prestigious Technical Theater Internship Award for Bard Students!
$3,000 - Traveling Award: Intern or assistantship with a professional, theater, company, or designer (students will need to find an internship in this field)
$2,000 - Intern with SummerScape: Students must have an internship secured with either SummerScape or an outside organization to be considered for the funding award.
Application is Open from Sunday, February 1 to Tuesday, March 10 Click Here to Apply **Interviews will be held on campus in April 2026
For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 1, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 1, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Make Our Garden Grow: Desire and Disruption at the Opera
Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Sunday, February 1, 2026 2–3 pm
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater
The popular Bard Opera Workshop returns again this year with student singers performing a selection of scenes from the operatic canon. The performance is directed by Jay Lesenger and Rod Gomez, and accompanied by an orchestra of Bard students.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; Music Program.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 1, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 2, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Students across GHEA21 are invited to apply for Spring 2026 Online Courses. Online Courses (OCs) are taught by faculty from a single institution and delivered virtually to eligible students across the network. Students register online and receive course credit from the host institution. Courses are offered by multiple member institutions.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
“The Only Hindu Lawyer in the United States:” Sakharam Ganesh Pandit and the Afterlives of US vs Thind
Janna E. Haider, MA, PhD, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of History, Loyola University Maryland
Monday, February 2, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In 1923, the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States vs Bhagat Singh Thind, in which it held that a “high caste Hindoo of full Aryan blood” did not fit the “common man’s understanding of whiteness,” and therefore was ineligible to citizenship. This decision allowed the US Department of Labor, which at the time housed the Bureau of Naturalization, to send out Notices of Petitions to Cancel Citizenship to the nearly 70 other South Asians who had been naturalized as US citizens since 1900. While some of these denaturalizations were resolved in the bowels of the administrative state, a few dozen were heard in federal court following habeas corpus petitions. These hearings illustrate the degree to which Thind linked the federal government’s power to strip citizenship with the legal construction of race, as well as how those subjected to that power attempted to use the law to preserve their citizenship in spite of, not because, of their imposed race. This talk argues that the federal government, in allowing a few notable exceptions to retain their citizenship while still being categorized as non-white, both crystallized legal definitions of race and refined its power to denaturalize and deport
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Monday, February 2, 2026 5–6 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge WILL DISCUSS:
The NEW, ONLINE Petition for Study Away Process
Bard Abroad programs (including Bard NYC)
Tuition Exchanges (including two new ones in Spain!)
Non-Bard programs
Summer programs
Deadlines/Timelines
Financial Aid/Scholarships
COME SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE!
Once you attend an Info Session, schedule a 1:1 appointment with Study Abroad Adviser Trish Fleming by sending her an email with chunks of time that you are free M–F, 10–4.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7080, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 2, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 12–1 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge WILL DISCUSS:
The NEW, ONLINE Petition for Study Away Process
Bard Abroad programs (including Bard NYC)
Tuition Exchanges (including two new ones in Spain!)
Non-Bard programs
Summer programs
Deadlines/Timelines
Financial Aid/Scholarships
COME SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE!
Once you attend an Info Session, schedule a 1:1 appointment with Study Abroad Adviser Trish Fleming by sending her an email with chunks of time that you are free M–F, 10–4.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7080, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support
The Bard Learning Commons
Runs through Monday, May 18, 2026 4–8 pm
Learning Commons The Learning Commons is Bard's writing center and the community's source of all academic writing support. Among other things, we provide writing fellows, peer-to-peer senior project tutors, and one-on-one trained peer writing collaboration for all Bard students, free of charge. Our drop-in writing consultants look forward to meeting with you and talking about course readings and research-driven writing, using writing as a tool for discovery, thinking through ideas for essay topics, generating questions as topics, developing your written arguments, and generally helping you take your writing to the next level.
Students may make a writing appointment or subject-area tutoring appointment for any day of the week by dropping by and signing up in our appointment book. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema For those of us who live at the shoreline traces a filmmaking practice at the crossroads of nonfiction, fabulation, archival excavation, and poetics. How might film and expanded forms of cinema help us to grieve, dream, and reimagine kinship in the face of ongoing ecological and political collapse? For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center You studied away…You returned to Bard…Now what? Come share your Study Away experience while learning how to include it in your post-Bard journey!
This event is for Bard students that studied abroad during the Academic Year 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and/or Winter 2026 terms. For more details (including location), please contact [email protected].
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Join us at Stevenson Library for a conversation and reading with Nikkya Hargrove '05 about her 2024 memoir, Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Landscapes of Home: A Colonia History of America’s Borderlands
Bobby Cervantes, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5–6:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102
Along the Texas-Mexico borderlands, thousands of informal rural housing settlements, called colonias, have been home to generations of working-poor Mexican Americans throughout the 20th century. Often situated on unincorporated land abutting city boundaries, colonias expose the nature of the urban-rural divide at the heart of the modern U.S. Southwest. Today, more than one million Americans live in border colonias, often without access to basic services like running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity. Yet, they have enjoyed a qualified degree of freedom in their colonias for more than eight decades, in many cases becoming homeowners and building generational wealth. This talk explores the origins of America’s colonias on the northern banks of the Rio Grande and examines how their residents have transformed the modern American borderlands through creative politics and calculated risks.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
!n conversation with Miguel A. Castillo Jr. about Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor
Join us at Stevenson Library for a conversation and reading with Nikkya Hargrove '05 about her 2024 memoir, Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found.
Sponsored by: Stevenson Library, Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Center for Indigenous Studies, and Office of Alumni Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 This is an open Narcotics Anonymous meeting for people looking for support and information about recovery. For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 5, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 5, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 5, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 6, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center Meet the Arboretum Director, share landscape and tree-related thoughts, ideas and concerns you have for Bard and beyond! For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Friday, February 6, 2026 12–1 pm
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Between Labor and Power: Race, Electricity, and Utility Work in the 20th Century United States
Dr. Trish Kahle, GU-Q Assistant Professor of History, Georgetown University, Qatar
Friday, February 6, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102
Histories of electric power systems in the United States have not seriously engaged with questions of labor, race, and empire. However, the more developed scholarship on civil rights and employment law makes visible their tight interconnection. This talk will critically read the dispersed and incomplete archive of labor in the U.S. electric power industry to understand how the sector’s development defined the relationship between Black utility labor and electric power during the twentieth century. Braiding together utility company archives, newspaper research, and published accounts, this talk will reveal the historical ontology of electric energy as fundamentally racialized and embedded in the imperial expansion of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. This history challenges us to consider contemporary efforts to achieve energy justice through electric intensification not only as a problem of access and affordability for consumers, but also as a problem of workplace justice which must reckon with a long history of exclusion and inequality.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Historical Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Have some thoughts on planning for Spring Fling? If so, please attend our weekly meetings from 1:30PM-2:30PM on Fridays, in the Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating For Democracy
Part II: Advocating for Democracy
Friday, February 6, 2026 2–5 pm
Arendt Center The Hannah Arendt Center Dialogue Project and Democracy Innovation Hub are offering a 2-part workshop on dialogue and deliberation that is both experiential and intellectual, with the purpose of advocating for democracy. Part I was about dialogue and deliberation.
