By attending Bard College in Annandale, or any institution in the Bard Network, you are automatically a member of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association. The Alumni/ae Association is here to strengthen the connection between alumni/ae and the College and help Bardians everywhere, of every graduating class, to stay in touch. There are now more than 19,000 Bard alumni/ae—and that number is growing, as close to half of all Bardians have graduated in the last 20 years.
The Bard College Alumni/ae Association, its Board of Governors, and its committees are committed to maintaining shared values of antiracism, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in all aspects of programming and interactions with Bard College community members, including but not limited to students, faculty, administration, fellow alumni/ae, and guests.
The Bard College Alumni/ae Association, its Board of Governors, and its committees are committed to maintaining shared values of antiracism, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in all aspects of programming and interactions with Bard College community members, including but not limited to students, faculty, administration, fellow alumni/ae, and guests.
Alumni/ae Holiday Party 2024!
Thursday, December 5
6:00 - 8:30 pm
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Celebrate the holiday season with friends! Reunite with classmates, make new connections, and have a great time!
Ticket prices:
Classes 2020-2024 and their guests: $25
All other classes and their guests: $50
Your ticket includes complimentary beer and wine and light fare.
After party: Killarney Rose (127 Pearl Street, New York, NY) 8:30 pm
Get Involved
Photo by Queenie Si ’25
The Board of Governors
The work of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association relies on the active participation of alumni/ae on the committees of the Board of Governors. Alumni/ae from all eras of Bard’s history serve on this volunteer board and act as ambassadors of the College. We welcome all alumni/ae to attend Board of Governors meetings, which are held in May and December each year.
Photo by Tyler R. Williams '19 MAT '21
Stay in Touch
Keep your records up to date in the alumni/ae directory.* The Alumni/ae Association sends out a monthly e-newsletter, The Triangle which is filled with alumni/ae news, news of the College, and upcoming events. We also send important messages from the College and news on networking events and alumni/ae achievements. The Bardian magazine, published twice yearly, is another way to stay informed on alumni/ae and College news. Follow us on social media to make sure you are getting the most out of your Alumni/ae Association.
*Please email us your updated information at [email protected].
Thank you to all alumni/ae from Reunion classes ending in 4s and 9s for your support of Bard so far this past fiscal year!
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Newsroom
Beekeeper Titus Ogilvie-Laing ’13 Featured in the New York Times
Bard alumnus Titus Ogilvie-Laing ’13, a beekeeper who maintains hives on New York City rooftops, was featured in the New York Times. “At the Empire State Building, on a roof of Madison Square Garden and on a terrace adjacent to the Chrysler Building, thousands of veritable worker bees have been turning nectar into honey,” writes Patrick McGeehan for the Times. On a recent warm day as he tended to hives belonging to the Danish Consulate, Ogilvie-Laing “blew smoke from silver canisters to calm the bees before opening the hives.”Beekeeper Titus Ogilvie-Laing ’13 Featured in the New York Times
Post Date: 11-13-2024
Alum Daniel Terna ’09 ICP ’15 Named in Artsy Artist’s “On Our Radar” and Reviewed in the New York Times
Daniel Terna ’09 ICP ’15 was profiled in Artsy Artist’s “Artists On Our Radar,” an editorial series featuring five artists who made an impact in the past month through exhibitions, gallery openings, and other events.The Terrain was also reviewed by the New York Times, which writes that Terna's photography contains “narrative restraint... [it] keeps admitting how hard it is to really know another human being.”Alum Daniel Terna ’09 ICP ’15 Named in Artsy Artist’s “On Our Radar” and Reviewed in the New York Times
Terna has exhibited at the BRIC Arts Media Biennial, MoMA PS1’s film program, and the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, among others, and will exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum’s National Portrait Gallery in May 2025. His photography is focused on intergenerational relationships, combining personal narratives with his outside perspective on current events. Of Terna’s 2023 photo Monastery, taken near the Dachau concentration camp where his father was imprisoned, Artsy writes, “The peaceful scene is transformed by its context, invoking the weight of memory and survival.”
Post Date: 11-12-2024
Bard College to Host Memorial Hall Dedication Event on Veterans Day
On Monday, November 11, 2024, Bard College will host a Veterans Day event to rededicate the Old Gym at Bard as Memorial Hall in honor and remembrance of alumni/ae, faculty, and staff who have served the country in armed services. Dedication and remarks by Malia Du Mont ’95, vice president for strategy and policy and chief of staff at Bard, will take place at 11 am at 39 Henderson Circle Drive on Bard’s Annandale campus, followed by a reception at 11:30 am in Schwab ’52 Atrium in the Franklin W. Olin Humanities Building.Bard College to Host Memorial Hall Dedication Event on Veterans Day
The event is the culmination of efforts to honor Veterans Day which began last year, when Du Mont asked Bard archivist Helene Tieger ’85 to unearth the College’s veterans-related material. They discovered a 100-year-old handmade service flag, with dozens of stars representing students and alumni/ae of Bard who served during World War I, and learned that the building at the center of Bard’s campus, known as the Old Gym, was built in honor of those Bardians. A new sign at Memorial Hall will be unveiled at the event on Monday to share this history with the Bard community.
“I am looking forward to unveiling the new sign, reacquainting the Bard community with this important history, and helping our colleagues and students understand the role that Bard has played in enabling military service to our nation, in support of democracy and in defense of the US Constitution, throughout the institution's history,” said Du Mont, who is also leading plans to turn a room in the building into a permanent exhibition space where items about the military service of current and past members of the Bard community will have a permanent display in the center of the college’s campus.
Post Date: 11-08-2024