Around the Globe Graduates on campuses of the Bard Network, nationally and internationally, reflect the diversity of cultures that Bard represents. AlQuds Bard College for Arts and Sciences will hold graduation ceremonies at its East Jerusalem campus on August 29. Some 170 students received Bard BA degrees at American University of Central Asia during its June 2 commencement at its campus in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. White House correspondent, CNN political analyst, and award-winning author April Ryan addressed more than 140 graduates at Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on May 19. Bard College Berlin: A Liberal Arts University held ceremonies for 25 BA graduates from 12 countries on May 19. Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Baltimore cel-
ebrated its commencement on June 7; BHSEC Cleveland awarded AA degrees on June 5; and BHSEC Manhattan, Queens, and Newark held their commencement on June 19. The Bard Prison Initiative celebrated its 17th commencement on June 9 at Woodbourne Correctional Facility. On June 21, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College) of St. Petersburg State University held its graduation ceremonies, awarding 114 BA degrees, 29 MA degrees, and 10 intercultural education certificates. Matt Glaser, artistic director of the American Roots Music Program at Berklee College of Music, was the commencement speaker at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where 85 students graduated, 66 with MM degrees on May 12. On June 15, 12 MAT degrees in Longy’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program in Los Angeles were awarded.
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1 Eric Warren Goldman ’98 (center), with Ruth ’52 and David ’52 Schwab (left), Jane Brien ’89 (right) Myra Young Armstead (far right), and 2 U Ba Win (center) with Lawrence Kramer (left) and Nancy Leonard (right), both received the Bard Medal, the Bard College Alumni/ae Association’s highest honor. The John and Samuel Bard Award in Medicine and Science went to 3 Rebecca L. Smith ’93 (second from left), with Dean Barker ’93 (left), Terence Brown ’93 (right), and David Costello ’93 (far right). 4 Walead Beshty ’99 (left), with Tom Eccles (center) and Roland Augustine (right), earned the Charles Flint Kellog Award in Arts and Letters. 5 Cynthia Conti-Cook ’03 (right), with Megan Callaghan, accepted the John Dewey Aaward for Distinguished Public Service. 6 Author Lorrie Moore received the Mary McCarthy Award, given in recognition of public engagement. The Bardian Award, recognizing longtime members of the Bard community, was given to 7 Mary I. Backlund, and 8 Jeffrey Katz. 158th commencement
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