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bard responds to a global pandemic by James Rodewald ’82
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Bard was able to welcome first-year students in early August and returning students and new transfers two weeks later thanks to the coordinated efforts of state and local authorities, public health officials, and the College’s partners at Nuvance Health (the health care system that includes Northern Dutchess and Vassar Brothers Hospitals). Though it also took a tremendous amount of work by faculty and staff, it was the students’ commitment to understanding, following, and adjusting to the complex and ever-evolving protocols that made reopening possible. By taking responsibility not only for themselves but for the health and safety of neighbors, friends, and strangers, they truly embody the best of what Bard is about.
Maggie Hazen, Bard Studio Arts visiting artist in residence (left), and Lauren Enright, founder and CEO of Axiom Climate, display the face shields they produced with 3D printers for frontline workers.