Part II is about democracy. What is it and how to we advocate to strengthen it? Creating political spaces as the practice of democracy, especially now, embodies Arendt’s conviction that it is possible to create a common world and to make judgments for the common good. Good will is the basis for deciding whether to engage, or not. Democracy requires speaking in the public realm--an act of courage--and provides a plurality of views for all to “go visiting” as Arendt calls it, to put oneself in another’s place. The processes of dialogue and deliberative democracy align with Arendt's concept of the political, where everyone is seen and heard. In dialogue the purpose is communication itself, in deliberation, the group must come together to make judgments.
2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party with the IILE, CCE, and Circolo Italiano
Friday, February 6, 2026 2–5 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Join the IILE, CCE, and Circolo Italiano to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony! There will be hot chocolate, pizza, popcorn, and other Italian goodies.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Are you interested in farming and sustainable food systems? Are you looking for summer work and learning opportunities? If so please join us February 6th and learn more about this one month apprenticeship opportunity through the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund.
Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Basketball team competes against Vassar College in the Pride Night match. Come out and support Women's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Men's Basketball vs. Vassar (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Friday, February 6, 2026 7:30 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Vassar College during Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Men's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 7, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Kline Commons Please join Election@Bard at Kline any time from 10 am to 6 pm to write to your representative. Just bring yourself and your thoughts, and we will provide the materials. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Women's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026 1 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Basketball team competes against Skidmore College during Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Women's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Men's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026 4 pm
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Skidmore College during Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend. Come out and support Men's Basketball!
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cage Suite for Toy Piano (both solo version and orchestration by Lou Harrison)
Stravinsky Symphony in C
C. P. E. Bach Symphony D Major, H. 663
Albert Roussel Symphony No. 3
Leon Botstein leads TŌN in a concert of music spanning over 200 years, with four 20th-century works presented alongside a brief symphony from 1776. The program begins with Ulysses Kay’s Chariots, inspired by the writings of poet William Blake and others, and John Cage’s whimsical Suite for Toy Piano, both in solo performance by Frank Corliss and Lou Harrison’s orchestration. Then we explore three symphonies of different styles: Stravinsky’s expressive Symphony in C; C. P. E. Bach’s adventurous Symphony in D Major, and one of Albert Roussel’s most beloved works, the vivacious Third Symphony, written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 8, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 8, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 8, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cage Suite for Toy Piano (both solo version and orchestration by Lou Harrison)
Stravinsky Symphony in C
C. P. E. Bach Symphony D Major, H. 663
Albert Roussel Symphony No. 3
Leon Botstein leads TŌN in a concert of music spanning over 200 years, with four 20th-century works presented alongside a brief symphony from 1776. The program begins with Ulysses Kay’s Chariots, inspired by the writings of poet William Blake and others, and John Cage’s whimsical Suite for Toy Piano, both in solo performance by Frank Corliss and Lou Harrison’s orchestration. Then we explore three symphonies of different styles: Stravinsky’s expressive Symphony in C; C. P. E. Bach’s adventurous Symphony in D Major, and one of Albert Roussel’s most beloved works, the vivacious Third Symphony, written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930.
Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 8, 2026 3:30–5 pm
Olin Auditorium An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown…guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home. Join us for a screening and panel discussion facilitated by biologist and producer of The Nature of Nature, Laura Heady from the Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University.
The Nature of Nature was produced by Flicker Filmworks and the Hudson River Estuary Program with funding by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund in partnership with NEIWPCC.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 9, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 9, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 9, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Out of the Past and into the Present: On Reading and Writing Hebrew Literature, Then and Now
Discussants: Ruby Namdar, Novelist (LABA). Professor Haim Weiss, Ben Gurion University. Facilitated by Professor Shai Secunda, Bard College
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In this conversation between a professor of classical Hebrew literature and a contemporary Hebrew novelist, we will discuss a remarkable Talmudic tale about a rabbi, hiding in a cave to avoid Roman persecution, who then reemerges after twelve years to a world that appears unchanged. We will explore some of the literary and philosophical features of this story as we consider the relationship between the study of classical Hebrew literature and the writing of modern Hebrew literature today.
Sponsored by: Jewish Studies, Interdisciplinary Study of Religions, and Hebrew Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Playful Planning: A non-technical introduction to linear programming
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
RKC 111 How do you turn a vague idea into a solid plan — and how can a computer help refine it? In this interactive workshop, you will explore the world of computer-based planning. Without any programming or math, we’ll build a simple model for organizing a music festival on campus. Compete in a custom-made card game to see who comes up with the best Bard Festival and collects the most Party Points. No prior knowledge required. Join for an entertaining hour while learning about trade-offs, strategic planning, and modeling. 60 minutes, all are welcome.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics & Economics Programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Playful Planning: A non-technical introduction to Linear Programming
Data Analytics Workshop with Till Porrmann
Monday, February 9, 2026 5 pm
RKC 111 How do you turn a vague idea into a solid plan - and how can a computer help refine it?
In this interactive workshop, you will explore the world of computer-based planning. Without any programming or math, we'll build a simple model for organizing a music festival on campus. Compete in a custom-made card game to see who comes up with the best Bard Festival and collects the most Party Points. No prior knowledge required. Join for an entertaining hour while learning about trade-offs, strategic planning, and modeling.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics and Economics Programs.
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, February 9, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, poet and Center for Ethics and Writing Fellow DM Aderibigbe will read from his work. This reading is free and open to the public.
D.M. Aderibigbe is from Lagos, Nigeria. He’s the author of 82nd Division (Akashic Books, 2025), winner of the National Poetry Series, and How the End First Showed (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018), winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, among other honors. He has received fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission, Sewanee Writers’ Conference (Walter E. Dakin Fellowship), The James Merrill House, Art Omi/Ledig House, Ucross, Jentel, and Boston University where he earned his MFA in creative writing. His poems appear in The Atlantic, The Nation, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Georgia Review, and New England Review, among others. He’s a Senior Fellow in Ethics & Writing in the Written Arts Program at Bard College.
Online Event Bard Abroad celebrates 11 years of the Berlin Theater Intensive program with the Summer 2026 term!
Join the program directors Dawn Akemi Saito (Fordham University) and Jonathan Rosenberg (Bard College) to learn more about the program and ask questions about the application process. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
It was Just an Accident, dir. Jafar Panahi (2025). Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
AI, Sustainability and Jobs: Navigating the Changing Career Landscape
Monday, February 9, 2026 7–8:30 pm
Online Event How is artificial intelligence reshaping sustainability work—and what does it mean for your career?
Curious how AI is affecting sustainability careers? Join us to learn how to adapt and stay competitive. From hiring and job searches to the skills employers value most, AI is already transforming how people find, prepare for, and succeed in sustainability and mission-aligned roles. Understanding these shifts isn’t optional—it’s essential for anyone planning their next career move.
The skills and experiences that stand out in sustainability roles
Job search strategies—from resumes to networking—in an AI-influenced market
This free webinar will help you cut through the hype and focus on what actually matters: how to position yourself for meaningful, mission-aligned work as technology reshapes the employment landscape.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tax Support for Bard Students Through the NonResident Tax Help Group (NoRTH)
Runs through Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Online Event
Now that this year's tax season is in full swing, we are happy to announce that OISSS has partnered with a wonderful, free tax service for the 2025 tax year. This service is open to all tax filers with a bard.edu email address, resident or non-resident.
