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Coralie Kraft ’13 Interviewed by PBS News About Doomsday Preppers

Kraft discussed her thoughts on why more people are preparing for disasters, the companies that build the structures meant to safeguard their clients, and the mindsets behind those who are preparing for such scenarios.
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Henry Mielarczyk ’25 Joins Stennis Program for Congressional Interns

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Michael Martell Included in United Nations #NoToHate Campaign

“If you think about the cost of hate, it’s like hate crimes are kind of a recession every single year,” said Martell.

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December 2017

12-30-2017
Professor Mead draws parallels between the Trump administration’s "America First" security strategy and Pax Britannica.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies,Politics and International Affairs | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
12-17-2017
"The brilliance of An Odyssey lies ... in the insightfulness of the writing, as Mendelsohn explores the themes of the Odyssey, and of our lives."
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
12-15-2017
James Ketterer, dean of international studies and director of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, on what he learned about democracy at home by observing elections overseas.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies,Politics and International Affairs | Institutes(s): Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program,Bard TEDx,Center for Civic Engagement |
12-08-2017
Leon Botstein writes that Jonathan Keates's new book on Handel's Messiah misses the mark.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies,Leon Botstein,Music | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
12-07-2017
Professor Walter Russell Mead writes that the most important strategic reality in the Middle East is the collapse of Arab power in the face of low oil prices and competition from American frackers.
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Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Social Studies,Politics and International Affairs | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
12-01-2017
Bard alumnus J.I. Abbot reflects on the late William Mullen, his Greek professor at Bard, for his engaged mentoring and lifelong impact on Abbot's own teaching.
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Meta: Type(s): Alumni,In Memoriam | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Social Studies | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
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