Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (BGIA)

Congratulations to the BGIA Class of Fall 2024! 🎓🎉

Join BGIA and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela for our next Chace talk, “Activism, Ambition, and Why Engagement is Hard But Worth It.” Dr. Petrzela is a professor at The New School, an author of numerous books, a columnist at MSNBC, and, this year, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Dr. Petrzela will look at civic engagement and the classroom in the current moment, through a historical lens.

RSVP required, link in stories and LinkedIn.

Join BGIA and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela for our next Chace talk, “Activism, Ambition, and Why Engagement is Hard But Worth It.” Dr. Petrzela is a professor at The New School, an author of numerous books, a columnist at MSNBC, and, this year, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Dr. Petrzela will look at civic engagement and the classroom in the current moment, through a historical lens. RSVP is required, link in Stories and LinkedIn.

Join our next discussion about Afghan women’s rights and Taliban engagement on Monday, October 28 at 6pm. Panelists Annie Pforzheimer, Kaavya Asoka, Erica Gaston, and Afghan activist Fatema Ahmadi will consider gender apartheid and the international community’s relationship with the Taliban.

This event is co-hosted by BGIA and the Global and Joint Program Studies program at . Open to the public, RSVP required (link in stories).

RSVP for our upcoming Chace talk on Wednesday 10/9 (link in Stories.)

Join us for a conversation with Chaumtoli Huq that looks at this historic, groundbreaking movement that led to the ouster of an autocratic rule of Prime Minister Hasina’s, what’s next for Bangladesh’s democratic future and governance, including political reform.

Chaumtoli Huq is a Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law and a leading expert on employment and labor law, migration and human rights with a focus on social movements in the US and South Asia and the founder/Editor of an innovative law and media non-profit focused called Law@theMargins.

Real-life lessons often happen beyond the classroom walls. Learning to juggle work, school, and everyday life helps you step into the future with confidence. 🛒💼📚

Step out of your comfort zone! 🚀✨ You might discover hidden strengths and achieve things you never thought possible. 💪🌟

Need inspiration for your senior project? 💡 A semester at BGIA gave this student fresh ideas for their 🌟📝

From missed stops to unexpected performances, riding the subway is always an adventure! 🚇✨ What’s your most memorable NYC subway story? Share with us in the comments below ⬇️

BGIA students at the UN!!

Meet Xuan Ma (Eric)! He is a junior from Bard College majoring in computer science and psychology. He is part of the BRSS program and is doing his internship at the Rockefeller University Lab. He works as a research assistant on the dimensionality reduction model evaluation on brain activity decoding model.

Meet Claudio Martinez! He is a junior from university college Utrecht majoring in Law and Politics. This semester he is interning at Oxford Analytica. His roles and responsibilities include preparing briefs and updates on geopolitical developments, helping write pieces for OA’s flagship products and the daily brief, conducting market research and identifying industries with high exposure to geopolitical risk and lastly running risk analysis models.