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David Bloom ’13 MM ’15. Photo by Bruce Kung
“What brought me to Bard, in a word, was the faculty.”
“To work with Joan Tower, George Tsontakis, and James Bagwell was an opportunity I couldn’t miss. I had long followed and admired their work, and then I found out that each of them taught here. It’s easy for musicians to focus only on music, whereas I wanted to have a broader education that would prepare me for a world that requires a more well-rounded base of knowledge and experience.”
—David Bloom ’13 MM ’15
—David Bloom ’13 MM ’15
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New Book by Bard Writer in Residence Benjamin Hale Featured in Chronogram
“The story really only works as nonfiction,” he told Chronogram. “It’s so weird it wouldn’t be believable as a novel.”
New Book by Bard Writer in Residence Benjamin Hale Featured in Chronogram
Benjamin Hale, writer in residence. Photo by Rachel Collet
Hale will discuss the book in conversation with Ryan Chapman at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck on March 12 at 6pm.
Post Date: 03-11-2026
Michael Sadowski Interviewed for the Teaching While Queer Podcast
"I think the balance has shifted toward students supporting each other," Sadowski said.
Michael Sadowski Interviewed for the Teaching While Queer Podcast
Michael Sadowski, associate dean of the College and associate professor in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.
Sadowski teaches in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, an intensive graduate teacher education program leading to an MA in Teaching and a New York State initial teacher certification for grades 7–12 in biology, history, English literature, mathematics, or Spanish. It requires an equal amount of advanced study in an elected academic discipline and in education courses, challenging pre-service teachers to apply the results of research and pedagogical analysis to their teaching.
Post Date: 03-10-2026
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Wíhanble S’a Center Open House Featured in Chronogram
Wíhanble S’a Center Open House Featured in Chronogram
The Wíhanble S’a Center at Bard College and its director, Distinguished Artist in Residence and Assistant Professor Suzanne Kite, were profiled in Chronogram magazine. Jessica Carew Kraft wrote about the Center’s 2026 Open House, where participants met to listen to research presentations, learn hide tanning and maple sugaring, and discuss the Center’s mission. “I’m personally invested in any kind of AI research that isn’t a critique of current AI systems but is the development of new ones, generative research that engages with Indigenous methods and produces new ideas,” Kite told Kraft. “I think the most important Indigenous ethical value is reciprocity; how do we give more than we take from the land, the deer, the trees, and then celebrate together?”Suzanne Kite MFA ’18, director of the Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI.
The Wíhanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI at Bard College conducts interdisciplinary research that merges Indigenous knowledge with artificial intelligence technologies. The Center is a National Endowment for the Humanities artificial intelligence research center and a pod with the Abundant Intelligences research program.
Post Date: 03-10-2026
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Jonathan Becker Publishes Article in the EDU Ledger on Voting Rights
Jonathan Becker Publishes Article in the EDU Ledger on Voting Rights
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, together with Lisa Bratton, a Tuskegee University professor, published an article in the EDU Ledger. The article discusses how Gomillion vs. Lightfoot, a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that found an electoral district with boundaries created to disenfranchise African Americans violated the Fifteenth Amendment, is still relevant in the fight for voting rights today. The case pitted a Tuskegee Institute sociology professor, Charles Gomillion, and members of the Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA), of which he was president, against the white politicians who controlled the city government of Tuskegee in Macon County, Alabama, along with the entire state government. The case culminated with the Supreme Court ruling unanimously in favor of Gomillion. “The efforts of Gomillion and the TCA, including numerous Tuskegee Institute faculty and staff, and the many students who stepped forward to support the economic boycott, illustrate that universities can be laboratories of resistance,” the article states.Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College.
