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Thank you for joining us at live. From nypl. My name is tony marks, and im the president of the new york public library. Tonight we are so delighted to host this important conversation. On the life work impact of worldrenowned investor philanthropists and founder of the open Society George Soros mr. Soros is i believe the longest most consistent. And in many ways the most impactful advocate of open society values. In our times and therefore he is also the most consistently attacked falsified. And just plain misunderstood person if our times that means we need some explication. For the library,...

RED HOOK, N.Y. —  A Bard College graduate was struck and killed by a speeding car Saturday night, May 25, just hours after receiving her master’s degree from the school.Linh Hong Nguyen, 25, of Red Hook, was killed while walking on a North Broadway sidewalk in the village, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Nguyen […]

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — SUNY New Paltz was given a ranking of “D” for “deficient” in a recent report on antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL cited what it refers to as “a surge in antisemitic incidents on college and university campuses,” according to their website. The ADL praised the university for its Jewish […]

ANNANDALE-ON-HUSON, NY — Bard Prison Initiative will receive $4.5 million in federal funding to deepen its college-in-prison work across seven state prisons as well as its reentry and alumni programs throughout the state, the college announced on Monday. The funding was secured by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and was supported by Sen. Kirsten […]

Reviews of Jeffrey Epstein’s schedules and emails have revealed additional prominent people with ties to Epstein including David Copperfield, Peter Thiel, Leon Botstein, William Burns, Noam Chomsky, Ariane de Rothschild, and Kathryn Ruemmler.