Tax returns for the 2025 tax year are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Don't wait to start filing your taxes. We encourage you to create your free NoRTH account and begin your tax filing today!
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event The Berlin Summer Studio program is relaunching for the Summer 2026 term!
This intensive program is designed for studio arts students to develop their artistic practice in designated studios at Bard College Berlin’s Direktorenhaus arts building at Monopol Berlin. Material and technical workshops, group and individual critiques, readings and discussions, and ample studio time are the foundations of this program, which culminates in final creative projects shared publicly in an Open Studios exhibition.
During this virtual info session, you can learn more about the program and application from the academic directors. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
WHAT WE COVER: - Overview of graduate program offerings - Alumni success and career outcomes - Admissions information - Financial aid and scholarships - Prerequisite course information - Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2026 Community Action Award cycle until April 6, 2026.
Early Decision Deadline - March 13, 2026
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office provide qualifying students with Community Action Awards each summer to support them as they pursue community-facing and public-oriented internships. CAAs provide funding for participation in unpaid (or underpaid, depending on the applicant pool) internships that address issues impacting traditionally underserved populations around the world.
Each award application is reviewed by a Selection Committee composed of faculty and staff members. Awards typically range from $1,500 to $4,000 (depending on availability of funding) to support student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come win Valentine's day themed raffle prizes and write cute election themed post cards. Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor Calling all seniors! Ready to regroup after break and jump back into Sproj? Join us at the library for a special welcome back event just for you. Have a slice of pizza, connect with the librarians, and find out how we can help you finish strong. Drop in anytime. Free pizza while it lasts! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
An Evening with Rabbi Abby Stein: Author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Join us as we welcome Abby Stein, who will give a talk on Gender and Judaism and share her own powerful story. Stein was born and raised in a family of distinguished rabbinic lineage (she’s a tenth-generation descendent of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism), and studied to become a rabbi before leaving that world in 2012. Since coming out, she has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and for those leaving ultra-Orthodoxy. Stein is a Jewish educator, author, speaker, and activist, whose forthcoming book Sources of Pride is an anthology and exploration of Jewish texts on identity, gender, sexuality, and inclusivity.
Sponsored by: JSO, Jewish Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Are you interested in medicine? Come join Pre-Health Club and our pre-health advisor Lisa Kopperman for pizza and cookie-cake and a supportive community. See you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 12, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Applying for summer internships or jobs? Stop by the library for quick, practical resume advice. Learn what employers want, how to strengthen your bullet points, and get answers to your questions. Bring a resume or drop in, no prep required! For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7–8 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Join us for our first biweekly ACCESS meeting of the semester! ACCESS (Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies) is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting health, safety, and accessibility on campus.
We provide free emergency supplies to students, including menstrual products, sexual health items, and limited emergency contraceptives, along with other essential wellness resources. Formerly known as Planned Parenthood, The Dime Store, and Code Red, ACCESS brings these initiatives together to better support students in one unified organization. At this meeting, we’ll introduce our mission, go over how students can access supplies, discuss upcoming initiatives, and explain how you can get involved. Whether you’re curious, passionate about student wellness, or just want to learn more, all are welcome!
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema This is a screening of a feature debut from Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese. After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France clinging to the hope of a European identity. Jomo, a Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge across borders, bodies, life, and death. All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.
“[A] neon-dream parable cast against the shadow of sweeping global forces.” – The New York Times
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC).
Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 13, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Therapy Dogs from Hudson Valley Paws For A Cause at Stevenson Library
Friday, February 13, 2026 11:30 am – 1 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor Need some puppy love? Take a break, hang out with fellow Bardians, and pet adorable therapy dogs to stress less and smile more!
Sponsored by: Wellness Education Department.
For more information, call 845-768-2649, or e-mail [email protected].
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
What is Incoherence? Towards a Non-Absolutist View
Tez Clark, PhD Student, Department of Philosophy, New York University
Friday, February 13, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 We often seem to care that our attitudes match the way things are. At the same time, we also seem to care about our attitudes cohering or fitting together. Many philosophers accept that "failing by one’s own lights" in this way is incoherent and in some sense irrational. But what does it mean for attitudes to be incoherent in this way, and what unifies the various examples of incoherence? In this talk, Clark argues that existing theories of incoherence rest on the mistaken assumption that certain attitudes are incoherent no matter what, regardless of who has them or of contextual features, then sketches an alternative way of thinking about incoherence, in terms of intelligibility.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 This talk outlines the day-to-day life of a technician at LIGO MIT. Mr. Becher will discuss his experience after graduating from Bard’s physics program, followed by examples of current projects that highlight hands-on design, assembly, and troubleshooting.
Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Kappa House Common Room Please join BELL in our first biweekly meeting of the sprin semester. We will be sharing our spring plans and post some valentines related activities. For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 14, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Buy baked goods for your crush on Valentines day, to support the ultimate frisbee team! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
2 pm • Pre-concert celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year 3 pm • Performance
Celebrate two holidays in one! On Valentine’s Day, bring your loved ones and welcome the Year of the Horse at the 7th annual The Sound of Spring Chinese New Year concert. The Orchestra Now and conductor Jindong Cai perform a program in praise of love and horses—filling Sosnoff Theater with joyful Chinese and Western symphonic music for the whole family.
Special guest soloists include winds virtuoso Yazhi Guo, plus a selection of outstanding young performers with top international accolades from the legendary Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the groundbreaking US-China Music Institute at Bard.
Be sure to come early for the ever-popular Chinese instrument demonstration, with tea and snacks, courtesy of the US-China Music Institute.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
POSTPONED: Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano
Saturday, February 14, 2026 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This event has been postponed due to illness. We apologize for the short notice, and a rescheduled date will be announced soon.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 15, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 15, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 15, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The Sunday Serenity Group of Alcohol Anonymous is an open discussion-based, child-friendly meeting! Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholic Anonymous' Recovery Program. Non-alcoholics may attend meetings as observers, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 16, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 16, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 16, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Fancy studying abroad in the UK? Looking for fascinating courses in English, Creative Writing, Classics, Theatre, History, Education, Social Science, Art History, Studio Art, Film-making, Philosophy, or Psychology? Ready to live in historic housing in a World Heritage City, 90 minutes from London? Interested in an internship, or a one-on-one tutorial in a subject of your choosing?
Come meet Matias, Student Affairs Coordinator at Advanced Studies in England, to learn about a program in the historic city of Bath which includes residentials in Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, day trips to Stonehenge, The Cotswolds and The Jurassic Coast, and course-connected study trips all over the UK. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Political Not Technical: Computing Technology and the Genealogical Method
Brian Jordan Jefferson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monday, February 16, 2026 5 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema On October 4, 2022 the White House unveiled its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. Nine months later, the UN Security Council held its first meeting on AI governance; days after, the White House announced plans to deregulate AI on one hand, and regulate the ideological content in AI models on the other. A growing number of engineers and social scientists have joined forces in response to these developments in fields like AI Ethics, AI and Society, and Computing and Society. Too often however, their efforts share a critical limitation: they view technology exclusively in technical terms and seek technical solutions for its problems. Jefferson shows how technical understandings are necessary but insufficient for addressing the political challenges posed by today’s technologies. This talk outlines how a genealogical method helps illuminate these political dimensions.
