Hallelujah for Handels Messiah Nov 14, 2009
Messiah holds an unusual place in music history because it has been performed continuously since Handel wrote it in 1741, according to Christopher H. Gibbs, a music professor at Bard College. It has remained famous since its debut in Dublin in 1742 and has been adapted in various ways including by Mozart in 1789 for a bigger orchestra to stay in the repertoire. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Halloween rampage in Red Hook Nov 8, 2009
Tuitt said it was extremely fortunate there were no injuries, given the large holiday crowd of residents and Bard College students in the area. There were lots of college students out and about in various states of enjoyment and inebriation, on the sidewalks and crossing the street, Truitt said, luckily no one was hurt. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
3 Northeastern weekend escapes Nov 7, 2009
Further downriver, in Annandale-on-Hudson, the Frank Gehry--designed Fisher Center for the Performing Arts landed like a meteor on the Bard College campus, its rippling sheets of stainless steel startling and spectacular amid a landscape still dominated by farms, stone walls, and Calvert Vaux cottages. Nearby villages Tivoli, Red Hook, and Rhinebeck are abuzz with new enterprises in art, music, and food (just try to find a chain restaurant outlet amid the pick-your-own orchards and cut-your-own... (CNN)
Maryanne Amacher; wove volumes of sound into music Oct 30, 2009
Ms. Amacher, who left no surviving relatives, taught electronic music at Bard College, beginning in 2000. She was also an important influence for a generation of composers who combined rock instrumentation and avant-garde sensibilities, among them Rhys Chatham and Thurston Moore. (Boston Globe)
New religious education director welcomed at Follen Oct 30, 2009
Zagaeski was educated at Bard College, where she studied psychology and art history. Her family includes five children: Brendan, who is 25; Keira, 23; Adrian, 20; Julian, 17; and Linnea, 10. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Delano charter school to mark grand opening Oct 29, 2009
It is a joint project involving the Delano community, Paramount Agricultural Companies and Bard College. The academy, which includes participation by the Bard College master of arts in teaching program, is designed to graduate students who are prepared to advance to college and complete degrees. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Mary Louise Henderson Oct 28, 2009
Mary Louise graduated from Miss Newman s School in Detroit and Bard College in New York. She joined the advertising agency of Ruse & Urban in Detroit and eventually became Vice President. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Opportunity To Usurp Reproductive Power Of Royal Throne Keeps Worker Termites Home Oct 13, 2009
12, 2009) A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland suggests termite offspring stay in their birth colony to help their queen and king parents rather than leave to try and start their own family because their chance of inheriting the reproductive throne is higher than their chance of successfully dispersing, finding a mate, and surviving to produce fertile offspring on their own. In research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition (October 5,... (Science Daily)
* Hardcover: UK: Tracing the many lives of Anne Frank and her vivid journal Oct 11, 2009
When Francine Prose taught Anne Franks diary to a class at Bard College two years ago, one of her students reported getting funny looks from students not in the class. They acted as if he were assuming some sort of ironic-regressive pose that involved carrying around a childrens classic, the equivalent of using his grade school lunch box as an attache case, Prose reports in her new book about Anne (as this book refers to her). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Joan Acocella: Lucinda Childs’s “Dance,” at the Joyce. Oct 5, 2009
This past July, at Bard College, Lucinda Childs revived her famous minimalist piece Dance, from 1979. For an hour, the dancers cross the stage on a grid, mostly in unison, in a repetition-with-variation pattern that mimics the bargello weave of the Philip Glass score. (New Yorker)
Starring Mark, Will and a few of them Sep 14, 2009
Bearded and kilt-wearing Monk Schane-Lydon, 43, of Canaan, works at an instructional technology specialist at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Mass. but he thinks he'd make a good cop in the movie. (Albany Times Union)
Academia's Red Light District Aug 28, 2009
Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY. (#40): While the school has many pockets of academic excellence, a recent graduate said that at Bard, politics on campus has a solitary voice. Its ultraliberal. (Townhall.com)
Quill founders recall the band’s Woodstock set Aug 9, 2009
Dan, meanwhile, dropped out of Bard College and came to the city with designs on becoming an actor. The brothers redirected their energies when they landed an opportunity to showcase their songs for Ray Paret, a young entrepreneur then managing Ultimate Spinach, a front-running band in the record industry s manufactured hype over the so-called Bosstown Sound. (Boston Globe)
Reading Tea Leaves on Late Loans Aug 4, 2009
"I would not be relieved because of the second-quarter results," said Dimitri Papadimitriou, the president of the Jerome Levy Economics Institute at Bard College. "Higher delinquencies will follow since we are expecting an increased number of unemployed and a lower level of economic activity for the rest of the year and next year.". (American Banker)
