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Valerie Barr Publishes an Op-Ed on AI in Communications of the ACM

Professor Valerie Barr wrote an opinion piece about AI and technological adoption in computer science programs for Communications of the ACM. In “Feeling Cranky About AI in CS Education,” Barr explains how during her 30 years of teaching, the field has been eager to adopt new technology quickly. But rather than pursuing the next big thing, she says instructors should think about what their students really need to learn.

Valerie Barr Publishes an Op-Ed on AI in Communications of the ACM

Margaret Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Valerie Barr wrote an opinion piece about AI and technological adoption in computer science programs for Communications of the ACM. In “Feeling Cranky About AI in CS Education,” Barr explains how during her 30 years of teaching, the field has been eager to adopt new technology quickly. But rather than pursuing the next big thing, she says instructors should think about what their students really need to learn. “It’s critical that we think long and hard about what it is we teach in computer science, what the goal of a CS major is, and what a balanced, modest, cautious incorporation of AI in education would be,” she writes. “The work being done by liberal arts faculty (across a wide range of fields) to explore both technical and ethical aspects of AI can also illuminate the issues before us.”

Barr has taught in the Computer Science Program at Bard since 2022. She has led national efforts to connect computing and other liberal arts disciplines into a shared curriculum. “Interesting innovative solutions to hard problems come from people who have experiences outside of class that don’t involve computing,” says Barr. “ [They] do something besides code all the time; like be on the debate team, sing in a choir, get involved in theater, take a dance class, study history, read poetry.”
Read the Op-Ed

Post Date: 09-23-2025

Five Bard College Students Win Gilman International Scholarships to Study Abroad

Five Bard College students, Ezra Calderon ’25, Adelaide Driver ’26, Dashely Julia ’26, Nyla Lawrence ’26, and Brenda Lopez ’26, have been awarded highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships by the US Department of State. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000, or up to $8,000 if also a recipient of the Gilman Critical Need Language Award.

Five Bard College Students Win Gilman International Scholarships to Study Abroad

Five Bard College students have been awarded highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships by the US Department of State. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000, or up to $8,000 if also a recipient of the Gilman Critical Need Language Award, to apply toward their study abroad or internship program costs. This cohort of Gilman scholars, who will study or intern in over 90 countries, represents more than 500 US colleges and universities.

Bard College Mathematics and Italian Studies double major Ezra Calderon ’25, from Harlem, New York, has been awarded a Gilman Scholarship to study at the University of Trento in Italy via exchange, for the spring semester 2025. “This scholarship provides an exciting opportunity to improve my language skills and conduct research while abroad for my Senior Project in Italian Studies,” says Calderon.

Bard College Studio Art major Adelaide Driver ’26, from Taos, New Mexico, has been awarded a $4000 Gilman Scholarship to study at Kyoto Seika University in Japan, for the spring semester 2025. “Receiving this scholarship means the world to me. I have always wanted to study abroad, but money was a concern. This scholarship provides the opportunity to study what I love in an incredible place. I am so grateful,” says Driver. She serves as a peer counselor at Bard and will be studying illustration at Kyoto Seika.

Bard College junior Dashely Julia ’26, who is jointly majoring in Architecture and Art History with a concentration in Latin American and Iberian studies, has been awarded a $3000 Gilman Scholarship to study at Bard College Berlin in Germany, for the spring semester 2025. “Winning the Gilman Scholarship holds profound significance for me. It represents the opportunity to engage with diverse cultures and gain new perspectives that will enrich my understanding of art history and architecture. As someone deeply passionate about exploring how cultural and historical contexts shape artistic and architectural practices, studying abroad is more than an academic pursuit—it is a lifelong dream come true,” says Julia, who is a Posse Puerto Rico Scholar and lead peer mentor for the Office of Equity and Inclusion at Bard.

Bard College Computer Science major Nyla Lawrence ’26, from Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded a $5,000 Gilman scholarship to study at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan via exchange, for the spring semester 2025. “My grandmother told me this quote from Derek Bok: ‘If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.’ There is always something to be ignorant about but, I am happy the Gilman Scholarship provides others and myself the ability to learn more about the world while also studying. Studying abroad not only allows for broader education opportunities, but also life lessons and responsibility before exiting college, which I am really excited for,” says Lawrence, who will be learning Mandarin, her third language after English and German, to better communicate and traverse the land. Lawrence is currently one of three captains of the Bard women’s volleyball team and the Katherine Lynne Mester Memorial Scholar in Humanities for the 2024–2025 academic year at Bard.

