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The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Bard College at Simon’s Rock a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Scholars

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Bard College at Simon's Rock a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S....

A special message from John B. Weinstein, Provost and Vice President of Bard College and Bard Academy at Simon's Rock: I write with an update on the anonymous bomb threat that Simon’s Rock received last Thursday, Feb. 18. The Great Barrington Police Department, with support from the Massachusetts State Police, have concluded their investigation and have determined that this threat was not credible and was not specific to Simon’s Rock—it was part of a broader scheme that targeted several colleges and universities across the country.   Get our free mobile app While we are relieved that t...

Dr. Shana Russell, literary scholar, historian, storyteller, organizer, and assistant professor of English at Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Newark, will deliver the 24th W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture at Bard College at Simon's Rock. As reported in a press release,  Russell will deliver the Lecture and participate in a Q&A this Monday, Feb. 22, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST. The event is free and open to the public and will be broadcast live via Zoom. Russell's talk, "Storytelling in Times of Crisis: Using the Past to Fight for Justice in the Present,” will draw from the work o...