ELOQUENT MARTYRS Aug 4, 2009
LES HUGUENOTS The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; 845-758-7900. Through Friday. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obama cites Bard high school (1) Jul 27, 2009
Founded on the belief that many young people are ready and eager to do serious college work at age 16, Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) was created by Bard College in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education as an alternative to the traditional high school ... Since opening in September 2001, BHSEC has celebrated seven graduations, with over 750 students receiving a Bard College Associate in Arts degree as well as a New York State Regents high school diploma. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Math professor brings students into the fold with origami Jul 26, 2009
"This design is being used as a research design for an expandable heart stent," said Elias Halloran, a student at New York's Bard College, as he curled a paper full of small triangular folds into a tube. The design expands or contracts to fit snugly inside another tube - like a human artery. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Business people Jul 10, 2009
Yanity holds a Master of Science degree in Arctic engineering from the University of Alaska Anchorage, a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Bard College. He is an electrical designer on renewable energy development projects, focusing on village-scale projects in rural Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
PRI Welcomes Marguerite Steed Hoffman to Its Board of Directors Jul 1, 2009
She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Dignitas International, a medical humanitarian organization working in Africa, and on the boards of The Hockaday School, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and the Dallas Museum of Art. She is also on the Advisory Committee of the Art Museums at Harvard, the Dallas Women's Foundation, Parkland Hospital and Planned Parenthood. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Should feds bail out California (or Atlanta)? Jul 1, 2009
Cumo sells Ezra Merkin s art collection after Merkin the pillar of the Manhatten Jewish community bilked Yeshiva University, New York University, New York Law School and Bard College, all of whose lawyuhs and accountunts was too fookin dumb to do due dilligence. Congress should pass a law that automatically does the due dilligence on where the feeders are feeding if your a billione aire or a teacher with a pension it could be done with the right software program. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Celebrations Jun 17, 2009
They are: Rebecca Greenstein of Newton, who plans to attend Carleton College on a National Merit Carleton College Scholarship; Sam Keezell of Newton Center, who plans to attend Bard College; and Benjamin Pokross of West Newton, who plans to attend the University of Chicago on a National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship. Local Spanish students attain national recognition World language students from Newton South High School attained national recognition for excellent performance on the... (Newton Tab, MA)
* They only demanded their rights Jun 4, 2009
Ian Buruma is a professor of democracy, human rights and journalism at Bard College. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 398 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Louis ending 11-year tenure May 23, 2009
Sarah is just finishing her first year at Bard College. Asked what he was most proud of during his tenure as town supervisor, Louis cited the updated Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Rules passed into law in 2008. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Mosque distances itself from terror plot May 22, 2009
Imam Salahuddin Muhammad, head of Masjid Al Ikhlas in Newburgh, has worked since 1985 as a chaplain in Fishkill Correctional Facility, the medium-security prison in Beacon, N.Y., and also serves as a chaplain one day a week at Bard College. "I know the mosque and I know the imam very well," said Lawrence Mamiya, an expert on Islam who teaches at Vassar College. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
2 NY plot suspects are known at upstate mosque May 22, 2009
Imam Salahuddin Muhammad, head of Masjid al-Ikhlas in Newburgh, has worked since 1985 as a chaplain in Fishkill Correctional Facility, the medium-security prison in Beacon, N.Y., and also serves as a chaplain one day a week at Bard College. "I know the mosque and I know the imam very well," said Lawrence Mamiya, an expert on Islam who teaches at Vassar College. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Ex-shelter teen is bound for Boston University May 22, 2009
The students go to Bard College, the College of Wooster or Boston University in 10-student teams, or posses, where they are able to support one another. Posse Foundation students have a 90 percent graduation rate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Merkin to cede control of Madoff feeder funds May 20, 2009
7 billion account with Madoff, including deposits from New York University, Tufts University, Bard College and Yeshiva University, where Merkin was a trustee. The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Madoff's assets has sued Merkin and accused him of knowing Madoff was a fraud. (USA Today -- Money)
