Assistant Dean of Students Corey Sullivan ’03.

Assistant Dean of Students Corey Sullivan ’03 Wins Obie Award

At the 68th annual Obie Awards, the American Theatre Wing presented Assistant Dean of Students Corey Sullivan ’03 and other members of his arts collective, Theater Mitu, the Ross Wetzsteon Award for sustained innovation in the field. Theater Mitu was originally formed through Sullivan’s collaborations with visiting artists on a production for Bard’s Theater and Performance Program as an undergraduate at Bard. Since then they have worked together to push the boundaries of theater through innovative productions, global research and education initiatives, programs supporting emerging artists, and the creation of their Brooklyn-based performance and technology center, MITU580.

A still from Just Kids, directed by Jackie Bao and produced by Biscuit Filmworks.

Jackie Bao ’11 Talks About her Excitement for Filmmaking

Filmmaker Jackie Bao ’11 was interviewed for Little Black Book Online’s Directors Series. She talked about her recent short Just Kids, which premiered at the Asian American International Film Festival and was also selected for the Austin Film Festival, Aesthetica, and Flux, and her next project, which explores motherhood.

Odille Zexter ’27.

Odille Zexter ’27 Speaks About Digital Minimalism with the New York Times

Odille Zexter ’27 was featured in a New York Times profile on high school and college students giving up technology. The article follows the Luddite Club, founded by Biruk Watling in Philadelphia, which promotes a decreased use of technology among young people. Zexter, a former member of the Luddite Club who studies studio art at Bard, created a bronze sculpture of a flip phone in an art class at Bard, which she says helped her preserve the era where the phones were used and highlight their importance.

L–R: Kelly Link, copyright 2014 Sharona Jacobs Photography; Jedediah Berry ’99, photo by Tristan Morgan Chambers

Writers Kelly Link and Jedediah Berry ’99 to Give Reading at Bard College on March 3

Award-winning writers Kelly Link and Jedediah Berry ’99 will give a reading on Monday, March 3, at 4:00 pm in Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College. The event, which is presented as part of Bradford Morrow’s Bard course on innovative contemporary fiction and is cosponsored by the literary magazine Conjunctions, will include a Q&A with the authors and is free and open to the public. 

Clockwise from top left: Gabrielle Parchment ’27, Carina Cooke ’26, Ilyas Hotak ’26, Lismery Guzman-Cruz ’28, Avery Crafton ’28, Jynaiya Grizzle ’25, and Bo Hopwood ’26.

Seven Raptors Ran Personal Bests at NYU Invitational

Seven Raptors ran personal bests in their individual categories for the Bard College track and field team at the NYU Invitational, reports Hudson Valley Press. Gabrielle Parchment ’27 broke her 60-meter school record, finishing 8.41 seconds in her second indoor meet, and ran the 200 meters with a finish time of 29.24 seconds. Carina Cooke ’26 improved her 60-meter time from 8.61 to 8.56 seconds, while Jynaiya Grizzle ’25 and Lismery Guzman-Cruz ’28 both ran a personal best in the 60-meter and the 200-meter. Avery Crafton ’28 ran a personal best in the 200 meters, while Kai Washington ’27 competed in his first indoor meet, running the 60 meters and 200 meters. Ilyas Hotak ’26 shaved nearly 20 seconds off his 800-meter time, while Bo Hopwood ’26 shaved six seconds off his mile time with 5:06.26 minutes.