Nobody Wins When the Family Feuds: Brown and Black Voices at Predominantly White Institutions

Written by Dezi Hall As a person of color moving within predominantly white institutions (PWIs), I’ve always stuck out like a sore thumb. My middle and high schools were majority white and taught me that I would not always be well-received, especially as an artist. Over the years I’ve encountered other students of color who […]

An Introspection of my Immigrant Identity

Written by Najwa Jamal “Najwa? That’s such an exotic name!” “If you’re from Africa, then why are you white?” A line from Mean Girls? Yes. Something that has actually been said to me? Also yes. Exotic. Interesting. Cool. These are only the most popular responses I’ll receive upon introducing myself. A tight lipped smile and […]

A Reflection on Activism: Why I did not Attend the Women’s March and Why I no Longer feel Guilty About it

Written by Funto Omojola As I woke up to a flood of images on my social media platforms featuring thousands of men and women clad in pink pussy hats with signs proclaiming fundamental women’s rights to challenging the presidency of Donald Trump, my immediate reaction was not one of pride and comfort, but one of […]

Resistance Panel: I Am Not My Government

Written by Maeve McKaig “I am not my government.” In a time where liberal democracy seems to be in limbo, this phrase carries particular weight. All over the world, there are people who do not feel represented by their government, whose lives have been politicized in order to further national debate, and who have no […]

Cake Delivery to John Faso’s Office

Written by Lexi Grace Parra a Gallery Thank you to our student volunteer bakers and deliverers for sending this cake message to John Faso on women’s right to health care and the safeguarding of Planned Parenthood! * check out the office person’s face upon delivery – activism has many forms: can be both entertaining and […]

Global Security Panel Gets Heated at BGIA Co-Sponsored Event

Written by Connor Boehme Over the weekend, the Bard Globalization and International Affairs (BGIA) program co-sponsored Shades of Red and Blue, a series of conversations hosted at the New York Public Library. This event brought together experts from a wide range of the political spectrum to practice the art of “principled disagreement” as well as discuss […]

Media, Truth, and Trump: What the Absence of Fact Does to Democracy

Written by Johanna Costigan When Martin Luther wanted to spread his message during the Protestant Reformation, he and his supporters circulated pamphlets with text and images characterizing the Catholic Church as malicious, greedy, and scheming. In China, just a couple of months ago, when government officials wanted to extend the alleged time-frame of the Sino-Japanese […]