* Torture debate dilutes the moral principle May 11, 2009
Ian Buruma is professor of democracy, human rights and journalism at Bard College, New York. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 449 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Shooting Victim's Online Journal Reveals A Thoughtful, Sensitive Student May 8, 2009
She listed Bard College, Sarah Lawrence College, , Vassar College, , Brandeis University, Colorado College and at the top of her choices. At first she found college and her dormitory to be an isolating place, saying she didn't fit in with the jocks and party people. (FOX61, CT)
Dawn Upshaw resumes her artistic journey May 3, 2009
She has also been carving out more time for teaching, and now directs the vocal arts program at Bard College in New York. Notably absent from the mix are any standard operatic engagements. (Boston Globe)
Fast Cities: New Orleans Apr 28, 2009
Neighbors collaborated with researchers from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and students from Bard College on a comprehensive development plan. More than 70% of the area's homes have been restored. (FastCompany)
* US activists back Chinese dissident Apr 20, 2009
Ian Buruma, a professor of human rights at Bard College in New York State, recently wrote that Liu was one of the most lucid Chinese intellectuals. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Recession Drags but U.S. Recovery Hope Grows Apr 17, 2009
"I do not expect a strong recovery, but I do expect the economic contraction we're now experiencing to give way to slow and tentative growth as early as the third quarter," Lockhart told the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College. But the tone of the key data was still pretty bleak, emphasized by news that General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. shopping mall owner, had filed for bankruptcy in the largest real estate failure in U.S. history. (ABC News -- Wire)
Fed's Yellen Says U.S. Economy Not out of the Woods Apr 17, 2009
"The negative dynamics between the real and financial sides of the economy have created severe downside risks," Yellen told a conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in New York. "While we've seen some tentative signs of improvement in the economic data very recently, it's still impossible to know how deep the contraction will ultimately be.". (ABC News -- Wire)
The hidden jobless crisis Apr 14, 2009
Says Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, president of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.: "Clearly there is a macroeconomic impact. It begs the question of what our social safety net is all about.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- Business)
New center at Berkeley to emphasize research in conservative politics Apr 11, 2009
Bard College s Levy Institute, by contrast, conducts left-wing research. We don t have [partisanship] at Wash. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
* Tibet will be free when China is Apr 9, 2009
Ian Buruma is a professor of democracy, human rights and journalism at Bard College, New York. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 870 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Big Madoff investor charged with civil fraud Apr 7, 2009
7 billion account with Madoff, including deposits from New York University, Tufts University, Bard College and Yeshiva University, where Merkin was a trustee. Some of those investors and institutions have now sued Merkin, including a new suit filed Monday in New York by Mortimer Zuckerman, the real estate magnate and publisher of the New York Daily News. (MSNBC -- Business)
Bread & Puppet Theater regales TSL crowd with social, political humor Apr 6, 2009
With help from local members, and private organizations such as Bard College, TSL is utilizing their ground floor to provide additional educational programs for young people, and so that young people participate both as artists and audience members in performances, exhibitions, films, and forums. "We do a lot of tutoring and help kids get into colleges," Mussmann said. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
COMMENT: How Free Is Speech? Apr 2, 2009
The writer is professor of human rights at Bard College. Copyright: Project Syndicate. (India Times, India)
McDonald's will promote pesticide use reduction in potato supply Apr 1, 2009
This agreement led to the withdrawal of a shareholder resolution filed by the Bard College Endowment, Newground Social Investment, and the AFL-CIO Reserve Fund ... Bard College student Katherine Burstein, a member of the college s Committee on Investor Responsibility, said: "The Bard community believes that colleges and universities can leverage their power as investors for positive social change. Through our work with the Responsible Endowments Coalition which works on responsible investment... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
McDonald's aims to limit pesticide use Apr 1, 2009
Following the agreement, the Bard College Endowment, Newground Social Investment, and the AFL-CIO Reserve Fund withdrew a proposal that would have required McDonald's to publish a report on options for reducing pesticide use in its supply chain. The investors said McDonald's has agreed to survey its US suppliers, compile a list of best practices in pesticide reduction, and recommend those practices to suppliers. (Boston Globe)
