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In this section you can keep up to date with the latest campus news, learn more about upcoming events, read press articles featuring Bard College Berlin, and explore our photo and video archives. For a regular digest of news and events, please subscribe to our newsletter below.   

European Democracy Institute: Recent Activities and New Initiatives

The European Democracy Institute (EDI) at Bard College Berlin has begun 2026 with a vibrant program of events, collaborations, and new formats, all aimed at fostering critical dialogue on democracy, technology, and globalization.

Prof. Dr. Ewa Atanassow, Dr. James Harker, and Dr. Jeffrey Champlin organize a daylong workshop on the topic of close reading

The workshop brought together the community of Bard College Berlin to examine the practice of close reading and its implications. The interdisciplinary panels considered close reading in context from ancient Greek philosophy to emerging AI, and explored its use beyond literary analysis to wider applications in the Humanities.

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  • Sidewalk Solidarity – Gehwege für Alle: Pedestrian safety unites Pankow-Niederschönhausen residents, organizations, and community leaders
  • Prof. Dr. Laura Scuriatti publishes article for Insula Europea on the absence of modernist poet Mina Loy from the history of Futurism in Italy
  • Director of the Learning Commons Jeffrey Champlin presents on student-led workshops at the Conference on College Composition and Communication
  • Prof. Dr. Gale Raj participates in interdisciplinary workshop "Tracing Power: Supply chains as map, method and metaphor" at Universität Bielefeld
  • Prof. Dr. Aya Soika co-curates The Applied Arts of the Brücke Artists exhibition at the Brücke Museum. 
  • Bard College Berlin Announces Julie Johnson Kidd Scholarship Fund
  • Professor of Politics Ewa Atanassow contributes essay "Carl Schmitt's Moment?" to NYU's Jean Monnet Center Working Paper series

Upcoming Events

  • Apr 07
    Tuesday

    New Book Presentation: My Own Past: Afrodescendant Contributions to Cuban Arts 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CET/GMT+1
    Bard College Berlin, P24, Seminar Room 8
  • Apr 08
    Wednesday

    Senior Project Citation Wrap Up 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm CET/GMT+1
    W16 Learning Commons
  • Apr 09
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    Student Life Committee Community Forum 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CET/GMT+1
    Lecture Hall
  • Apr 11
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    Admitted Students Day 2026 10:00 am – 5:00 pm CET/GMT+1
    Bard College Berlin
  • Apr 13
    Monday

    From Scaling Startups To Connecting Systems: What Data Taught Me About Impact 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CET/GMT+1
    Online
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