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April 2015
Mildred Ruiz-Sapp '92 and Steven Sapp '89 Win Prestigious Doris Duke Artist Awards
Bard alumni Mildred Ruiz-Sapp '92 and Steven Sapp '89 each received the 2015 Doris Duke Artist Award in theatre. Mildred Ruiz-Sapp is an actress, poet, vocalist, and playwright; husband Steven Sapp is an actor, poet, director and playwright. Together, the two co-founded UNIVERSES in The Bronx, NY in 1995. UNIVERSES is an award winning poetic musical theater ensemble that has toured extensively nationally and abroad. The Doris Duke Artist Award, provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, is given to artists who have received national recognition for their work. The award provides grantees $275,000 and access to resources for audience development and creative exploration.
Bard College Experimental Humanities to Hold an Unconference April 18
The Experimental Humanities concentration will hold a one-day series of workshops and discussions in the style of THAT Camp (The Humanities and Technology Camp) in the Reem-Kayden Center on Saturday April 18th. The unconference format is informal and participatory, and includes both hands-on workshops with digital tools and opportunities for discussion about pedagogy and research. Digital Humanities pioneer Mark Sample will lead a hands-on workshop, Literary Deformance as Digital Pedagogy, and deliver the Spring 2015 Mellon Experimental Humanities Lecture, "Warning: Infected inside, do not enter: Zombies, the Liberal Arts, and the Digital Age." No prior experience or outside preparation required, but reservation is necessary: http://goo.gl/forms/39lZsFvmd5
National Book Award Finalist Rabih Alameddine to Give Reading on April 12
Celebrated author Rabih Alameddine will read from his work, An Unnecessary Woman, a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award. Alameddine is also the author of the story collection The Perv, and the novels Koolaids; I, the Divine; and The Hakawati. Alameddine divides his time between San Francisco and Beirut and was a 2002 Guggenheim Fellow. The reading, presented by the Written Arts and Middle Eastern Studies Programs and by the Difference and Media Project, takes place at 1 p.m. in Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. It is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations required.
Bard College to Host Asia/Environment Student Research Conference
On Thursday, April 16 through Friday, April 17, Bard College, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, will host the Asia/Environment Student Research Conference on campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The conference is the first of an annual series, and is sponsored by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy. The focus of the conference will be on the challenges of sustainable development and the impact of rapid economic growth in Asia on local and global environmental issues. The conference seeks to highlight research by undergraduate, masters, and PhD students. For more information e-mail Eban Goodstien, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 24th Annual Minsky Conference to Take Place on April 15 in Washington, D.C.
Organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation, the 2015 Minsky Conference will take place at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on April 15-16. The conference will address, among other issues, the design, flaws, and current status of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, including implementation of the operating procedures necessary to curtail systemic risk and prevent future crises; the insistence on fiscal austerity exemplified by the recent pronouncements of the new Congress; the sustainability of the US economic recovery; and strategies for promoting an inclusive economy and a more equitable income distribution. Registration is required.
Bard College Hosts Programs About the Past and Future of the Labor Movement on April 14 and 20
On April 14, The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will host "The Labor Movement and the New Deal—A Legacy Reborn?" a panel discussion and conversation sponsored by the Bard Center for Civic Engagement and the Roosevelt Institute, in association with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. On Monday, April 20, "Bard Labor Workshop: The State of Labor, New Models of Organizing, and the Future of Work," a daylong workshop cosponsored by the Levy Institute and SEIU 775, will address three primary themes: the state of the American labor movement, the future of work, and new models of organizing and worker power. An expert panel will focus on each topic, followed by a Q&A session. The workshop is free and open to the public. For registration information, visit www.levyinstitute.org.
Bard College Student Yasemin Akturk Wins Fulbright Teaching Assistantship
Senior Yasemin Akturk of Brooklyn, New York has won a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Turkey, where she will teach English to university students for nine months. Akturk, a double major in human rights and photography, aims to help others learn English to gain access to opportunities in English speaking countries while improving her own Turkish and gaining teaching experience. The Fulbright ETA Program places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in overseas schools, and provides students with a monthly stipend. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. government and designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.
Bard College and West Point Present "Intolerance—Political Animals and Their Prey"
Bard College and the United States Military Academy at West Point present a conference entitled "Intolerance—Political Animals and Their Prey," beginning on Wednesday, April 8 and continuing through Friday, April 10. The conference takes place in Olin Auditorium on the Bard College campus and is presented by Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Bard College, and Robert Tully, professor of philosophy at West Point. The programs are free and open to the public and no reservations are required.
Bard Students Win 2015 Davis Projects for Peace Awards
Two Bard College students have won the Davis Projects for Peace Awards. Zoe Kasperzyk from Seattle, Washington and Julia Vunderink from Austin, Texas have won a Davis grant for their project, "Breaking Barriers: Health Services to Rural Indigenous Communities," which will facilitate collaboration between urban health clinics and rural indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. In collaboration with Fundación En Vía, their project will offer basic health classes to local women. The prize provides $10,000 in funding.