Should an iconic photograph be called art or is it journalism? Mar 28, 2009
The cultural critic Luc Sante, who said he would be teaching a course on photojournalism as art in the autumn at Bard College in New York, framed the issue in terms of craft and access and what the viewer brings to the experience. The Obama and Guevara photographs, he wrote in an e-mail message, "have a key iconic feature in common: the subject is looking heavenward, and is posed against a neutral or empty background," replicating "a proven iconic template, most closely identified, to those of... (International Herald Tribune)
'Accidental' Photographers Show in Salisbury Mar 27, 2009
Mr. Mead worked at Bard College at Simon's Rock and then spent 20 years doing both administrative work for Smith College and teaching in its Social Work Department as a psychotherapist. Ms. Eagle founded the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to fostering nonprofits and community resources, and served as its first executive director. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Loan Modification: Is It Worth the Price? Mar 19, 2009
Nearly 42 percent of all American households do not have enough in liquid financial assets to support themselves for at least three months, and 46 percent of American households have less than $5,000 in liquid assets, including IRAs (Asena Caner and Edward N. Wolff, Asset Poverty in the United States: Its Persistence in an Expansionary Economy, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College) Compare these numbers to the costs and benefits of obtaining a loan modification. $4,000 or less is the cost of... (RealtyTimes)
Wen firm on reserve priorities Mar 17, 2009
"We are prepared for a protracted and very difficult crisis,'' Wen told the media. He recognized that rising unemployment was among the "most serious problems" the government faced in dealing with the economic downturn. About 11 million migrant workers remain unemployed after returning to China's cities after the lunar new year break in January, according to government statistics published this week. The Communist Party is worried about the prospect of heightened unrest among migrants and the... (Asia Times Online)
Banning them only creates free speech martyrs Mar 12, 2009
Ian Buruma is professor of human rights at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail)
Interfaith panel on Middle East conflict set for Sunday Feb 28, 2009
Ethan Bloch, a member of Albany's Brit Tzedek v'Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace) and a math professor at Bard College, will present a Jewish perspective. A Christian take on the issues will come from Karl Barbir, professor of history at Siena College. (Albany Times Union)
EDITORIAL:MTAG's big role Feb 24, 2009
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, wrote recently in The New York Times, "Education must now hold center stage, not because of an enemy abroad but because of the global economy. ... If there is a silver lining to the economic downturn, which may stay with us for years, it is that the American government and its people will realize at last that a much higher level of education for all is an indispensable national goal.". Ronald Roach, a widely published expert on higher education... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Odyssey Project aims to sustain love of learning through reflection, communication and critical thinking Feb 20, 2009
A national program, Odyssey originated at Bard College with its Clemente Course () and operates locally under the Illinois Humanities Council (www ... Students who complete both semesters of the first-year course at a high level of achievement receive six transferable credit hours from Bard College. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Colleges join hands in U.S.-Palestinian venture Feb 16, 2009
It would be hard to find two institutions of higher learning that seem more different than Bard College, an upscale, bucolic college in Dutchess County, New York, and Al Quds University, a struggling, sprawling Palestinian institution in and near this disputed capital. Yet the two schools have decided to join forces in an unusual venture aimed at injecting American educational values and expertise into Palestinian society, in hopes of contributing to a future democratic State of Palestine. (International Herald Tribune)
Small, private skiing clubs still survive Feb 14, 2009
Steve Melamed, a graduate student from Bard College, is an avid skier who comes here most weekends with his fiancee, Marisa Shuman. Shuman was not a skier when they met. (Albany Times Union)
HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2008: EMILY JACIR Feb 12, 2009
Russell Ferguson, Chair, Department of Art, UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Maria Lind, Director of the Graduate Program, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; Sandhini Poddar, Assistant Curator of Asian Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Nancy Spector, Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; and Marc-Olivier Wahler, Director, Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Publication. (AbsoluteArts.com)
More of this story Feb 10, 2009
She graduated from Rogers in 1975 and, during summer breaks from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., worked as a tour guide at The Breakers. After graduating from Bard, Botelho stayed in the Hudson Valley area a few years before returning to Newport in the early 1980s. (Newport Daily News, RI)
