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
Keep your records up to date. If you have updates or changes to your contact information, please email [email protected].
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
Textile Artist Mae Colburn ’10 Talks with Vogue About Archiving her Grandmother's Vintage Skirt Collection
“Because I studied art history,” says Colburn, who majored in art history and visual culture at Bard, “research, writing, and archiving [have] always been a really big part of what I do, with a focus on textiles in both art and fashion.&
Textile Artist Mae Colburn ’10 Talks with Vogue About Archiving her Grandmother's Vintage Skirt Collection
Detail from Coburn's online archive of wool skirts.
Post Date: 04-01-2025
Poetry Collection by Juliana Spahr ’88 Featured in the Washington Post
A new book of poetry by alumna Juliana Spahr ’88 was featured in the Washington Post.
Poetry Collection by Juliana Spahr ’88 Featured in the Washington Post
The cover of Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr ’88.
Post Date: 04-01-2025
Denise Markonish CCS ’99 Named Chief Curator of the Madison Square Park Conservancy
In June she will begin her new job stewarding the art program for the 6.2-acre park, which is used by 60,000 people daily, reports the New York Times.
Denise Markonish CCS ’99 Named Chief Curator of the Madison Square Park Conservancy
Denise Markonish CCS ’99. Photo by Jorge Colombo
Post Date: 03-25-2025