Bard College Berlin Presents "Can We Have Some Privacy?" Conference May 7–8
In cooperation with Bard College Berlin, Institute for Cultural Inquiry Berlin, the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, and the Bard College Center for Civic Engagement, this conference will discuss privacy as a place and a possession as well as an abstract right, and the role it plays in a world in which technology permeates all aspects of life, from the everyday to the intimate. This two-day event will examine not only the legal arrangements affecting privacy but privacy as a philosophical concept and a cultural tenet.
Ian Bickford SR '95 Returns to Simon's Rock to Launch the Bard Academy
Ian Bickford has immersed himself in Bard's early colleges. He began as a student at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Massachusetts, and then served as a faculty member at Simon's Rock before joining the faculty at Bard High School Early College–Queens. Now he has returned to his alma mater to launch the new Bard Academy at Simon's Rock: a 9th and 10th grade boarding and day college-preparatory program that will open its doors this fall.
MacArthur Fellow Jay Cantor to Give Reading at Bard College on Monday, April 20
On Monday, April 20, Jay Cantor, winner of a 1989 MacArthur Fellowship, will read from his new book, Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka, at Bard College. In its review of the book, the New York Times writes, "Forgiving the Angel links disparate time, places and characters in an ingeniously unified and admirably purposeful fiction. [In its] formal circularity, ethical ambiguity and scrupulous undecidability, Cantor's fiction is a worthy homage to Kafka. It is also an original work that pulls our mind through the kind of biographical and historical contraption that Kafka would probably never have put together, would probably not, as a Jew in Czechoslovakia, have survived to put together."
The Hannah Arendt Center Presents "Property and Freedom" Conference April 6
The Hannah Arendt Center in cooperation with the Center for Civic Engagement host a one-day conference on experiments in South Africa that attempt to combat poverty by integrating the poor into the formal economy by granting title to assets such as land and housing. This event is co-directed with the Honorable Wilmot James. The keynote speaker is Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The conference takes place in the Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema. It is free and open to the public and registration is not required.
Hewlett Foundation Awards $400,000 Grant to Levy Economics Institute's Gender Equality and the Economy Program
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has awarded a $400,000 grant to Bard College for the Levy Economics Institute's Gender Equality and the Economy (GEE) program to support its ongoing work to construct a broader and more accurate measure of poverty. Specifically, the grant will support a Levy project to study gender patterns in paid and unpaid work in Ghana and Tanzania in order to better reveal "hidden" deprivations that arise due to time constraints, with the goal of informing more effective, gender-responsive poverty-reduction policies in those countries.
March 2015
Faculty Dance Concert with Renowned Guest Choreographer Zvi Gotheiner, April 10–12
The 2015 Faculty Dance Concert features choreography and performance by Bard Dance Faculty with special guest choreographer Zvi Gotheiner. Gotheiner, Artistic Director of ZviDance, a New York City-based contemporary dance company, will stage excerpts from his 1991 seminal work, "Chairs," for 10 students from the Bard Dance Program. An athletic and lyrical dance set to a diverse soundscape of music from movie soundtracks to Sergei Rachmaninoff, "Chairs" has been called "flawless," "visually stunning," and "beautifully shaped." The solos, duets, and group work reveal the full spectrum of human emotion in a fierce and haunting piece that explores the relationship of individuals to each other and their environments.
Bard Music Festival Turns to Latin America with In-Depth Survey of Carlos Chávez
The Bard Music Festival breaks new ground this August, turning for the first time to Latin America with a two-week, in-depth exploration of "Carlos Chávez and His World." In eleven themed concert programs, complemented by pre-concert lectures, panel discussions, special events, and expert commentary, Bard examines Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), the central figure in 20th-century Mexican music. Weekend One considers his achievement in helping create The Musical Voice of Mexico (August 7–9), and Weekend Two offers an immersion in Mexico, Latin America, and Modernism (August 14–16).
Bard College Senior Annie Trowbridge Wins Prestigious Watson Travel Fellowship
Bard College senior Annie Trowbridge, from Peterborough, New Hampshire, has been awarded the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Foundation 2015–16 Fellowship, which provides for a year of exploration outside the United States. Each Watson Fellow receives a grant of $30,000 for 12 months of travel and independent study. Trowbridge has won for her proposal "Wool: A Tactile Tradition of Meaning and Ritual." She will spend the 2015–16 academic year traveling through Iceland, Scotland, Peru, Chile, Nepal, and Laos studying wool working.
Benefits for Plants in Dense Communities May Outweigh Disadvantages, According to Study by Professor Alexandra Wright
Organisms living close to each other compete for a limited set of resources: this extends from plant communities to human communities. Densely packed cities, like New York, can house many more people, but the space available for each person is limited. Competition for space is intense. Past research has shown that the same is true of plants—densely packed communities of plants usually compete with each other for resources such as space, water, and nutrients. However, a new study led by Bard College biology professor Alexandra Wright and published today in the Journal of Ecology suggests that these competitive disadvantages may be outweighed by benefits gained during severe weather conditions such as droughts and heat waves.
