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"Picking Up the Pieces," a retrospective show at Sarasota Art Museum for multimedia artist Judy Pfaff, captures resilience in its exploration of beauty amid destruction.

In this extract from ‘The Resilient University’, Freeman Hrabowski and co-authors offer the resources and mindset that higher education institutions need to develop to sustain themselves through challenges and crises

Critic Justin Davidson recommends the most exciting classical music programming at a variety of venues from Geffen Hall, to the Met Opera, Zankel Hall, and more.

January’s release of Epstein’s friends and victims follows almost ten years of litigation.

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — Bard College on Saturday had momentary interruptions of its 2024 graduation ceremonies by a handful of graduates who displayed “free Palestine” signs on their backs.The chants that accompanied that sentiment were generally between speakers as if to be polite. They were taken in stride by college President Leon Botstein in advance of […]

Leon Botstein, Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra, has made it the orchestra’s mission to present lesser-known orchestral and choral works. Dr. Botstein, President of Bard College,  decided that this year’s holiday presentation would be Georg Friedrich Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus from 1746, performed on Thursday December 14.

In December, concert halls and churches ring with beautiful baroque music performances.

New names emerge from Jeffrey Epsteins guest diary as reported by Wall Street Journal. | World News

The clash unfolded against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, bringing to the forefront questions about academic freedom, external influences on educational institutions, and the ever-debated issue of whether Israel practices a form of apartheid in Palestine. Read to learn more.

Leon Botstein's leadership quickly demonstrated his ability to think outside of traditional approaches to college administration.