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L-R: Daniel Wortel-London and the cover of his book The Menace of Prosperity.

Professor Daniel Wortel-London Interviewed in Phenomenal World

Wortel-London also discussed his book The Menace of Prosperity, about economic history in nineteenth century New York.
a woman in a dark shirt leans against a wooden doorway

Economist Pavlina Tcherneva Speaks About Labor Market for Marketplace 

Nicole Meselsohn ’26 Named 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow

Nicole Meselsohn ’26 Named 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow

Meselsohn, a psychology major, leads Young Leaders: Women in Fire, a series of hands-on and presentation based workshops and training to show young girls in middle and high school that there is a place for them in the fire service.

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February 2016

02-27-2016
Bard Junior Sana Mustafa Speaks at the United Nations
On February 19, Bard student and Syria native Sana Mustafa spoke at the United Nations as part of the UN Association of the USA Members' Day. She participated in a panel on the refugee crisis. "We all have names, we have lives, we have dreams," she said. "What you may see as news is not just news—it is our lives." Her speech was met with a standing ovation.

Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies,Politics and International Affairs,Student | Institutes(s): Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program,Bard Undergraduate Programs,Center for Civic Engagement |
02-25-2016
Elizabeth Royte '81 wrote the cover story for the March issue of National Geographic on how one third of global food is wasted, and the people who are working to change that.
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Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Social Studies,Environmental/Sustainability,Wellness | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-24-2016
"Apple’s marketing promises that each new product will help us live up to our highest ideals; however, more often than not, the products ... enable our basest impulses," Marrs writes.
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Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-22-2016
Professor Manea is visiting Bard College Berlin and gave a talk at the German Marshall Fund on migration, globalization, and exile.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard College Berlin,Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-20-2016
Language and Thinking faculty member Bruce Watson's Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age is "a delightful journey."
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-12-2016
Peter Rosenblum, professor of international law and human rights, spent two years investigating human rights abuses at Indian tea plantations.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-10-2016
The writer and critic reveals his nostalgia for an older Paris, mourns the city's disappearing café culture, and touches on the urban defects of neoliberalism.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-09-2016
Award-Winning Author and Bard College Professor Luc Sante to Read at Bard College on Thursday, February 25
On Thursday, February 25, award-winning author Luc Sante, visiting professor of writing and photography at Bard College, will read from his most recent book, The Other Paris. Presented by Bard’s Written Arts Program, the reading takes place at 7:00 p.m. in Bard Hall, and is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Books will be available for sale and signing from Oblong Books & Music. 
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Credit: Photo: Laura Levine
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-05-2016
Sean McMeekin's book The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East has won the Goodzeit Award from the New York Military Affairs Symposium.
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Credit: Photo: Laura Levine
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
02-02-2016
Professor Armstead discusses her NEH-funded fellowship with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture as part of a larger Schomburg mixtape of interviews with black intellectuals.
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Credit: Photo: Laura Levine
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