Our online network is designed to connect current Bard parents, grandparents, and guardians. Annandale Insider, a monthly e-newsletter containing the latest campus news, notifications of family events, and volunteer/mentorship opportunities, keeps our families informed about student life in Annandale.
Annual Events
Family Leadership Council
Members of the Family Leadership Council (FLC) play a leadership role in the Bard community through a range of activities. FLC members develop and participate in on-campus and regional recruiting and mentoring events, promote and provide career opportunities for students, and participate in peer-to-peer fundraising. Parents on the FLC play a role in the success of the Bard College Fund through annual gifts. The Family Leadership Council meets twice each year: once during Family Weekend in the fall and once in the spring. These meetings are open so all Bard families are welcome to attend.
Visiting Us
Bard College campus grounds in Annandale are open to the community. Visitors who are vaccinated and boosted are welcome in campus facilities (except residence halls and the gym, which remain off limits to visitors) with advance approval from the Response Team.
Donna Ford Grover, visiting associate professor of literature and American studies. Photo by Chris Kayden
Faculty in the News
Bard’s extraordinary faculty are dedicated to the philosophy of teaching. Today and throughout Bard’s history, members of the faculty have effected change in medicine, the arts and letters, international affairs, journalism, scientific research, and education, among other endeavors.
Academic Calendar
The Bard Academic Calendar is an important resource for use throughout the year.
Stay in Touch
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The Family Programs Office sends out a monthly e-newsletter, Annandale Insider, as well as important messages from the College and news on networking events, student and faculty achievements, and more.
The Family Programs Office sends out a monthly e-newsletter, Annandale Insider, as well as important messages from the College and news on networking events, student and faculty achievements, and more.
News and Events
Josephine Sacabo ’67 and Dalt Wonk ’65 Interviewed on New Orleans NPR
Bard alums Josephine Sacabo ’67 and Dalt Wonk ’65 talk to The Reading Life host Susan Larson about their new book New Orleans 1970–2020: A Portrait of the City.
Josephine Sacabo ’67 and Dalt Wonk ’65 Interviewed on New Orleans NPR
New Orleans 1970–2020: A Portrait of the City by Dalt Wonk with photographs by Josephine Sacabo, published by Luna Press.
Post Date: 02-18-2025
New York Times Features Christine Sun Kim's MFA ’13 Survey Show at Whitney
“Sound isn’t part of my life, but when I found sound art, it became really interesting to me as a medium.”
New York Times Features Christine Sun Kim's MFA ’13 Survey Show at Whitney
Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13. Photo by Ina Niehoff
For Further Reading:
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-exhilarating-anger-of-christine-sun-kim.html
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-art/christine-sun-kim-all-day-all-night-review-lines-of-communication-at-the-whitney-airdigital-77dacfeb
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/in-the-studio-with-christine-sun-kim-1236164748/
Post Date: 02-17-2025
Martine Syms MFA ’17 Interviewed in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
“In art, I love an unknown," Symes said.
Martine Syms MFA ’17 Interviewed in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
Martine Syms MFA ’17. Photo by Christian Zürn
Introducing the interview, Claire L. Evans describes Syms as “mov[ing] through mediums and ideas like a freeway moves through neighborhoods.” After graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago, Syms founded Dominica Publishing, earned her graduate degree at Bard, and was a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow. Her first movie, The African Desperate, was shot at Bard and satirizes art school.
Post Date: 02-10-2025