Bard College Baseball Team Celebrates First Wins at the New Honey Field
Last year, as he watched the construction of Honey Field, Bard's $2.2 million baseball facility, sophomore Adam Carafotes stated, "I'm going to the hit the first home run here." On Wednesday, March 25, he did exactly that, leading the baseball team to a sweep of Elmira College, 17-10 and 6-0. They were Bard's first two wins of the season and the team's first wins at the new home field.
Fisher Center and Live Arts Bard Present Neil Gaiman with Laurie Anderson
Join author Neil Gaiman on Friday, April 3, for a dialogue with legendary musician and composer Laurie Anderson in this third edition of an ongoing series of public conversations at the Fisher Center hosted by Professor Gaiman. The discussion will center on the topics of "Story Structure" and "Fiction vs. Autobiography." Presented by Live Arts Bard, the program takes place on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sosnoff Theater of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College.
Bard Network Students Gather for Civic Engagement Conference in Istanbul
Student leaders from institutions in the Bard network gathered for the second annual international Civic Engagement conference in Istanbul, Turkey, from March 14 to 19. "Get Engaged: A Bard/HESP Student Networking Conference: Student Action and Youth Leadership: Civic Engagement, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Liberal Arts" included 38 students from the Bard/HESP Network (Higher Education Support Program of the Open Society Foundations) and affiliated institutions. Students engaged in community-based work (either on or off campus) were selected to attend and presented project proposals during the event. The conference focuses on student networking, leadership, and international collaborations.
Latin Music Legend Rubén Blades Visits Bard High School Early Colleges
Multiple Grammy Award–winning musician Rubén Blades will speak to Bard High School Early College students in Manhattan and Queens this month. The iconic Panamanian singer, songwriter, composer, actor, activist and politician visited the Manhattan campus on March 11 and will visit the Queens campus this coming Wednesday, March 25, to talk about his remarkable career. A prolific musician who is known for bringing lyrical sophistication to his salsa compositions, Blades is also an acclaimed film and television actor. He ran for the presidency of Panama in 1994, winning 18 percent of the vote. He served a five year-term as the Panamanian minister of tourism and has been an activist and humanitarian. Blades holds law degrees from the University of Panama and Harvard University. He told the BHSEC–Manhattan students that "education was instrumental" in his life, and "I think the fact that I was educated helped me tremendously, not only in terms of my appreciation of the opportunity but in my capacity to sustain it."
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Bard Celebrates 25 Years of Publishing Renowned Literary Magazine Conjunctions with Reading on March 26
This year, Bard College is celebrating its 25th anniversary as publisher of the renowned literary magazine Conjunctions. Edited by Bradford Morrow—novelist, Bard Center Fellow, and professor of literature—Conjunctions is widely respected as the preeminent source for the best in innovative, provocative, rigorously realized fiction, poetry, and narrative nonfiction. Events to celebrate the anniversary include a special reading on Thursday, March 26, featuring Conjunctions contributors and Bard faculty members Mary Caponegro '78, Ann Lauterbach, Neil Gaiman, Benjamin Hale, Robert Kelly, Francine Prose, and Morrow. The anniversary will also be marked by a special exhibition at Stevenson Library, as well as a celebratory reading and fund-raiser in the Spiegeltent on July 23.
The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College Presents Moves & Countermoves
Beginning on March 29, The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard) presents 11 exhibitions and projects curated by second-year students in its graduate program in curatorial studies and contemporary art with 10 individual exhibitions curated by each student, along with a student-curated Marieluise Hessel Collection show. Moves & Countermoves will be on view through May 3, 2015, with the opening reception taking place on Sunday, March 29 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Bard's James Ketterer Lectures on Education, Diplomacy at Future University of Egypt
James Ketterer, director of international academic initiatives at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement, gave a lecture this week at Future University of Egypt (FUE), where he spoke about the role of education and cultural affairs as a component of diplomacy, especially focusing on U.S.–Egyptian relations. He was hosted at FUE by Dr. Abdul Monen Al Mashat, dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, and his talk was arranged by Professor Yasmine Zein Al-Abedine, who spent last summer at Bard as part of the U.S. Foreign Policy Institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. While in Egypt, Ketterer is also meeting with officials at the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Agency for International Development, educational nongovernmental organizations, and the American University in Cairo.
President Botstein Asks: Are We Still Making Citizens?
President Botstein writes that education and the preservation of democracy are deeply connected. "The purpose, challenge, and substance of education in a democracy are defined by two questions: How ought we to live, side by side, not as lone individuals but as citizens?" He asks. "And how can we, through education, help individuals answer that question?"
Bard Studio Arts Faculty and Alumnus Selected for American Academy of Arts and Letters Exhibition
Bard artist in residence Medrie MacPhee, alumnus Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford '06, and former visiting artists James Clark and Jane Rosen have been selected for the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Annual Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts. The exhibition features paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper by 40 contemporary artists and will be on view at the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City from March 12 through April 12. Participating artists were chosen from a pool of over 200 nominees submitted by the members of the Academy.