Post Date: 03-06-2026
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Jonathan Becker Interviewed in Inside Higher Ed About Youth Voting Rights
Jonathan Becker Interviewed in Inside Higher Ed About Youth Voting Rights
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, was interviewed by Susan D’Agostino ’91, Bard alumna and former Language and Thinking faculty member, in her monthly column The Public Scholar for Inside Higher Ed. Becker spoke about his longstanding work to protect youth voting rights, as well as the challenges that student voters face and the ways in which educational institutions can provide guidance and assistance in overcoming them. “Voting is the most foundational democratic right and an essential part of our educational mission,” said Becker. “If we avert our eyes from violations, then we are hypocrites. When we act with students, we model behavior we want them to carry when they go out into the world. Also, people who vote young tend to vote for life. So we’re modeling future behaviors. Through our actions, we reaffirm that our institutions’ deeds are consistent with our words.”Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College.
Post Date: 03-04-2026
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Bard Professor Bryson Rand Receives Ellis-Beauregard Residency
Bard Professor Bryson Rand Receives Ellis-Beauregard Residency
Bryson Rand, visiting assistant professor of photography at Bard College, has been selected as a member of the inaugural cohort of the Ellis-Beauregard Residency in Rockland, Maine. The residency, which will take place in June 2026, will support Bryson’s development of his ongoing body of work, A Need to Leave the Water Knows. Engaging with coastal and inland landscapes through site responsive and experimental image making, he will build upon his recent exploration of long exposure photographs made at night. Bryson plans to use this dedicated time to pursue new visual directions shaped by place, chance, and close attention to the surrounding environment. The Ellis-Beauregard Residency was created to recognize and support artists whose work demonstrates innovation, experimentation, and creative risk-taking across disciplines, and will provide dedicated time and space for artistic inquiry at its new coastal Maine campus.Bryson Rand, visiting assistant professor of photography.
Post Date: 03-03-2026
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Jonathan Becker Publishes Article on Youth Voting Rights in Forbes
Jonathan Becker Publishes Article on Youth Voting Rights in Forbes
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, together with constitutional rights litigator Yael Bromberg, published an article in Forbes. In the Forbes article, Becker and Bromberg, who are coeditors of the book Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses, discuss the importance of youth political participation, and explore case studies of college communities which helped establish legal voting rights precedent. “As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of the nation, every day proves that we are in the midst of a constitutional crisis to define the nation’s identity” write Becker and Bromberg. “With a new shadow of entrenchment enveloping the nation, it serves to recall the civic ethos and action which overcame prior anti-democratic impulses.”Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement.
Post Date: 02-25-2026
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Bard College Partners With City of Kingston and World Affairs Council on Historic “Music and Diplomacy” Event
Bard College Partners With City of Kingston and World Affairs Council on Historic “Music and Diplomacy” Event
Bard College, together with the City of Kingston and the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley, will host “Music and Diplomacy” on March 29 as part of the City of Kingston’s 250 Years of America’s Voices, Stories and Histories series of events. The event, which takes place on Sunday March 29 from 3 to 5 pm at Old Dutch Church in Kingston, will explore how music has served as an important element of intercultural exchange and American soft power throughout US history. It will open with a performance by the Bard East/West Ensemble, founded by the Bard Conservatory of Music’s US-China Music Institute, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Malia Du Mont, vice president for strategy and policy and chief of Staff at Bard. The panel will comprise renowned musicians who have a background in international education, diplomacy, and cultural exchange including Jindong Cai, director of the US-China Music Institute; Jim Ketterer, senior fellow at the Bard College Center for Civic Engagement; and Philip D. Tappan, pianist, composer, conductor, and deputy commander of the West Point Band. “Music has long played an important part in diplomatic and cultural relations between nations,” Du Mont said. “We are lucky that our community is home to musicians who have played a part in this story, bringing America’s musical heritage to other countries. This program will be a fascinating opportunity to hear from musician-diplomats about their experiences, in their own words and also through a unique musical performance.”Clockwise L–R: Malia Du Mont, Jindong Cai, and Jim Ketterer.
Post Date: 02-25-2026
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