Sponsored by: Data Analytics & Politics Programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
POSTPONED - Literature Salon Written on Stone and Wax: Ovid, Ancient Literature, and the Historical Archive
Lauren Curtis, Director, Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classics, Bard College
Monday, February 16, 2026 5–6 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 This presentation tackles how scholars of literature can approach historical archives, using the Roman poet Ovid as an example. Exiled to the northeastern frontier of the Roman empire (modern Romania) by the emperor Augustus in 8 CE, Ovid continued to write deeply personal poetry to friends and a wider reading public. Scholars have long noticed how his poetry is transformed by the experience of exile; this presentation argues that if we put his work in dialogue with the surviving written archives from the Roman frontier (military and diplomatic documents, for example, inscribed on wax, bronze, and stone), we see that not just his themes but also his very language is transformed by local written culture.Curtis will discuss how the traditional siloing of academic disciplines and subfields can occlude such connections, and argue that attempting to bridge them can result in new approaches to (ancient) literature. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 If you need to write a literature review, this workshop's for you. Join Jane Smith on Monday, February 16, 5:00–6:15 pm in Olin LC 115 to learn why the literature review is a crucial element of research writing, pick up tips for writing a good one, and practice writing a basic review.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 This is an introductory meeting where we will discuss our plans for the journal this semester. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Featuring Board Games, Dominos and Uno. Food and drinks will be provided, come hang out with us! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Barringer House An artist collective designed to bring filmmakers, writers, and other creatives together for collaboration, feedback, and mutual growth. The group meets bi-weekly after dinner in a welcoming, laid-back environment, where members can pitch their projects and workshop ideas and hold each other accountable for progress. For more information, call 312-841-3686, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Jurisdictional Approaches and Sustainability Frameworks
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2–3 pm
Online Event Insights from stakeholder interviews, case studies, and sustainability frameworks on what enables landscape collaboration and impact. Companies, NGOs, public agencies, and other actors across the food and agriculture ecosystem are increasingly investing in nature-based solutions to improve water resilience, reduce deforestation risk, strengthen biodiversity outcomes, and deliver credible progress on environment and nature commitments. But scaling these efforts remains difficult, especially when collaboration, claims, and measurement requirements are unclear.
This webinar shares emerging insights from a cross-sector research effort that combines:
Stakeholder interviews across companies, NGOs, conveners, implementers, and academics
Case studies of landscape and jurisdictional initiatives
Review of major sustainability frameworks informing disclosure and decision-making
We’ll discuss what’s working, what’s holding efforts back, and practical lessons for building initiatives that are credible, collaborative, and scalable. ___ This research was supported by General Mills and developed by Bard MBA students in collaboration with advisors from Open-Rivers Consulting Associates.
"No, my dear Rilke!”: On Rilke’s Flirtations with Mussolini and Fascism
With Literary Critic and Author Hans-Peter Kunisch
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 203 “What a beautiful speech by Mr. Mussolini!”, Rainer Maria Rilke writes in 1926. “No, my dear Rilke!”, the recipient of his letter, the Italian aristocrat and anarchist Lella Gallarati-Scotti, disagrees. What follows is an epistolary debate in which Rilke openly reveals his fascination with Benito Mussolini, founding figure of European fascism, and further philosophies of strength, re-birth, and domination of the time. This intricate part of Rilke’s life and work has been ignored or down-played by all biographies of this “secret king of the German soul” so far. As we are celebrating Rilke’s 150th anniversary, Hans-Peter Kunisch invites us to revisit his writings in the light of these little-known documents. Kunisch challenges us not to denounce Rilke, but to expand our appreciation to the uncomfortable provocations of this eminent European poet who was writing at a time, not unlike ours, of radical political transformations.
Sponsored by: The German Studies and Italian Studies programs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Ottaway Theater, Avery Film Center "I make short experimental 16mm films. I move through space seeking what moves me. I start a film by walking, following light and dilemmas of transition." A concentrated visual exploration of Arnias's enduring experience as an immigrant person of Afro-Caribbean descent living in America, followed by an artist talk. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Tuesday February 17, the Written Arts program will be holding a moderation Q&A in RKC 103. Students intending to moderate into Written Arts will have the opportunity to speak with faculty about the moderation process and specific Written Arts requirements.
Students intending to moderate into Written Arts this semester are required to attend this event. Those who are unable to attend are asked to please notify the program coordinator ([email protected]) in advance.
Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Cornell Public Health Information Session
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5:45–6:45 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Join CDO for a conversation on veterinary medicine and public health with Gary Whittaker PhD. For more information, call 845-758-7183, or e-mail [email protected].
Making A Difference with a Legal Career: Bardians in Law Alumni/ae Panel and Student Q&A
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 6–7 pm
Online Event Students will connect with alumni/ae who are making a difference, gain insight into their impactful work, experiences in law school, and advice on pursuing a pathway in law. All class years and majors welcome! Sponsored by Pre-Law@Bard, CDO & ODAA.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Join us for our bi-weekly student life committee meeting. Open to all! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Keep practicing your zero waste techniques, and help us go for the Gold by taking our first three Campus Waste Challenges. Weekly drawing for a zero waste utensil kit. The residence hall with the most entrants will get Taste Budd's Treats! Use the QR code bellow.
In the real world, help us repeat our GOLD medal from 2025 when we were the national champions for food scrap diversion (for small colleges). Just slide on over to the Kline Dish Return with your food scraps so we can make food scraps into Golden Compost. First topics: Recycling and Campus Composting. For more information, call 845-464-8025, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://sites.google.com/bard.edu/bardofficeofsustainability/home.
Democracy Innovation Academy: Can Democracy Evolve?
A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1 pm
Online Event The Democracy Innovation Hub is excited to launch a monthly drop-in webinar series that operates like a reading group, but with short videos followed by discussion. Each one hour session, starting in February 2026, will include one ten minute video from our free online Democracy Innovation Academy. This is not a formal college course - it's a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, or facilitators.
How do assemblies fit into the history of democracy and the American republic? How do climate assemblies work? What does a permanent assembly look like? Join us for this short course featuring 12 videos on the history of citizen assemblies and sortition.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come join Reslife to design your own Valentine’s Day card for yourself or someone else! You can then take your card with you or leave it behind and take a card someone else made. We will have supplies as well as snacks and treats. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sottery Hall Take a break with us! Join DOSA, Wellness, Sustainability, and the Arboretum for a short, energizing walk, complete with hot chocolate and puppy love. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome!
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Thursday, February 19, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 19, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 19, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
IFE - Field Study & Internship programs in France and Spain
Want to study abroad in Spain or France and work in an internship tailored to your interests and area of focus? Come to the Campus Center to learn how!
Thursday, February 19, 2026 10 am – 12 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Institute for Field Education (IFE) representative, Emily Freeman, will be at a table in the campus center from 10 am - 12 pm, Thursday, February 19. Stop by to hear about IFE's programs in Asturias, Marseille, Paris, and Strasbourg, and discuss internship opportunities in your field.
Can't make it to the table? Emily will also join the French Table on at 12:30 pm in the College Room at Kline Commons, and would be happy to meet individually with students as well. Email her at [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Applying for summer internships or jobs?
Stop by the library for quick, practical resume advice. Learn what employers want, how to strengthen your bullet points, and get answers to your questions.