Bard College Psychology major Brenda Lopez ’26, from Bronx, New York, has been awarded a $3,000 Gilman scholarship to study at Kyung Hee University in Seoul via exchange, for the spring semester 2025. “I couldn’t be more grateful, and I can’t wait to see how this scholarship helps me when spending my time in Korea,” says Lopez. At Bard, Lopez is part of the Trustee Leader Scholar Project Nicaragua Education Initiative and a clubhead for the K-DIARY club on campus.

The Department of State awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to approximately 1,600 American undergraduate students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, in this fall 2024 cycle. All scholarship recipients are US undergraduate students with established high financial need as federal Pell Grant recipients. On average, 65 percent of Gilman recipients are from rural areas and small towns across the United States, and half are first-generation college or university students.

Since the program’s inception in 2001, more than 44,000 Gilman scholars have studied or interned in more than 170 countries around the globe. Supported by the US Congress, the Gilman Scholarship is an initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is aided in its implementation by the Institute of International Education. To learn more about the Gilman Scholarship and its recipients, including this newest cohort, visit gilmanscholarship.org.

Post Date: 01-07-2025

Bard Professor Suzanne Kite Interviewed for ArtNews

Suzanne Kite, aka Kite, distinguished artist in residence, assistant professor of American and Indigenous Studies, and director of the Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI at Bard, was interviewed by ArtNews about her work in ensuring that Indigenous artists are involved throughout the development of AI systems.

Bard Professor Suzanne Kite Interviewed for ArtNews

Suzanne Kite, aka Kite, distinguished artist in residence, assistant professor of American and Indigenous Studies, and director of the Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI at Bard, was interviewed by ArtNews about her work in ensuring that Indigenous artists are involved throughout the development of AI systems. “I think that what we call AI is soon going to be split into its many, very separate systems, instead of this blanket calling everything AI,” said Kite, an Oglála Lakȟóta artist who has been using machine learning in artwork since 2018. “There are so many different things happening. If there is not diversity of thought, even basic cultural thought—but real diversity of thought—then we will just end up at a dead end with things.” Kite discusses earlier models of machine learning which she used to create art, how her work at Bard focuses on developing ethical AI frameworks deeply rooted in indigenous methodologies, and her public art project Cosmologyscape, in collaboration with Alisha B Wormsley, which solicits dreams from the public that are translated into quilting patterns generated from 26 Black and Lakota symbols and which will debut as sculptures at Ashland Plaza in Brooklyn from September 22 to November 3.
Read more in ArtNews

Post Date: 09-17-2024

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    Thursday, October 16, 2025
    A Lecture by Tyler Green
    RKC 111 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
    Feeling Data: Art in Pursuit of Social Change explores the intersection of science, data, and visual art as a means of confronting the climate crisis and inspiring collective action. Drawing from personal experiences in the Pacific Northwest and the American Southwest, Tyler W. Green’s practice transforms data sets, climate records, and mapping tools into conceptual frameworks for photography and installation. By pairing empirical evidence with emotional resonance, his work exposes the hidden scars of industrial logging, intensifying wildfires, prolonged drought, and the loss of old-growth forests. Projects such as illuminating ancient stumps, creating artificial dust clouds, and painting climate data onto fire-scarred landscapes bridge measurable realities with felt experience, translating scientific knowledge into human terms. This fusion of art and science not only documents environmental change but also creates a space for grief, empathy, and reflection, making complex issues more accessible while challenging audiences to engage in difficult conversations. By embedding scientific data into artistic practice, Green demonstrates how art can humanize abstract information, expand the reach of science communication, and serve as a catalyst for awareness, trust, and meaningful social change.