Rosenberg Foundation Announces Gift to Bard College to Create Student Internships Under Bard Human Rights Project
The Justus and Karin Rosenberg Foundation has announced a gift to Bard College to create a student internship program that begins in the summer of 2015. The Rosenberg internships enable students to gain hands-on experience with nonprofit groups and other organizations that focus on hatred, antisemitism, extremism, and xenophobia. In the context of rising waves of violent religious and ethnic prejudice in Europe and elsewhere, of which the Charlie Hebdo attack and the killing of Jews in France and Denmark are just recent examples, the program will support work on the front lines of the struggle for human rights.
Nineteen Bard Student-Athletes Earn Liberty League Winter All-Academic Honors
Nineteen student-athletes from Bard have qualified for the Liberty League's 2014–15 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. Commissioner Tracy King announced that 228 athletes earned the distinction across the league. Winter championship sports include men's and women's basketball, men's squash, and men's and women's swimming and diving. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20.
Bard Photography Professor Larry Fink Wins 2015 Infinity Award
The International Center of Photography (ICP) has announced the honorees of the 2015 Infinity Awards. Larry Fink, Bard College professor of photography, won the award for art. Larry Fink has been a professional photographer for more than 55 years. Fink has been awarded two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts grants, and two Individual Photography Fellowships. He has been teaching for more than 52 years. The Infinity Awards are widely respected as the leading honor for excellence in photography. The Awards will be presented at a gala on Thursday, April 30, at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, in New York City.
February 2015
Bard College Students Participate in Wheatley International Affairs Conference in Utah
Two Bard students, Julia Lang Gordon '17 and Maeve Weber '16, attended the annual Wheatley International Affairs Conference hosted by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, February 24–28. The conference draws students from across the United States, offering opportunities to learn from and interact with experts in international affairs in a context that facilitates networking, first-rate instruction, energetic exchanges of ideas, and collaborative work on policy issues. This year's theme was "The Middle East: Power, Politics, & Prospects for Peace." Keynote speakers were Marc Lynch of George Washington University and Amaney Jamal of Princeton University. Read More
Bard Undergraduates Attend Student World Affairs Conference
Several Bard College students participated in the annual Student World Affairs Conference, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and hosted by Marist College on Saturday, February 28. Papers were presented by Gabriel Matsakis '15, Wilson Brehmer '16, and Grady Nixon '17. Sana Mustafa '17 also attended and participated in panel discussions. Professor James Ketterer served as discussant for the panel on "Religious and Multiethnic Conflict." Other schools participating included the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, SUNY New Paltz, Vassar College, Marist College, and the University at Delaware.
Simon's Rock Sponsors Fifth Annual Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Mass., sponsors the annual Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, a series of events celebrating Women's History Month in March. Held on campus and at venues throughout Berkshire County, this year's festival features more than 50 events including readings, lectures, workshops, performances, and film screenings. Read More
Bard College Hosts Fourth Annual Middle and High School Debate Tournament
On Friday, February 27, Bard College welcomed more than 100 students and teachers to campus for the Fourth Annual Middle and High School Debate Tournament. Hosted by the Bard Debate Union and the Center for Civic Engagement, the day's events included competitive debates, conversation, and collaborative programs with young participants and Bard College student mentors. Visitors came to campus from the Bard High School Early Colleges in Manhattan, Newark, Queens, and Cleveland, as well as from the Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Kingston Schools. Students participated in three rounds of debate on the topics of police brutality, national security, and abolishing homework in primary and secondary education.
Bard College Berlin Student Wins Essay Competition Across Bard Network
A paper by Bard College Berlin student Dylan Davis (B.A. 2016, USA) on the relationship between hate and equality has won an essay contest across several Bard-affiliated campuses. In the fall of 2014, students at Bard College and its partners at Al-Quds University in the West Bank, the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, and Bard College Berlin participated in the Academic Initiative on Hate and the Human Condition. Courses that explored and reflected on the problem of hate were offered at participating campuses, and final papers written by students in these classes were eligible for the essay contest. Following the evaluation by a panel of judges from the four institutions, Dylan Davis's paper "Beyond Hate: Exploring the Relationship Between Hate and Equality" was selected as the winner.
The Fisher Center Presents Haydn's Masterpiece The Creation
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College presents Joseph Haydn's The Creation, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Performances take place on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m. with a preconcert talk at 7 p.m. by James Bagwell, chorus master. Considered Haydn's masterpiece, this large oratorio features members of the American Symphony Orchestra, Bard College Conservatory Orchestra, Bard Festival Chorale, Bard Chamber Singers, Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program, and Longy Chorale.
National Book Award–Winning Author Lily Tuck to Give Reading at Bard
On Monday, March 2, Lily Tuck, the National Book Award–winning author of The News from Paraguay, Siam, I Married You for Happiness, and other books of fiction and biography, will read from her work at Bard College. "Tuck is a genius with moments … Her ability to capture beauty will remind readers of Marguerite Yourcenar and Marguerite Duras" (Los Angeles Book Review). Tuck will be introduced by novelist and Bard literature professor Bradford Morrow. The reading, presented as part of Morrow's Innovative Contemporary Fiction Reading Series, takes place at 2:30 p.m. in Weis Cinema at the Bertelsmann Campus Center. It is free and open to the public; no reservations are required.