Bring a resume or drop in, no prep required! For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Massena Campus Maple Tapping Workshop hosted by the Wihanble s'a Center and Bard Farm. Note: This event will be rescheduled in case of rain, the rain date is Monday February 23rd at 2 pm. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A discussion between friends, collaborators and scholars, Dr. Lana Lopesi and Dr. Sarah Biscarra Dilley to discuss themes around Indigenous feminism, land, and embodied sovereignty. Moderated by Indigenous Students Association club head, Kahelelani Mahone. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Join Stevenson Library for our annual welcome back event: Library Takeover! Play lawn & board games IN the library (yes, inside the library!). We’ll have our famous home-grown minigolf course (entire course made out of books!), play cornhole in the stacks, board games, snacks, prizes and more! Come make some noise in the library with us! On the first floor & lower level of Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Carbonauts: Bard Sustainability Sips CSE 206 (NYC)
Thursday, February 19, 2026 6–9 pm
Lutron NY Residential Experience Center Join us in New York City on February 19 for an evening that brings together ideas, people, and real momentum in sustainability. Sponsored by the Bard MBA in Sustainability, this event is designed for students, prospective students, faculty, and anyone curious about how sustainability is reshaping business, leadership, and careers.
The evening will feature fast paced lightning talks from three sustainability leaders working at the intersection of business, climate, and social impact. Expect sharp insights, candid perspectives, and practical takeaways. The program is intentionally informal, creating space for meaningful conversation over complimentary lite bites and cocktails. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with Bard MBA in Sustainability students and faculty, as well as professionals from across the sustainability ecosystem.
This event is open to the public. We want open, inspiring, agenda-less conversations where people feel free to share; therefore, there is to be absolutely no pitching or selling of your product or service nor fund-raising. Hope to see you soon!
For The Love of Community: An Exploration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy of Civic Engagement and Social Justice
Thursday, February 19, 2026 6–8 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Join the Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Civic Engagement for a collective dialogue informed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, Why We Can't Wait. Delicious food will also be provided as we come together at this timely and important moment.
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Friday, February 20, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck Open call for film submissions for the Fourth Annual Student Film Showcase at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. This showcase is open to all Bard students! We welcome anything and everything: from animation to 16mm, mockumentary to experimental, or even a music video! Whether it’s your first film or your fifteenth, we want to see it. This will be a great opportunity to have your work shown on the big screen. There will be music! There will be popcorn! Bring your friends!
Submission Deadline: April 15. You can submit anything up to 6 minutes long. We hope you’ll submit your work and join us in celebrating the voices of today and tomorrow’s filmmakers.
Engineering the Concept of Pain for Clinical Practice
Tiina Rosenqvist Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows, Dartmouth College
Friday, February 20, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 Conceptual engineering is often understood as the practice of assessing and improving our representational tools with specific aims in mind. In this paper, I contribute to the engineering of the concept of pain with a particular focus on clinical utility. My engineering efforts center on the International Association for the Study of Pain’s (IASP) “official” definition of pain, first introduced in 1979 and revised in 2020. I discuss the general process of conceptual engineering and the original IASP definition of pain and identify three desiderata for a definition suitable for clinical practice: it should be accurate, cognitively tractable, and promote justice in patient care. Evaluating the revised IASP definition against these desiderata, I argue that it is vague and fails to fully address persistent misconceptions about pain, and that additional revisions are therefore needed. I then propose an alternative definition designed to better meet the demands of effective and just clinical practice.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
Mary C. Krembs, Bard College Director, Citizen Science and Mathematics Faculty, Master of Arts in Teaching Program
Friday, February 20, 2026 12 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 To teach, or not to teach: that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of high school physics students… or take a different path? Join us for an informal conversation about the pros and cons of pursuing a career in high school teaching for science and math majors. We’ll dive into the real-world factors that influence this choice including finances, lifestyle, social temperament, and career mobility. The session will also feature insights into the Bard College Master of Arts in Teaching program, where Mary has taught for over 18 years.
Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House Learn the basics of machine sewing with Media Corps member and Makerspace co-founder Riley Farberman! RSVPs are required for this event, and are accepted on a first come/first serve basis. Please email [email protected]to secure your spot!
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Robbins Peer Health and Sun River Health invite you to a judgment-free zone and honest conversations about sex, condoms, lube, PrEP and much more. Safer sex supplies, a hot cocoa bar, snacks, prizes, and giveaways. Please bring your own mug for the hot cocoa bar!
Sponsored by: Peer Health Education .
For more information, call 845-752-2096, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Manor Join us in a paint night! Paint a friend, Follow a painting tutorial, finger paintining, paint a mug, and paint by numbers! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Saturday, February 21, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Contra dancing is a traditional group dance that follows celtic music. Come dance with us, no experience needed! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Ideas Lab: Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies Workshop
Saturday, February 21, 2026 5–6 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 What is critical thinking? How do we evaluate evidence? How does our brain work? Do you think you are rational? Join with us in a workshop where we will explore how cognitive biases and logical fallacies shape our reasoning, decisions, and debates. Through real-world examples, you will have a valuable opportunity to analyze how emotion, confidence, and laziness influence judgment. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Galleries Entry Gallery Originally presented at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in celebration of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, When Attitudes Take Form presents thirteen artists from the Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection, donated to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. For many years, Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg have championed the work of artists with disabilities, especially those from within the learning difficulties community. Through direct experience of life in the disability community and an ongoing dialogue with noted New York-based curator, Matthew Higgs, the Eisenbergs have created an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, while advocating for the inclusion of artists with disabilities through exhibitions and museum acquisitions.
Artists: Maureen Clay, Derrick Alexis Coard, Nnena Kalu, Dwight Mackintosh, Julian Martin, Dan Miller, Marlon Mullen, Helen Rae, Aurie Ramirez, William Scott, Nicole Storm, William Tyler, Alice Wong
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Sunday, February 22, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum Entry Gallery We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other, Jacolby Satterwhite, 2020. A presentation from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. More info here.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
FreeUse (Kappa Garage) Help keep FreeUse stocked and tidy! Our little two car garage full of free items should have tons of clothing right now. Help us keep the shelves full. Volunteers get a sticker and much appreciation!
Sponsored by: Office of Sustainability.
For more information, call 845-464-8025, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Sunday, February 22, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The Sunday Serenity Group of Alcohol Anonymous is an open discussion-based, child-friendly meeting! Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholic Anonymous' Recovery Program. Non-alcoholics may attend meetings as observers, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Monday, February 23, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come meet the student interns for the Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination to learn all about the office and other resources on campus! For more information, call 914-334-1969, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, February 23, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 23, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Olin Humanities, Room 302 Calling all Pokemon fans at Bard! Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Come to our weekly meetings in Olin hall every Monday at 7 pm to engage in Pokemon related discussion, trading, & battling, as well as occasional homemade games for prizes!
Email[email protected] with any questions, or follow our Instagram @bard_pokemon_club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Call for Course Proposals for Summer 2026 and Academic Year 2026-2027
Monday, February 23, 2026
Online Event GHEA21 is inviting proposals for Online Courses for Summer and Fall 2026 and Network Collaborative Courses for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.
Online Courses are offered by a single institution to students across GHEA21. They take place entirely online and include students from the host institution.
