Newsmakers

After graduating from Bard, photography major Nick Zinner became the guitarist of the band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Zinner's photographs of his life on and off stage are now on view at an L.A. gallery.

After earning degrees from Bard and New York Theological Seminary and enrolling at Yale, George Chocos shared his story recently as part of Senate and House briefings with faith leaders.

Janet Echelman MFA '98 creates aerial sculptures out of high-tech fibers used in NASA spacesuits. Her work has been commissioned for the inaugural exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Center for Civic Engagement Senior Fellow Jonathan Cristol discusses revisions to the UNSC within the current structure.

After spending his last two years taking college classes at BHSEC Manhattan, Conrad Taylor transferred to Binghamton University and got elected to City Council.

On Thursday, November 12, the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College brought 48 students to the nation's capital for Bard Works D.C. This career development event featured Bard alumni/ae presenting on their work in the D.C. area, with opportunities for students to ask questions and connect with leaders in politics, government, the nonprofit and private sectors, and the arts. The Bard Works D.C. schedule included a reception on Thursday evening with Bard alumni/ae, parents, and friends, and a day of panels on Friday. Bard Works 2016, a weeklong professional development event for Bard juniors and seniors, will take place January 24–29 in Annandale.

Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed 80 additional educators to the Master Teacher Program this fall, including Bard MAT alumna and Red Hook Central School District science teacher Amanda Stoddard MAT '08. These outstanding teachers have been recognized for their dedication to providing the most innovative STEM education to their students, their commitment to professional growth, and their enthusiasm for sharing their successful practices with colleagues in their schools and districts. Stoddard joins fellow Bard MAT alumni/ae master teachers Kate Belin '05, Colleen Bucci '08, and Beth Goldberg '06.

Los Angeles–based photographer and Bard alumnus Skyler Dahan talks about how a class with Bard Professor Tim Davis got him out of his comfort zone.

For the first time, the Museum of Modern Art and the Performa art biennial have co-commissioned a work: There Are Certain Facts That Cannot Be Disputed, by Bard alumna Juliana Huxtable.

Washington State native and Bard alumna Jenny Riffle answered curator Stuart Pilkington's call for landscape photography in one's own back yard with Snoqualmie Evergreens.

Seven of the 10 recipients of the 2015 Anonymous Was A Woman Award have Bard College affiliations, including faculty members, visiting artists, artists in residence, and alumnae. Anonymous Was A Woman is an unrestricted grant of $25,000 that enables women artists, over 40 years of age and at a significant juncture in their lives or careers, to continue to grow and pursue their work. The award is given in recognition of an artist's accomplishments, artistic growth, and the quality of her work. The Bard-affiliated 2015 winners are: Wendy Ewald, former Bard MFA visiting artist; Rachel Harrison, Bard MFA faculty member and former visiting artist; Pam Lins, Bard MFA faculty member; Jennifer Montgomery, former Bard MFA faculty and Bard MFA ’94 alumna; Dona Nelson, Bard MFA faculty member; Lisa Sanditz, visiting assistant professor of studio arts at Bard College; Julianne Swartz, artist in residence in studio arts at Bard College and Bard MFA ‘02 alumna. More about the award

Last week Gettinger and Holland Michel participated in a two-day war game designed to explore the different ways that drones could be used for tactical and strategic effect in a conflict.

"Focusing on diverse topics ... Siegel’s increasingly elegant and astute works dive deep into her subjects but never explain them," writes Steel Stillman.