Bard College

Dutchess Elections Board To Register Students

Hank Gross — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:51 +0000

POUGHKEEPSIE – College students in Dutchess County may now vote so long as they register and need not provide specific information about which dormitory they live.

Last fall, Republican Elections Commissioner Erik Haight refused to register students if they did not list their specific college address. Democrat Commissioner Frances Knapp challenged that in court and the judge ruled they could vote.

The initial case involved student registrations from Marist, The Culinary Institute of America and Bard College.

Junot Diaz at Bard College on 4/1

Joe Donahue — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz’s first book, Drown, established him as a major new writer. His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, won the Pulitzer Prize. His latest, This Is How You Lose Her, features nine stories. At the center of each - is Yunior, a Dominican American who, despite his macho exterior, aches to be loved and the book explores the haunting, impossible power of love.

Diaz will be at Bard College on Monday, April 1st.

Giffords, Kelly To Deliver College Commencement Address

Allison Dunne — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:12:38 +0000

A former congressional representative and her husband will deliver the commencement address at a college in the Hudson Valley.

Linking Dr. King's Dream to Obama's Inauguration

Allison Dunne — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:34:44 +0000

As President Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term today, the nation celebrated the life of civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And January First marked the 150^th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing hundreds of thousands of slaves.