Bard College Participates in International Education Conference
Representatives from Bard College and its international partners participated in the annual Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) conference, held February 15–18 in Washington, D.C. AIEA is composed of institutional leaders from across the globe engaged in advancing the international dimensions of higher education. Bard was well represented at the 2015 conference. Susan Gillespie, vice president for special global initiatives, chaired a panel on "Implementing Liberal Arts and Sciences Education in Russia and Palestine." Panelists included Rebecca Granato, assistant dean of Al Quds Bard, and Denis Akhapin, deputy dean for academic affairs at Smolny College. In addition, James Ketterer, Bard's director of international academic initiatives, chaired a panel on "The Paul Simon Award and Comprehensive Internationalization."
Hannah Arendt Center Teaching Fellow Michiel Bot Awarded Witteveen Fellowship
Michiel Bot has been awarded the first Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities for research at Tilburg University in the Netherlands during the summer of 2015.
Video: Bard Prison Initiative Holds 12th Commencement
The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) held its 12th commencement on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in Napanoch. Fifty-one students received Bard College degrees. Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, delivered the commencement address and received an honorary doctorate. The Bard Prison Initiative began as a student-led project in 1999 and now operates six programs in New York State. Bard College has conferred over 330 A.A. and B.A. degrees through BPI since 2005.
Bard Students Participate in Air Force Academy Assembly on U.S.-Russia Relations
Bard students Julia Minin '16 and Jared Rabinowitz '16 participated in the 56th Annual U.S. Air Force Academy Assembly, held February 2–4 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The topic for this year's assembly was "U.S.-Russia Relations: Refocus. Rebuild. Reenergize." Convened annually since 1959, the Academy Assembly is a student-planned, undergraduate conference held by the Air Force Academy and cosponsored with Columbia University's American Assembly. This year's conference focused on the current crisis in Ukraine. Student delegates are divided into small roundtables moderated by senior representatives from academia and government. Distinguished speakers provide expert perspective and information on the topic at hand. This year's keynote speaker was Michael McFaul, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia. The Bard students' attendance was supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Bard Fiction Prize Winner Laura Van Den Berg to Give Reading on February 23
Author Laura van den Berg, writer in residence at Bard College, reads from her recent work on Monday, February 23. The free program begins at 7 p.m. in the László Z. Bitó '60 Auditorium in Bard's Reem-Kayden Center. Van den Berg received the 2015 Bard Fiction Prize for her book The Isle of Youth. In this collection of stories, van den Berg explores the lives of women mired in secrecy and deception. The characters are at once vulnerable and dangerous, bighearted and ruthless—grappling with the choices they have made and searching for the clues to unlock their inner worlds.
Fisher Center Presents Performance Artist Cynthia Hopkins in A Living Documentary
The Fisher Center presents "breathtaking visionary" Cynthia Hopkins in her newest work, A Living Documentary. The performance takes place on February 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the LUMA Theater. A Living Documentary is a hilarious and searing reflection on the trials and tribulations of earning a living as a professional theater artist in the 21st century. Intertwining elements of musical comedy, documentary, and fiction, the show intersperses autobiographical storytelling with portrayals of semi-fictional comedic characters, all the while asking myriad questions about the realities of artistic life in New York City.
Francesco Ciabattoni to Speak about Dante's Divine Comedy on March 5
The Italian Studies Program at Bard College presents Francesco Ciabattoni to give a talk on "Dante's Musical Design in the Commedia." The lecture examines the premise that Dante's journey through the Christian netherworld is not without its own soundtrack. From the cacophonous, failed attempts at presenting sacred music in Hell, the pilgrim goes on to listen to Purgatory's expiatory performances of Gregorian chants; and from the music of pure innocence in the Garden of Eden, Dante ascends to the complex and bedazzling beauty of polyphony in Paradise. Ciabattoni will explain the musicological and theological underpinnings of Dante's chosen musical settings. The event takes place on Thursday, March 5, at 5 p.m. in Weis Cinema of the Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College.
The Fisher Center Presents Sō Percussion and Grey McMurray in Where (we) Live
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College presents Sō Percussion and Grey McMurray in Where (we) Live. The performance takes place on February 14 and 15 in the LUMA Theater. In the second performance of Branches—a multiyear partnership between the Fisher Center, The Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the John Cage Trust to highlight Sō Percussion's integration into the artistic and academic community of Bard College—this "ambitious, beguiling show" (New York Times) blends music, video, and storytelling in a theatrical creation that reflects on notions of community and home. The performances, directed by Ain Gordon, feature guitarist Grey McMurray, choreographer Emily Johnson, and guest artists Aron Sanchez and Caroline Wallner. Additional program information can be found at fishercenter.bard.edu.