Network Collaborative Courses (NCCs) are co-created and co-taught by faculty across two or more partner institutions. These courses expose students to diverse perspectives through collaborative, cross-institution assignments and activities. NCCs may entail longer (full-semester) or shorter, more modular (4-6 weeks) cross-network collaboration. All lead faculty and co-faculty involved in proposed NCCs must be registered in the GHEA21 Portal by the time of the proposal submission.
Faculty are expected to secure approval from their home institution to offer their proposed courses prior to submitting the form.
In reviewing proposals, priority will be given to courses that contribute to GHEA21 Academic Certificates in the following ways:
Civic Engagement: Courses that connect students to local or international communities and incorporate civic engagement activity.
Human Rights: Courses that focus on human rights questions within disciplines other than law and politics or offer opportunities to work hands-on with local practitioners.
Sustainability and Climate Solutions: Courses that focus on sustainability and climate solutions in the arts, natural or social sciences, humanities, engineering, business, or law.
Democracy:* Social sciences courses focused on authoritarian resurgence, democratic erosion, and democratic resilience.
Global Humanities: Courses that explore human culture and experience from the perspectives of the arts, humanities, and literature.
Global Studies: Courses that explore the crisis in global democracy, international security, social change in complex environments, or impacts of AI. Regional focuses on the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and South America are especially encouraged.
Technology and Society:** Courses that explore the creation, development, uses, and impacts of technology in historical, cultural, social, economic, or political contexts.
* Expected to launch in Fall 2027. ** Expected to launch in Spring 2027. REGISTRATION
We have been here before: Censorship and its combatants
Runs through Monday, May 25, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor This exhibit traces a history of the book and of censorship with selections from the Alan Sussman Collection. Curated by Michael Orsini '13. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, February 23, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd Monday, March 9th Monday, March 23rd Monday, April 6th Monday, April 20th Monday, May 4th
Sponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Come celebrate the first issue of the Center for Ethics and Writing Journal!
The CEW Journal is a collection of student writing from Center-supported writing workshops across Bard, including those taught at Bard College's Annandale campus and the Bard Microcolleges in Harlem and Brooklyn. The Journal also includes poetry from one of the Center for Ethics and Writing's Fellows, Mahtab Yaghma.
Come and enjoy some refreshments and grab a print copy of the Center's Journal. This reception will be followed by a reading with novelist and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 at 6pm.
Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, February 23rd, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Fractal Realities screening: Hamid and Yachine spend most of their days smoking pot in Casablanca’s biggest slum. After a stint in prison Hamid returns home a changed man: he is now a religious fundamentalist, and believes his younger brother has been chosen to become a martyr. The two must embark on a transformative journey. From filmmaker Nabil Ayouch comes a dramatic and dark mise-en-scène of a dispossessed youth in an economically fractured society. Horses of God is an invitation to reflect on personal agency, interpersonal violence, and systemic marginalization. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes.
Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 9 am – 5 pm
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 1–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A 1-1 personalized guidance for accessing food resources.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 2–6 pm
Wellness Education Office If you're experiencing food insecurity during the semester, you're not alone. Nourish@bard is here to support you with dignity and care. Please email[email protected] for an appointment.
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5–6 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Every Tuesday, the Bard Chapel will be open for quiet prayer from 6 to 7 pm. Come to spend time in adoration, spiritual reading, and praying the rosary in silent meditation. Let the silence calm your stress and open your heart to God's love.
The Holy Hour will end with the Office of Compline. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm with Oliver in the Stevenson Athletic Center, Room 211. For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in Conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12–1 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program presents a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman at the George Eastman Museum. More info here.
Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Curators, collaborators and friends, Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick and Dr. Leuli Eshraghi will be joining moderator Candice Hopkins for a discussion on documentation as resistance, and reaching beyond representation. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event The Berlin Summer Studio program is relaunching for the Summer 2026 term!
This intensive program is designed for studio arts students to develop their artistic practice in designated studios at Bard College Berlin’s Direktorenhaus arts building at Monopol Berlin. Material and technical workshops, group and individual critiques, readings and discussions, and ample studio time are the foundations of this program, which culminates in final creative projects shared publicly in an Open Studios exhibition.
During this virtual info session, you can learn more about the program and application from the academic directors. Please find the Zoom link here.
The program is currently accepting applications for 2026 with the deadline to apply being March 15th, 2026. To learn more and open an application, click here.
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad.
For more information, call 845-758-7081, or e-mail [email protected].
Korean Science Fiction and the Boundaries of the Imaginable
Dr. Sangkeun Yoo, (Assistant Professor at Marist University)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5 pm
Preston Theater This lecture examines the overlooked history of Korean science fiction and what it reveals about the political limits of imagination. Tracing the genre from early twentieth-century translations of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to contemporary popular Korean film, television, and popular media such as K-pop Demon Hunters, the talk challenges Western-centered narratives of science fiction’s origins.
Focusing on Korea’s experience of colonialism, Cold War geopolitics, and national division, the lecture argues that science fiction is a privileged site for understanding not only what futures were imagined, but what futures remained impossible to imagine. By situating Korean science fiction within a global framework, the talk rethinks science fiction as a politically embedded, transnational genre rather than a purely Western one.
Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies, Asian Studies, Experimental Humanities, the Literature Program, and the Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Jess Feldman is the Klemens von Klemperer Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College. They hold an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University and a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College. Jess's research focuses on ideas of collective action in the history of political thought. Jess's book manuscript, Democracy and the General-Strike Tradition, draws on 20th-century political thought, contemporary democratic theory, and African-American political thought to develop an account of how the general strike has shaped the democratic imaginary. Jess's work on W.E.B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction has been published in Political Theory, and an essay on Hannah Arendt's political theory won the Best Paper Award (2024) from the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association.
Rose A. Owen is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at SUNY Purchase. Before Purchase, Rose was the Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Theory at The New School for Social Research. Her first book, Feminist Violence, explores how militant feminists transformed the concept of violence during the second wave. She has published articles in Political Theory and New Political Science, and she recently received the Okin-Young Award for best article in Feminist Political Theory.
For Love of the World, every fourth Tuesday from 6-6:30 pm on Radio Kingston, is your portal to the bold ideas and respectful, deep conversations about contemporary issues that we’re having regularly at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. Join us each month as we delve into the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Hannah Arendt, with renowned scholars and public intellectuals, and exemplify what it means to have a conversation of patient humility, in the Arendtian tradition.
1490 AM | 107.9 FM | or stream online and anytime at radiokingston.org
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Marking four years since Russia's full-scale invasion and the twelfth year of war in Ukraine. Join us for song, testimony, and solidarity with survivors of war. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts NO CLASS ON FEBRUARY 18 & 25 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual and in person sessions available Between academic pressure, social demands, and stress, college can feel like a lot. Burnout doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Self-care coaching can help you manage stress, improve sleep, and boost focus so you can thrive, not just survive.
Get the guidance and accountability you need to succeed in school and in life. Make an appointment for a 1:1 self care coaching session by emailing [email protected].
Sponsored by: Wellness Education .
