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
Lola Kirke ’12 Profiled in the New York Times
Kirke discussed her childhood in New York City, her role in the 2025 film Sinners, and her family relationships.
Lola Kirke ’12 Profiled in the New York Times
Lola Kirke ’12.
Kirke studied in the Film and Electronic Arts Program at Bard, which encourages interest in a wide range of expressive modes in film and electronic arts including animation, narrative and non-narrative filmmaking, documentary, performance, and installation practices. The program emphasizes imaginative engagement and the cultivation of an individual voice that has command over the entire creative process.
Post Date: 03-03-2026
Bard Alumna Diya Vij ’08 to Lead New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs
“I’m excited to apply my political lens to strengthening the systems that make open, accessible, and sometimes radical cultural activities possible.”
Bard Alumna Diya Vij ’08 to Lead New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Diya Vij ’08.
Post Date: 03-03-2026
Mira Dancy ’01 Featured in the Financial Times
The article discusses how artists are still navigating the devastation of the Los Angeles fires a year later.
Mira Dancy ’01 Featured in the Financial Times
Painter and Bard alumna Mira Dancy ’01. Photo by Roman Koval
Post Date: 03-03-2026