    Tyler W. Green (b. 1985) is an American artist whose work concerns the relationship between humans and the natural world. His photographs confront the tension between human activity and ecological impact, challenging the notion that humans exist apart from nature. With a background in journalism and data analysis, Green approaches art through both observation and science. This foundation refines his emotional response to environmental crises, allowing his work to bear witness — not only to personal experience, but to what research reveals — communicating complex ideas and provoking earnest reflection. Concerned with humanity’s dominance over nature, Green examines the altered landscape. Using artificial light and intervening directly within the landscape, his photographs take on a conceptual form, responding to the emotional weight felt while confronting climate change and ecological devastation. Green extends this dialogue through materials using the photogravure printing process. Using inks crafted from pigments gathered at the very sites he photographs, his prints form a physical bond with the land itself — an echo of what has been lost and a reminder of what remains at stake. Green has exhibited at the University of New Mexico, Blue Sky Gallery, Ocotillo Arts Center, Corvallis Art Center, Fraction Magazine and internationally at Casa Regis in Italy. He is a 2025 Durham Arts Council Artist Support Grant recipient and, in 2023, received a Fulcrum Fund award from 516 Arts. His news photography has been recognized by the Associated Press, the New Mexico Newspaper Association, and the National Press Photographers Association. Green earned an Associate degree from the Art Institute of Seattle in 2005 and resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
A lecture by Oliver Haimson, University of Michigan School of Information
Preston Theater  3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Mainstream technologies often exclude or marginalize transgender users. Trans Technologies describes what happens when trans people take technology design into their own hands. Oliver L. Haimson, whose research into gender transition and technology has defined this area of study, draws on transgender studies and his own in-depth interviews with more than 100 creators of technology, including apps, games, health resources, extended reality systems, and supplies, to explain what trans technology is and to explore its present possibilities and limitations, as well as its future prospects.

Join us for tea and conversation with Oliver Haimson!
Enjoy an informal discussion in the Preston Study Lounge (Room 122) at 2:30 PM, before the main talk.


Thursday, May 15, 2025
Reem-Kayden Center  5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Join our graduating seniors as they present their work!


Download: Senior Project Poster session booklet S25-1.pdf

Thursday, May 1, 2025
  A talk by Linda Tigani, '08
Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity 

RKC 101  10:10 am EDT/GMT-4
In November 2022, NYC voters declared that our city is a multiracial democracy that integrates racial equity in government practices such as rule-making, decision-making processes, and investment of public funds. However, this is an aspiration. As the use of technology grows in government practice, public service practitioners must align the pathway toward a multiracial democracy and the processes, decisions, and application of artificial intelligence. Racial equity assessments to identify and remove negative racial bias is a key promising practice that aligns with addressing questions of ethics, human rights, and racial inequities in society. This talk will explore the current use, according to the law, and the challenges associated with integrating racial equity into the local government process. 
 

Linda Tigani is the Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE), where she leverages over a decade of government experience to work with New Yorkers to create meaningful change and advance racial equity. Prior to this role, Tigani was the acting Chief Equity and Strategy Officer for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where she led the Race to Justice team, an internal initiative to transform the agency into an anti-racist organization. She worked with New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and across the health department to implement an equity-focused strategic plan in all agency programming and operations. Tigani also served as Senior Director for Children, Youth, and Families in the Office of Community Mental Health and as an Education Policy Advisor for First Deputy Mayor Fuleihan.

Along with her proven track record in government, Tigani has demonstrated her dedication to New York City communities through her work with youth, parents, and community-based organizations. She provided direct services to families in need, ensuring that those most impacted by longstanding inequities informed the development of interventions and research addressing the impact of racism and poverty. Tigani's background as a social worker and long-time community advocate centering racial equity within education, health, environmental justice, and youth development prepared her for her government roles.

Tigani is a native New Yorker. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Bard College in Sociology and a Master's degree in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
A talk by Theresa Law, Computer Science Program
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Trust is a multifaceted concept that is a necessary component in most of our interactions, whether they be social, team-based, or goal oriented in nature. As robots enter our world, we need to understand what it means to trust a robot and what factors and situations have an impact on human-robot trust. This talk will introduce an overview of trust before discussing two types of trust that can be used to categorize the way human-robot interaction researchers define, investigate, and measure trust. The speaker will also present a study that looks at whether and how trust in robots transfers between environments.


Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema  5:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
In the 21st century, fueled by technology, data, and algorithms, math determines who has the power to shape our world. The math documentary COUNTED OUT explains how, “…whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power.”

Please reserve your ticket as space is limited.


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