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WAMC on the Road at The Hannah Arendt center's "JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times" - Student Panel

By Joe Donahue
Published October 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM EDT
Joe Donahue with student panel
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Joe Donahue with student panel

The Hannah Arendt Center offers student fellowships for administration support, the Courage to Be Program, media and communications, and for the new Bard Leadership Program.

We’ve assembled a number of students to discuss their thoughts on the JOY conference and the world.

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