Julie J. Kidd Hall Cafe The Involvement Fair is your chance to meet the student clubs and organizations and find out how to get involved this semester. Several campus resources will also have tables where you can learn more about the services they offer.
If you are a club, you can register your club and sign up for the Involvement Fair using this form. Registering as a club allows you to book on-campus spaces, apply for funding, and receive training and support from the Student Life Office. This form closes on Friday, January 30 at 10am.
The Arab Translation Movement, the institutions of learning in Islam and the rise of European Colleges
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Julie J. Kidd Hall Cafe This lecture by Dr. Usahma Felix Darrahwill explore the Arab Translation Movement, focusing on its context, its translators and the most significant works they transmitted. We will trace the organizational structure of Islamic learning institutions and how they influenced the emergence of Western universities.
Bard College Berlin accepts applications for transfer to the BA degree programs in Fall 2026. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2026, at 23:59 in your time zone.
Eligible applicants for transfer are students who have completed at least one semester of university by the time of their expected enrollment at BCB. For more information on eligibility and application requirements, please refer to our application requirements for transfer.
Should you have any questions about your application for admission and/or financial aid at BCB, please do not hesitate to reach out to the BCB Admissions Team at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application!
Is Europe the Enemy? Transatlantic Relations in Crisis: An Evening with David Sanger and Anna Sauerbrey
Monday, February 16, 2026 7 pm
Publix (Hermanstrasse 90, 12051 Berlin) U.S. President Donald Trump's stated plans to annex Greenland have upended security, trade, and diplomatic policy across Europe, not to mention shattered expectations of the possible. The United States, the continent's historic partner and guarantor of security, now looks less an ally than outright antagonist. Is the transatlantic relationship, as it has existed for eighty years, functionally dead? Does Europe have its own strategy in response? German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that Europe's long-standing Pax Americana "no longer exists in the way we once knew it." This current U.S. administration certainly has a declared interest, and a track record of action, that suggests a fundamental break with decades of history and precedent, including a newfound hostility toward modern Europe and its values.
Last year, the Trump administration published a new national security strategy that laid bare truths which had been developing in the background for some time: namely, under Trump, the United States views European institutions and even some European governments as problems to be circumvented or even overcome. It now appears that Washington considers Europe's set of rules and laws a burden; its embrace of immigration and multiculturalism, a civilizational mistake. The U.S., then, must find common cause with parties and individual figures who seek, as the strategy document purports, to restore European "sovereignty" and a "traditional European way of life." That is code for Europe's ascendant far-right and Eurosceptic populist movements.
This high-level panel discussion, featuring David Sanger of The New York Times and Anna Sauerbrey of Die Zeit, moderated by Joshua Yaffa, "Writer in residence" at Bard College Berlin, will attempt to describe and diagnose this current moment, and understand the implications for Germany and its European neighbors. Is the current course reversible? And if not, what does this new era in U.S.-European relations mean for the future of politics and society on both sides of the Atlantic?
This event is in cooperation with Bard College Berlin’s and the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s spring event series, “Writing Democracy: Stories, Ideas, and Arguments On and Off the Page.”Sponsored by: Bard College Berlin & Heinrich Böll Foundation.
P24 Conference Room The Cookies and Conversation series aims to provide a regular opportunity for students to meet with University Leadership and administrators to discuss questions about the College, academic and non-academic ideas and suggestions, and anything else on their minds.
These meetings are organized so that students can sign up in advance and set the agenda themselves by submitting topics for discussion. Please note that individual C&C sessions will be canceled if there are no sign ups 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Student Life Committee Community Forum: Overview of BCB Budget and College Finances
Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Lecture Hall The Community Forum on February 26 will be on an overview of BCB Budget and College Finances. Please join us for a presentation on the BCB budget and college finances, given by Managing Director Dr. Florian Becker. We will discuss the annual budget, student financial aid, and the relationship between BCB and Bard College in Annandale.
The Community Forums are dedicated to bringing our entire community (staff, students, and faculty) together to discuss topics related to life at BCB. These are an opportunity to talk about anything on your mind or to ask questions that you have. They are co-hosted between the Student Life Committee and Student Parliament.
