ACADEMIC
RESOURCES CENTER
Bard College is committed to providing academic
support for all students. The faculty and staff associated with the Academic
Resources Center provide assistance to:
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students
who possess basic academic skills but who experience difficulties with the demands of college level work, including such issues as time management,
study skills, and the writing of research papers;
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students
who need tutoring in subject-specific fields in the many disciplines offered at
Bard.
Services provided include classes, workshops, and
assistance in developing new learning strategies, tutorials, and other academic
advice that may be appropriate to the student’s individual needs.
Individual tutoring in writing and in other subjects
can be arranged by contacting the Academic Resources Center, located in the
basement of Stone Row, or by calling 758-7812, or by filling out the
appointment form at http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/tutors/. The
Center is open Monday-Friday, 9-5, although tutoring sessions may be scheduled
with peer-tutors for others days and times as well. Review sessions and
individual tutoring for math and sciences, and drop-in hours for math and
writing help are also available during the semester. Call 758-7812 for days and times, or visit the BARC website at:
http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/.
All students at Bard College must take and pass a
mathematics or computing course before graduation. In order to enroll in such a
course, a student must take and pass the Q Exam. For more information about the Q exam, contact Jan Rizzuti, the
Director of Quantitative Literacy, at 758-7811, or go to
http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/academics/q_exam/.
In compliance with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, Bard
College is committed to providing equal access to the College’s academic
courses, programs, and activities for all students. Students with physical or
psychological disabilities should register with the Academic Support Specialist
in the Academic Resources Center in order to receive necessary accommodations.
Forms are available at:
http://www.bard.edu/admission/forms/pdfs/disability.pdf.
Course
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ARC 105 Writing Essays
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Professor |
Philip Pardi |
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CRN |
90418 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 6:00 – 7:20 pm OLIN 203 |
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2
credits This will be an intensive writing course in which
we sharpen our skills at composing and revising academic essays. Using topics in the field of human rights as
our starting point, we will consider the process of developing an essay – from
early invention through intensive rewriting – and pay special attention to
supporting our claims with textual evidence.
Our focus will be the array of choices available to writers responding
to complicated issues with clear, convincing arguments. We will seek to do so not by simplifying our
thinking but, rather, by using the format of the essay – particularly structure
– to capture and convey our ideas in all their complexity.
Course
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ARC 110 A Grammar for Writers
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Professor |
Philip Pardi |
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CRN |
90419 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm OLIN 308 |
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2 credits “Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most
beautiful thing in the world,” wrote the poet George Oppen. In this class we will explore the twin
demands of grammatical correctness and sentence clarity as we consider the
choices available to writers seeking to render complex ideas with razor-sharp
precision. Readings, as well as topics
for short writing assignments, will be drawn from the field of human rights and
related areas
Course
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ARC 110 B Grammar for Writers
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Professor |
Wayne Hill |
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CRN |
90420 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm OLIN 309 |
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See description above.