Bard College Kicks Off National RecycleMania Competition on Campus
Setting their sights on Earth Day on April 22, Bard College student EcoReps and the Bard Office of Sustainability launched a series of on-campus events this week as part of the nationwide 15th annual RecycleMania Competition. Each spring for eight weeks, hundreds of colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories of sustainability practices. Bard took first place in the Food Service Organics (or composting) category last year for the third time, keeping thousands of pounds of food scraps out of the landfill over the course of the competition. The EcoReps have created a robust program for this year's competition, which kicks off with Thursday's screening of the film Tapped, about the bottled water industry. Visit Website
January 2015
Bard Model United Nations Competes at McGill University in Montreal
Bard Model United Nations team successfully competed in the McGill University Model United Nations Assembly (McMUN) in Montreal, Canada, January 22–25. Bard fielded a team of five delegates who served on committees simulating events in 1930s China, the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Nintendo's business strategy, and the UN's Special Political and Decolonization Committee. Delegates from Bard were Sophia Foster (BRIDGE student), Jeremy Kaplitt '17, Brian Strigel '15, and Jess Zaccagnino '17. Gabriel Matsakis '15, Bard Model UN president, served as head delegate and James Ketterer attended as faculty adviser. Their next conference will be at Brown University from February 26 to March 1.
Measles Case Confirmed at Bard College
The vast majority of members of the Bard College community have been immunized against measles and are not at risk
New York state and county health officials have informed Bard College that a case of measles has been confirmed in a student on the Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, campus. The College is working closely with the Dutchess County and New York State Health Departments to insure the health and safety of those who may have had contact with the student, who has been isolated during recovery.
Looking to the Palestinian Future: Al-Quds Bard Holds Second Commencement
Al-Quds Bard College for Arts and Sciences bestowed 39 bachelor of arts degrees and 59 master of arts in teaching degrees at its January 26 commencement ceremony. The event took place at the Al-Quds University campus in Abu Dis, West Bank, and was attended by Al-Quds University President Imad Abu Kishik; President of Bard College Leon Botstein; U.S. Consul General Michael A. Ratney; USAID representative Bob Davidson; Dean of Al-Quds–Bard College Munther Dajani; and members of the faculty.
Bard Graduate Center Director Susan Weber Wins Prestigious Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award
Founder and director of the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (BGC) Susan Weber is the recipient of the 2015 Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award from the College Art Association (CAA) for the catalogue, William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain (Bard Graduate Center and Yale University Press, 2013). Given for an "especially distinguished catalogue in the history of art, published in the penultimate calendar year under the auspices of a museum, library, or collection," the award reflects the BGC's commitment to the highest standards of scholarship. The award will be presented to Weber during CAA's Convocation in Manhattan on Wednesday, February 11.
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A 77-year-old Chicago contractor who agreed to use his company as a minority-owned front for companies seeking city contracts will serve 17 months in jail and pay more than a half-million dollars in restitution for the scam.
Jesse Brunt, 77, owner of Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc., was sentenced in mid-March, more than three years after his federal indictment for mail fraud and nearly two years after he pleaded guilty in the case, Chicago's Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced.
In 2012, the City of Chicago obtained an $11 million settlement from Allied Waste Transportation in connection with related to "substantial shortfalls in minority contract services."
Brunt's trucking company raked in more than $3 million from the City of Chicago between 1999 and 2006 through contracts for services that included cleaning and videotaping sewers.
Brunt's case was part of a long-running fraud case that triggered a citywide Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) reform initiative in Chicago in 2012.
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Authorities said Brunt, a former Mississippi sharecropper, used his company as a pass-through for others, including now-defunct companies owned by Anthony Duffy, a non-minority contractor.
Duffy, 49, of Barlett, IL, pleaded guilty in 2012 to lying to the FBI about failing to report investors in one of those companies, Municipal Sewer Service, which performed the work for the deal Brunt had signed.
Duffy was sentenced last year to 17 months in jail. He also agreed to pay $428,438.74 to the city and was permanently banned as a city contractor.
In 2012, the City of Chicago obtained an $11 million civil settlement with Allied Waste Transportation in connection with "substantial shortfalls in minority contract services under waste hauling contracts with the City," the Office of Inspector General reported.
$38M Municipal Fraud
OIG found that "nearly all" of Allied's mandated MBWE participation on city contracts was achieved through Allied's "knowing use" of pass-through contractors. Allied paid off both the certified firms and the contractors that actually completed the work, taking a cut in the process.
Chicago's Office of Inspector General criticized oversight of the city's Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program and recommended several changes.
In all, OIG said the shortfall from bogus MWBE contracts totaled $38 million over nine contracts.
OIG said it had debarred more than 65 companies and individuals and recommended stripping certification from more than 20 companies since 2005. Five federal criminal prosecutions were also mounted.
In Brunt's case, Allied claimed that Brunt Brothers provided more than $9 million worth of MBE participation that involved 20 to 25 trucks a day. In fact, OIG said, Brunt owned "at most five trucks."
The OIG made a number of recommendations for changing the MWBE system. It noted, for example, that the online monitoring system "relies on the hostesy of Allied's MWBE subcontractors, all of which were participating in the fraud."
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Here we go again....Yet MORE corruption coming out of Illinois!
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A well written and thought-provoking justification to reach for the stars.