Julie J. Kidd Hall Cafe The Involvement Fair is your chance to meet the student clubs and organizations and find out how to get involved this semester. Several campus resources will also have tables where you can learn more about the services they offer.
If you are a club, you can register your club and sign up for the Involvement Fair using this form. Registering as a club allows you to book on-campus spaces, apply for funding, and receive training and support from the Student Life Office. This form closes on Friday, January 30 at 10am.
The Arab Translation Movement, the institutions of learning in Islam and the rise of European Colleges
Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Julie J. Kidd Hall Cafe This lecture by Dr. Usahma Felix Darrahwill explore the Arab Translation Movement, focusing on its context, its translators and the most significant works they transmitted. We will trace the organizational structure of Islamic learning institutions and how they influenced the emergence of Western universities.
Bard College Berlin accepts applications for transfer to the BA degree programs in Fall 2026. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2026, at 23:59 in your time zone.
Eligible applicants for transfer are students who have completed at least one semester of university by the time of their expected enrollment at BCB. For more information on eligibility and application requirements, please refer to our application requirements for transfer.
Should you have any questions about your application for admission and/or financial aid at BCB, please do not hesitate to reach out to the BCB Admissions Team at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application!
Is Europe the Enemy? Transatlantic Relations in Crisis: An Evening with David Sanger and Anna Sauerbrey
Monday, February 16, 2026 7 pm
Publix (Hermanstrasse 90, 12051 Berlin) U.S. President Donald Trump's stated plans to annex Greenland have upended security, trade, and diplomatic policy across Europe, not to mention shattered expectations of the possible. The United States, the continent's historic partner and guarantor of security, now looks less an ally than outright antagonist. Is the transatlantic relationship, as it has existed for eighty years, functionally dead? Does Europe have its own strategy in response? German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that Europe's long-standing Pax Americana "no longer exists in the way we once knew it." This current U.S. administration certainly has a declared interest, and a track record of action, that suggests a fundamental break with decades of history and precedent, including a newfound hostility toward modern Europe and its values.
Last year, the Trump administration published a new national security strategy that laid bare truths which had been developing in the background for some time: namely, under Trump, the United States views European institutions and even some European governments as problems to be circumvented or even overcome. It now appears that Washington considers Europe's set of rules and laws a burden; its embrace of immigration and multiculturalism, a civilizational mistake. The U.S., then, must find common cause with parties and individual figures who seek, as the strategy document purports, to restore European "sovereignty" and a "traditional European way of life." That is code for Europe's ascendant far-right and Eurosceptic populist movements.
This high-level panel discussion, featuring David Sanger of The New York Times and Anna Sauerbrey of Die Zeit, moderated by Joshua Yaffa, "Writer in residence" at Bard College Berlin, will attempt to describe and diagnose this current moment, and understand the implications for Germany and its European neighbors. Is the current course reversible? And if not, what does this new era in U.S.-European relations mean for the future of politics and society on both sides of the Atlantic?
This event is in cooperation with Bard College Berlin’s and the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s spring event series, “Writing Democracy: Stories, Ideas, and Arguments On and Off the Page.”Sponsored by: Bard College Berlin & Heinrich Böll Foundation.
P24 Conference Room The Cookies and Conversation series aims to provide a regular opportunity for students to meet with University Leadership and administrators to discuss questions about the College, academic and non-academic ideas and suggestions, and anything else on their minds.
These meetings are organized so that students can sign up in advance and set the agenda themselves by submitting topics for discussion. Please note that individual C&C sessions will be canceled if there are no sign ups 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Student Life Committee Community Forum: Overview of BCB Budget and College Finances
Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Lecture Hall The Community Forum on February 26 will be on an overview of BCB Budget and College Finances. Please join us for a presentation on the BCB budget and college finances, given by Managing Director Dr. Florian Becker. We will discuss the annual budget, student financial aid, and the relationship between BCB and Bard College in Annandale.
The Community Forums are dedicated to bringing our entire community (staff, students, and faculty) together to discuss topics related to life at BCB. These are an opportunity to talk about anything on your mind or to ask questions that you have. They are co-hosted between the Student Life Committee and Student Parliament.
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