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Free HIV and STI Testing with Hudson Valley Community Services
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Center Know Your Status. Get Tested! HIV and STI testing for free, available every second Wednesday of the month by appointment. Make an appointment: [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 2:30–3:30 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 206 QPOC general meetings are a space for Queer People of Color to gather, connect, and build community. We come together to support one another in a space rooted in care, honesty, and collective joy. All QPOC identities are welcome. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Sawkill Coffee House Writer’s Group welcomes all Bard students to engage in prompts, free writes, and other writing activities in the comfort of Sawkill Coffeehouse. Join us tonight to write in company. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: this meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Abir Saksouk from Public Works narrates cities and towns targeted by the ongoing Israeli aggressions on Lebanon as sites of contestation between conceived plans and lived realities. It underscores the power of documentation, material evidence, and mapping in deconstructing dominant discourses around places and their reconstruction. This talk is based on In Search for Justice Among the Rubble, an exhibition by Public Works that took place in Tunis as part of Evidence, an international festival by Fisher Center LAB, in association with the Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
This talk is produced in collaboration with Fen Live Lab (فل/F’LL), an incubator for innovations in live art and performance practices. It is moderated by Tania El Khoury. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Sponsored by: Bard Office of Sustainability; Center for Civic Engagement.
Private Sectoral Balances, Financial Markets, and Business Cycles in the US Economy
Francesco Ruggeri, Giuliano Toshiro Yajima, and Francesco Zezza
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 1–2 pm
Blithewood
This talk will discuss the dynamic interaction between private-sector financial balances, financial conditions, and the business cycle in the United States, with a focus on the distinct roles played by households and non-financial corporations. Motivated by balance-sheet and Minskyan perspectives on macro-financial instability, we analyze how demand and financial shocks propagate through the economy and how their effects depend on cyclical conditions, financial stress, and balance-sheet positions. The presenters' research shows that private-sector financial balances respond strongly to financial shocks, but in systematically different ways across sectors and states of the economy. Their findings highlight the central role of private-sector balance sheets in shaping macro-financial dynamics and underscore the importance of distinguishing between household and corporate balances when assessing cyclical risks and financial vulnerability.
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs, professor of political studies, and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College;
Yael Bromberg, Esq., constitutional rights litigator, leading legal scholar of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and election law professor at American University Washington College of Law;
Erin Cannan, Bard College vice president for civic engagement;
Jelani Favors, vice president of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at the United Negro College Fund;
Michael Nojeim, Professor and Program Coordinator of Political Science at Prairie View A&M University
The panel will break down insights into the role of college communities in the fight for suffrage, and their contributions to the evolution of the right to vote based on case studies from Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Bard College. Register here For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Come make a bound chapbook using recycled books from the collection! You'll learn about and use different methods of erasure to remove text and craft a new message. Attendees will leave with their work rebound into a simple chapbook. Please email [email protected] to reserve your spot. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Psychopolitics of the Carceral State: Lessons from the Los Angeles Jail System
Jeremy Levenson, Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 This talk examines the place of psychiatry in the ever shape-shifting U.S. carceral state. It presents an ethnographic account of the Los Angeles Jail system’s mental health facility, the largest in the United States. Drawing on three years of ethnographic research inside LA’s jails, I explore how and why jail mental health care appears to only sustain and further individual and collective suffering. Bringing together a conjunctural analysis of the LA jail mental health care crisis and the pre-figurative possibilities of psychiatric utopianism demonstrated by the organizing inside and outside the jail, I describe jail mental health care as a terrain of psycho-politics. On this terrain, particular relationships harden and become the glue holding the jail together and enabling its reproduction, while struggles are simultaneously waged at its points of contradiction. This multi-leveled approach demonstrates how the jail is an institutional and ideological regime wherein a particular form of psychiatry is brought in to manage its recursive crises. It also offers a lens through which to understand efforts to interrupt carceral social reproduction.
Courage to Be Dinner Lectures: Limina Grace Harmon, New Connexions United Methodist Church / Ulster County Legislature
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6 pm
Blithewood Rev. Limina Grace Harmon is a public theologian, historian, and Methodist clergy person with deep experience in civic leadership and public ethics. A longtime resident of New Paltz, she has served as an Ulster County Legislator and on numerous local and state bodies focused on racial equity, human rights, and sustainable communities. She is pastor of New Paltz UMC and Modena Memorial UMC, and is committed to bringing rigorous moral reflection to public life. Prior to ministry, she worked in legislative communications and policy research for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and at the national ACLU on issues including civil liberties, human rights, and religious freedom.
The Courage To Be Lecture Series events are for enrolled Bard students only. Learn more at https://hac.bard.edu/programs/couragetobe/. However, the talks will be recorded, and will be shared on our YouTube playlist where available. If you have any questions, email Jana Mader, Director of Academic Programs at [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–9 pm
RKC Second Floor (on top of the pods) Biology Study Room Session with a tutor standby. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hegeman 107(Physics Lab) and 105(Physics Lounge) Physics Study Room with tutor standing by. Wednesday starts at 7:15. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–9 pm
Albee 106 Economics Study Room with tutor stand by. On Tuesday study room starts at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.
Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Thursday evening, come bake challah and help prepare Shabbat dinner for our Friday evening community gathering. Although these evenings serve a practical purpose, they are also a wonderful opportunity for students to chat, relax, and engage with one another with the openness and closeness that seem so natural in kitchens. All are welcome. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 TIME CHANGE: 5:30-6:30 for the remainder of the semester Classical style Level 1 Pilates mat class focusing on strength, balance, and control.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come chat with some of the Feeding the Crows Editorial Board, flip through past issues, ask questions about the literary magazine and our upcoming Issue 08, and get a short poem written for you on a typewriter or a Crowsona (crow version of yourself) drawn! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come chat with some of the Feeding the Crows Editorial Board, flip through past issues, ask questions about the literary magazine and our upcoming Issue 08, and get a short poem written for you on a typewriter or a Crowsona (crow version of yourself) drawn! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 203 (Tutoring Corner) A helpful rag doll that fits into a heroine's apron pocket and acts as a "domestic assistant" is a quintessential trope of Eastern European folklore. For generations, creating guardian dolls and making toys out of fabric, thread, grain, and straw has been a tradition that strengthens the bond between mothers and daughters while passing on the legacy of sewing and embroidery skills. Join the REAS faculty and students for a Slavic doll-making workshop. Try your hand at creating a character out of humble materials, and celebrate the end of winter—the season of intensive needlework and other kinds of handicrafts. All materials will be provided!
Sponsored by: Russian and Eurasian Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
"Innocent Knowledge: Israeli and Palestinian Children's Drawings"
A talk by Professor Katharina Galor
Thursday, February 26, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium This talk introduces Innocent Knowledge, a collaborative research and public humanities project centered on nearly four hundred drawings created by children ages five to fourteen across Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel between October 2024 and June 2025. Encountered together, the drawings render visible the radically unequal conditions under which childhood unfolds across the region. The lecture reflects on the project’s conceptual and ethical foundations: the decision to juxtapose Israeli and Palestinian children’s work without imposing narrative symmetry; the refusal to interpret individual images; the use of context rather than analysis to mediate meaning; and the implications of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for visual expression in wartime. Taken together, the drawings invite us to consider what it means to treat children not as symbols of conflict, but as agents of testimony and presence.
