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 […]

Activist Spotlight: Wailly Compres

Written by Maeve McKaig Wailly Compres, a senior philosophy major, is a community organizer with a passion for education and conversation. As an activist, Compres works as a leader of the Bard chapter of Million Hoodies for Justice, a national human rights organization working to end gun violence and systematic violence in communities across the […]

Academics respond to Arendt conference speaker

Written by Maeve McKaig The Hannah Arendt Center (HAC) recently invited Marc Jongen, a member of the German nationalist party Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD) and newly elected member of the German Parliament Bundestag, to speak at its 10th annual conference, “Crises of Democracy: Thinking in Dark Times.” Jongen’s invitation and subsequent […]

Recap: ElectHer

Twenty Bard students participated in a day-long training session on Saturday as part of a national Elect Her training effort to encourage women to run for public office starting with Student Government. Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, Student Government, and Election@Bard, the training focused on communication skills including speech writing, public speaking, and other […]