In a tour of our solar system, galaxy and beyond, Cornell astronomer Sagan meshes a history of astronomical discovery, a cogent brief for space exploration and an overview of life-from its origins in the oceans to humanity's first emergence to a projected future where humans "terraform" and settle other planets and asteroids. Earth having long been swallowed by the sun. Maintaining that such relocation is inevitable, the author further argues that planetary science is of practical utility, fostering an interdisciplinary approach to looming environmental catastrophes such as "nuclear winter"
If you want to see how science can offer a spiritual perspective, read this book.
This is not a book I should have read on the Kindle. Apparently, as I found out halfway through, it's beautifully illustrated! To the wishlist it goes.
To read Pale Blue Dot after the destruction of the SETI program is terribly disheartening. Sagan was such an optimist. I'm extremely glad he wasn't alive to see that happen. Although, I believe if he were alive, he could have stopped it.
Sagan is a genius - a brilliant deep thinker. That's obvious, and this review won't add or detract to that at all.
Pale Blue Dot had some fabulous insight into the difficulties behind space exploration, particularly on the political and bureaucratic end. However, it frequently goes off topic, where Sagan frequently lectures on the state of the world, our place in the universe, etc etc. Not that this isn't enlightening - just not why I picked up this book.
A bit jumbled, and takes on too much, but a fascinating read nonetheless.
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In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.
Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race.
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Giuliani now leads McCain by only three points for the GOP nomination -- 27 per cent to 24 per cent. A month ago, Giuliani led by 16 points. The latest American Research Group poll found Giuliani leading McCain by four points -- 27 to 23 per cent. Allies of McCain, once the GOP front runner, see this as a sign of his hoped-for comeback.
One theory in political circles is that McCain's speech backing the Iraq war last week gave him a boost among pro-Iraq war conservatives who admire his persistence in defending the conflict when public opinion has turned against it. McCain is being urged to jettison his strategy of trying to be the Establishment candidate and instead go back to his maverick ways.
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SWAN Analytische Instrumente AG
Distributor in Tunis, TUNISIA
SWAN is one of the leading manufacturers of on-line analytical instruments. Every single instrument is made in Switzerland. SWAN has been a global leading provider of on-line analytical systems in the water industry. The current product portfolio ranges from ultrapure water (like pharmaceutical and semiconductor applications), feedwater, steam and condensate monitoring as ...
ALSAFA Environmental & Technical Services LLC (ALSAFA ETS)
Office in TUNISIA
ALSAFA Environmental & Technical Services LLC (ALSAFA ETS) is a Middle East (Oman) based consulting company engaged primarily in undertaking environmental studies for virtually all sectors of the economy. We are registered with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA), Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Ministry of Oil & Gas , Oman Chamber of Commerce & ...
Envirotech - Middle East
Office in TUNISIA
Envirotech Ltd. was established in 1996 as a Lebanese limited liability company to provide professional environmental consulting and servicing to private and public sector organisations as well as international donors. In the same year, Envirotech-Egypt was incorporated to extend similar range of services in the Egyptian market, followed, in 1997, by Envirotech-Syria. ...
based in Ksibet, TUNISIA
GCER is a company specialized in the processing of thermoplastics and thermosets in order to design, study, manufacture and install piping processes and boiler equipments. GCER has the know-how and extensive experience in the water business. GCER offers a range of industrial pipes and piping of high quality combining good mechanical strength, light employment and a long ...
Geofizyka Toruń S.A.
Office in Tunis, TUNISIA
GT offers a broad spectrum of geophysical services focused on exploration of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon deposits, development of geothermal reservoirs and underground storages, to the worldwide energy exploration industry. We are dedicated to promoting safety and protecting health and well being of individuals and environment. Geofizyka Toruń (GT) ...
Vitone Eco S.r.l.
Office in Sakiet Ezzit, TUNISIA
Vitone Eco is the industrial heritage left from a family of visionary entrepreneurs who, in lands mainly farmed with olive trees, over one century ago, started engineering olive presses for local olive oil makers. In a few years from the business start up, their machines were exported worldwide.Due to the stock of knowledge handed down by their olive-presses-focused ...
Clarke Energy
Office in Tunis, TUNISIA
Clarke Energy is a multinational specialist in the engineering, installation and maintenance of gas-fuelled power plants. Our facilities deliver fuel efficiency and help reduce carbon emissions. Applications include combined heat and power (CHP) with natural gas, biogas, landfill gas and coal gas. We are a the largest authorised distributor and service provider for GE's ...
Pieralisi Group
Office in Tunisi, TUNISIA
The ongoing co-operation with the end users for the development of innovative products is one of the main strengths of the Pieralisi Group. An exhaustive range of machines and equipment designed to meet your needs in the most different fields of application, such as Decanters, Vertical Separators and Belt Presses. Pieralisi offers high-tech solutions to solve virtually ...
Walchem, Iwaki America Inc.
Distributor in SFAX, TUNISIA
WALCHEM, Iwaki America Inc, designs and manufactures a varied line of microprocessor-based industrial and chemical process controllers and electronic metering pumps. Our proven ability to integrate technologies and products in innovative ways that solve customers` unique application needs and add value to their process, has made Walchem the go-to partner for the worlds' ...