Sponsored by: Human Rights Project.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 26, 2026 7–8 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 ACCESS @ Bard holds biweekly meetings focused on improving student access to emergency safety and wellness supplies across campus. Our work includes distributing menstrual and sexual health products, providing limited emergency contraceptives, and collaborating with campus partners to support student health and safety. Meetings include updates on supply distribution, planning outreach efforts, discussing campus needs, and finding new ways to make essential resources more accessible to students. Anyone interested in public health, mutual aid, or campus wellness is welcome to attend—no prior experience required.
Sponsored by: Student Activities.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, Dahomey is an immersive and astounding work of art from Mati Diop – director of the award-winning feature, Atlantics. Delving into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution, this acclaimed documentary is a poetic look at a seldom-discussed history. The film takes as its subject 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey, which, along with thousands of others, were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. As these artifacts are due to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin, Diop questions how they should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence.
“At a time when many documentaries stretch into episode after episode, there’s something refreshing about one that doesn’t aspire to be all-encompassing... Dahomey is at once haunting and humble.” – The Wall Street Journal
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.
Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight. Complete body workout.
Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays. Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Arendt Center There is an ancient Jewish practice of studying a specific Biblical portion known as the parsha, each week. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger and others in the Bard community for an informal Torah Study session each Friday—open to everyone of all religious backgrounds.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy; Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House The International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) meets for lab time every Friday at New Annandale House. Those interested in digital humanities or archiving are welcome to stop by any time between 12 and 4 pm.
Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 865-242-2654, or e-mail [email protected].
Chaplaincy Office Every Friday during the academic year, a study group will meet in the Chaplaincy office for a conversation on what it means to be human. All are welcome! Faculty, students, and staff will be included in the cohort. The sessions begin with Andrew DeCort's book, Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library The new music listening lounge is officially open on the second floor of Stevenson Library! Here you'll find equipment to listen to LPs, CDs, and cassettes (headphones only, please) and our growing collection of LPs and CDs, as well as musical scores. Drop in anytime during the session to learn how to use the equipment, listen to LPs and CDs from our collection (or bring your own!), and connect with other music lovers.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Club weekly meeting for Bard Games. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center For Spiritual Life, Resnick Commons A Every Friday evening, we gather for a short Shabbat prayer service with singing and discussion, followed by a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. All Bardians are welcome to join us for any part of the evening. For more information, call 802-733-6342, or e-mail [email protected].
Kappa House A drop in support time for talking through concerns with a counselor, whether they are big or small. Every Friday from 12pm to 1pm with V at Kappa House! For more information, call 845-758-7433, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/counseling/.
Online Event Parami University has been granted access to DataCamp free of charge as a university partner and extends access to students and staff from GHEA21 to use DataCamp. Usually, each individual subscription costs USD 84 per year, and now it can be accessed free of charge under Parami.
DataCamp is an online learning platform focused on building practical data skills through interactive, hands-on courses. It covers data science, data analysis, machine learning, and programming using tools like Python, R, SQL, and cloud technologies. With bite-sized lessons, real-world projects, and skill tracks, DataCamp helps learners quickly apply data knowledge in academic, professional, and industry settings.
Finitude as Interpretive Dependence in Kierkegaard’s The Concept of Anxiety
Amy Levine Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Friday, February 27, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Hegeman 204 In The Concept of Anxiety, Kierkegaard offers a reading of the biblical story of the Fall that aims to explain the possibility of original sin without presupposing “knowledge of good and evil.” I suggest that Kierkegaard takes up this theological problem to address another: on a Kantian picture of agency, how can an agent determine herself to act under a principle for the first time? His solution identifies an overlooked dimension of our finitude: our dependence on language and shared cultural practice for the intelligibility of anything we might do. Anxiety is the self-awareness of this dependence. It has an affective dimension because it also involves dependence on other people. In childhood, while we do not know the meaning of what we might do, adults do; in adulthood, the significance of our actions remains vulnerable to others’ interpretation. This reading of anxiety as self-awareness of interpretive dependence illuminates the connection between anxiety and authenticity for Kierkegaard and later for Heidegger.
Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Philosophy Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons A comprehensive plan answers the question, ‘What do we want our town to look and feel like now and in the future?’. Come tell us: What is currently working for you? What needs to be improved? What's something new that would be beneficial? Share your ideas at today's pop up table or by filling out the online survey form. Help positively impact the future of Bard and Red Hook for future Bardians.
Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Office of Sustainability.
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: March 5, 2 pm – 4 pm March 23, 2 pm – 4 pm
Sponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
With the Dutchess County Dept of Behavioral Health Complete registration or email [email protected] to register
Friday, February 27, 2026 2–3 pm
Campus Center, G B Lounge Opioid Overdose Awareness & Narcan Training
Topics Covered: How to identify signs of an overdose What Narcan is and how it works How to administer Narcan safely Risk factors associated with opioid overdoses Understanding the Good Samaritan Law Bonus: All attendees will receive a FREE nasal spray Narcan kit upon completion of the class! Be prepared. Save a life. If you want, I can also turn this into a one-slide presentation or a vibrant social media graphic for campus promotion. Do you want me to do that? You‘re using a less powerful model until your limit resets after 6:05 PM.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come learn about Gilson place, get Gilson bucks, and sign up! For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Down the Road Cafe Latin Jazz Jam, open to the student body. Bring your own instrument, sheet music included! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Needlecraft club is an open space for people who are interested in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc. All skill levels welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Please join us in celebrating Black history month, with our annual Black history month showcase! We will have food, art, performances, and more! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Violist Rosemary Nelis has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout the United States and Europe, sharing her imaginative playing in work that spans the great standard repertoire, historical performance, and extensive collaboration with living composers. Major performances include American premieres of works by composers Brett Dean, Hilda Paredes, Jörg Widmann, in addition to the New York City premiere of György Kurtág’s …Concertante… for solo violin, solo viola and orchestra on the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Nelis’s versatility and musical nuance has made her a sought-after performer in both modern and historical performance settings: performing with leading chamber orchestras such as Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and A Far Cry to historical performance ensembles including Juilliard415, the Sebastians, Baroquelyn, and Twelfth Night.
Nelis has performed at celebrated festivals such as Yellow Barn, Bard Music Festival, and Kneisel Hall. A dedicated educator, Nelis has held teaching positions at institutions including the Kinhaven Music School (2022), and currently serves as faculty at the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Special Music School, the Eisman Center at Queens College, and Montclair State University. Nelis is also faculty at Valley of the Moon Music Festival where she focuses on coaching and performing classical and romantic repertoire on period instruments with her ensemble, Quartet Amizia.
Nelis holds a BM and BA from Bard College Conservatory of Music, where she studied viola with Steven Tenenbom and majored in Chinese Language and Literature. Nelis was the proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship during her Masters studies at The Juilliard School, where she worked with Roger Tapping and Misha Amory. She is currently a Doctoral Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center where she works with Mark Steinberg. Other teachers include Duncan Ferguson (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Ettore Causa (Yale School of Music) and her longtime childhood teacher and mentor, Viktor Basis (Special Music School).
Nelis performs on a 1991 viola crafted by Brooklyn-based luthier Samuel Zygmuntowicz.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Manor Join us for one last night of love with cupid's send off party! Come in pink, red, white, or black. Drinks and photo booth while supplies last! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in Conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12–1 pm
CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program presents a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman at the George Eastman Museum. More info here. CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
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