Bard Announces This Year’s Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients
The Commencement address will be given by former Prime Minister of Haiti (2008–09) and President/Founder of Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty, or FOKAL) Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, who is also a professor at Université Quisqueya in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, lawyer Jack Arthur Blum ’62, artist and performer Justin Vivian Bond, philanthropist and art collector Maja Hoffmann, academic and journalist Josef Joffe, photographer Cindy Sherman, and endocrinologist Yaron Tomer.
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We look forward to celebrating this year’s graduates at Bard College’s 165th Commencement on May 24.
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Bard College Will Hold Its 165th Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025
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We look forward to welcoming you for an entire weekend of celebration. Check out this year’s schedule here. If you have any questions about the weekend, please review the FAQs page or contact the Office of Special Events at [email protected].
Highlights Include
Commencement Flipbook
Learn more about the highlights of the weekend, including information about events and awardees.