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
New Book by Howard Megdal ’07 Reviewed in the Washington Post
“Megdal has been reporting on the WNBA for more than a decade, and his book reflects that.”
New Book by Howard Megdal ’07 Reviewed in the Washington Post
Bard alumnus Howard Megdal ’07.
Post Date: 07-16-2025
Sonita Alizadeh ’23 Releases New Memoir
Born under Taliban rule, Alizadeh faced the threat of child marriage at the ages of 10 and 16, before finding her voice through music.
Sonita Alizadeh ’23 Releases New Memoir
Sonita Alizadeh ’23, Bard College alumna and human rights activist.
Post Date: 07-15-2025
Vladimir Nahitchevansky ’15 Profiled by Albany Times-Union
His printings focus on adding human touches with "a deep sense of thinking behind each component."
Vladimir Nahitchevansky ’15 Profiled by Albany Times-Union
1080 Press logo.
Nahitchevansky established 1080 Press in 2022 after many years of making printed matter on his own. When he graduated from Bard’s Written Arts program, he worked at small presses throughout New York. He eventually started the print house from his apartment and began mailing out physical, printed newsletters to patrons. He sees this process as what small presses are truly about: “You use the space that you have, you start out printing your friends, then you expand out of that space.”
Post Date: 07-02-2025