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based in Tunis Belvédère, TUNISIA
Metrohm is exclusively represented in more than 80 countries, in more than 40 of which we have our own subsidiaries. This guarantees a tight network for sales and service.
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Office in TUNISIA
Mac-Fab Systems Ltd. is Europe's leading Baler Manufacturer. A wide range of Waste Baler Equipment, manufactured and supplied by Mac-Fab Systems. Our balers are the industry leader in design, innovation, reliability and affordability. We pride ourselves on being the `Cleverly designed baler, with minimal fuss` View our vertical balers small to mill sized and our drum / ...
Aurasol SA
based in Testour, TUNISIA
AURASOL. Ltd, is passionately committed to delivering customized photovoltaic solutions to its customers through a lasting Win-Win relationship that builds a unique and sustainable future. When a standard display photovoltaic product will not meet your needs, AURASOL provides tailored solutions that help you get the most out of your most valuable assets. AURASOL will also ...
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based in TUNISIA
PPM Process Purification Management, founded in 2010, is a company which operates in water treatment field. It offers engineering, equipments and services for both water Treatment companies and several industrial, hotels and resorts.We are an OEM especially for water treatment plant by membrane techniques (RO, UF).Its creative value-added solutions are mainly oriented ...
Metrohm AG
Distributor in Tunis Belvédère, TUNISIA
Metrohm is a worldwide leading manufacturer of precision instruments for chemical analysis. In the field of electrochemical ion analysis Metrohm has been the unchallenged world number one for many years. This is reflected in the company's comprehensive product range: pH meters, ion meters, conductometers, potentiometric, thermometric and Karl Fischer titration, ...
Lakes Environmental Software
Distributor in TUNISIA
Lakes Environmental is committed to supplying robust and easy-to-use air dispersion modeling software to consulting companies, industries, governmental agencies and academia. The introduction of Lakes Environmental's graphical Microsoft Windows-based interfaces revolutionized the field of air dispersion modeling software. Since 1995, Lakes Environmental has been ...
Labeau Tunisie sarl
based in La Petite Ariana, TUNISIA
Labeau Tunisie is specialized in production of water treatment plants for every type of applications.Particularly we are specialized in the production of sea water desalinators plants with capacity from 100 to 10000 m3/Day.All the systems are: Italian engineering design based on more than 20 years of experience in the field of water treatment and installation of plant ...
Abc Compressors
Office in Ariana, TUNISIA
Since its foundation in 1943, ABC has provided the most reliable compressors for different applications. Its global orientation and the commitment for growth was shown from its early exports in the 50's to its latest geographical expansion, having delivered compressors in more than 120 countries. Becoming a worldwide benchmark in the piston compressor industry has always ...
based in La Soukra , TUNISIA
Engineering is the first field of activity performed by STUDI Group, both historically and in terms of volume. After an initial start in construction and infrastructures, STUDI Group expanded to water, agriculture and environment related projects. It is active today in all various development activities. Our services range from the execution of preliminary and feasibility ...
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based in Tunis, TUNISIA
Environmental Assessment & Management "EAM s.a." is an experienced safety and environmental consulting company established in Tunisia since 1997. EAM employs professionals and has a demonstrable track record in safety, environmental and social impact assessment, environmental due diligence, site investigation and remediation services for exploration and production in oil ...
Endress Hauser Instruments International AG
Office in Tunis, TUNISIA
Endress Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. The Group employs more than 12,000 personnel across the globe, generating net sales of 2.0 billion euros in 2014. Water quality, discharges, regulations, the environment… just rely on a trusted partner. No resource is more precious than water. But ...
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In most existing handshake-based collision avoidance protocols, nodes in the proximity of the transmitter or receiver are kept silent during an ongoing communication session. In this paper, we utilize the long propagation delay in the underwater acoustic channel and the (possible) sparsity of the network topology to increase network throughput. We formalize conditions for which a node can transmit even when it is located one-hop away from a node participating in another communication session. We consider these conditions as problem constraints and form a distributed collision-avoidance handshake-based protocol, which jointly applies spatial and time reuse techniques. Our simulation results show that at a price of complexity, our protocol outperforms a recently proposed handshake protocol in terms of throughput and transmission delay.


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What's going on:Aug 23, 2016: ESER 2016 European Conference on Educational research in Dublin EERA and the University College Dublin invite Educational Researchers to submit proposals for the European Conference on Educational Research 2016.
ECER, the annual conference held by the European Educational Research Association (EERA), welcomes over 2,500 scholars each year, representing views and research traditions from all parts of Europe. ECER is preceded by EERA's Emerging Researchers' Conference (ERC). us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e633bb7999a257a10b0d3a3ea&id=601ac68c06& May 23, 2016: ENSI Mailing - Issue 74 On April 22nd the leaders of 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Closely related to the agreement is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 goals. This framework will influence our work and will have strong impact in our societies. Your ENSI mailing today is a compilation of web-links from UN and other organisations, supporting our work for tackling the SDG's. ENSI - mailing 74.pdf Subscribe for mailing You are more than welcome to subscribe to a newsletter through which you will be regularly informed about ENSI projects and themes.
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