News from Bard College at Simon's Rock
Lights, Camera, POLITICS!Simon’s Rock students don’t wait to land a job at a major studio to find out what it’s like to anchor a news program, moderate a political debate or produce a television broadcast; they enroll in Larry Burke’s Electronic Arts Studio Video Production course. With unfettered access to the state-of-the-art equipment located in the College’s Electronic Arts Studio, Burke tours students through the technical process of filming by orchestrating a series of three hands-on projects... more
Prominent Economists Convene for Panel Discussion: What Happened, What’s Ahead?
The election may be over, but the economic crisis remains. Simon’s Rock brings prominent economist and President of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Dimitri B. Papadimitriou and associate professor of economics and Levy Institute research scholar, Rania Antonopoulos to campus on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 5:00 pm for an economic panel discussion. Moderated by economics faculty member Fatma Gül Ünal, panelists will offer expert insight into the financial crisis and the future of the economy… more
Simon’s Rock Weathers Economic Crisis
Wall Street and Main Street aren’t the only places dealing with the effects of a spiraling economy. College campuses across the country have to make tough decisions as they plan the next fiscal year with tightening credit, smaller endowment dividends to draw from, and what many predict will be a shrinking donor base… more
Newsflash:
Cosmo Girl includes Simon’s Rock on list of the nation’s top 100 colleges; Provost Marcy appears on public radio to offer expertise on women in American politics; Alumnus John McWhorter writes about race in politics... more
Underage, but Not Minor: Teens Change the Political Landscape
Whoever claimed that the vote is a citizen’s only voice never met a Simon’s Rock student. Here, it’s hard to tell that just about half of the campus is ineligible to vote because of their age… more
Perspectives: From Civics to the Civic Arts by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
This month, Bard Center Distinguished Fellow at Simon’s Rock and Director of the Bard Center for Education and Democracy, Ellen Condliffe Lagemann highlights the importance of infusing civics in the curriculum. Her piece titled “From Civics to the Civic Arts,” first appeared in the October edition of The School Administrator…more
Simon’s Rock Diversity Day Tradition Continues
Begun in 2005, Diversity Day is an annual event which brings the entire Bard College at Simon’s Rock campus together for frank, honest discussions of race, gender, and other controversial issues of identity and perception. With students hailing from 40 states and more than half a dozen nations, and faculty from across the globe, the demographic diversity of the Bard College at Simon’s Rock campus provides the perfect background for panels and group meetings… more
