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Over the last decade, many young adults have attended a summer course or completed an Academy Year or Project Year at the college. In 2012, students in the first BA cohort graduated. Future graduates will join a network of alumni/ae who are studying and working around the world. After graduation, alumni/ae remain connected, professionally and personally, to the college and to their friends and professors.
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    • BCB alumnus Karam Alhamad publishes article in Newsweek on the anniversary of the Syrian revolution
    • BCB alumnus and former PIESC scholar Karam Alhamad has published an article in Newsweek on the anniversary of the Syrian revolution. The article, “Eleven Years Later, War Rages on in Syria. It Won’t Stop if the West Remains Silent | Opinion,” is a personal piece documenting Karam’s own experiences in the war, inlcuding the impact being tortured and detained had on him and his family.  

      “​​Assad has taken a large portion of our land. He has taken many of our lives. But he will never win the trust of Syrians, and—most importantly—he can never take our stories. This emboldens my belief that art is also a source of hope on the journey toward a free Syria.” 

      Karam is a photographer, editor, journalist and activist. He received his Bachelors in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought from Bard College Berlin in 2020. Karam is currently completing a Masters in Public Policy at Yale University.

      Read the full article on Newsweek >>

      Bard College Berlin’s Program for International Education and Social Change (PIESC), is a scholarship program for students from areas of crisis and conflict. Find our more on the PIESC webpage>>

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    • BCB alumna Marie Schleef named one of the recipients of the Chanel Next Prize
    • Theater director Marie Schleef (Bard College ’14, BCB Spring ’13) has been named as one of the recipients of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize.
      The Chanel Next prize is a new biannual award initiated by the French fashion label as part of the Chanel Culture Fund, which aims to support cultural innovators in advancing new ideas and greater representation in culture and society. 10 artists who are deemed to be redefining their respective fields receive 100,000 EUR prize money and also benefit from access to a network of mentors selected by the brand. The winners hail from a wide range of disciplines, including: music, dance, film, visual arts, and theater.

      Marie Schleef completed her bachelor's in Theater and Performance at Bard College and spent the spring of 2013 at Bard College Berlin as part of the Study Abroad Program. She went on to study directing for theater at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst “Ernst Busch” in Berlin. Schleef directs and produces innovative and unconventional performance theater pieces. Her most newest piece: Die Geschichte einer Stunde//The Story of an Hour recently showed at the Ballhaus Ost in Berlin.

      Read more on ARTnews >>
       
      Photo: © Hendrik Lietmann
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    • BCB alumnus Ido Nahari writes about “Afghan Girl” subject Sharbat Gula
    • BCB alumnus Ido Nahari (EPST '19) wrote comments on the evacuation of Sharbat Gula, subject of Steve McCurry’s famous portrait “Afghan Girl,” from Afghanistan in an article for German newspaper taz.

      End of November 2021 Steve McCurry announced that Sharbat Gula had been evacuated from Afghanistan with the help of the NGO Future Brilliance, the Italian government and the NFT Platform Metagood.

      In his article Ido Nahari reflects critically on McCurry’s 1984 portrait of Gula well as the commercial success he has enjoyed thanks to the image, arguing that that this has resulted in the glamourizing of Gula’s hardship. He questions involvement of private companies such as Metagood in humanitarian actions stating that it was fame of Gula’s image which motivated her evacuation.

      Read the full article on taz.de >>

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    • Geoff Lehman appears on the podcast On the Green Track
    • BCB Professor of Art History Geoff Lehman is a guest on the podcast On the Green Track hosted by BCB alumna Ditke Grønvald (Humanities, Arts, and Social Thought ’18). The podcast explores the topics of travel and tourism from a intersectional and philosophical point of view, touching on the cultural and social aspects as well as issues of sustainability.

      In the first of a two part episode, titled: “Travel and the Imagination” Prof. Lehman discusses how our dreams and internal life, including our response to art and media, influence us our travel choices and experiences.

      Listen to the first part on Spotify here >>
      Find out more about Dikte’s work on travel and tourism on the On The Green Track website >>
       

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    • BCB alumnus Sam Zamrik curates workshop series at Haus der Kulturen der Welt
    • BCB alumnus and former PIESC scholar Sam Zamrik (HAST ’21) curated a three day writing and music workshop series at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) museum in Berlin.

      The workshop series titled “The Pen and the Beat” and running from October 8 to 10, 2021, was part of a series of events dealing with migration, asylum, and exile, coordinated by the HKW to run alongside its oral history installation Archiv der Flucht (Archive of Refuge).

      The first two workshops “Listening Critically” and “Between Weimar and Now” involved reading and free writing exercises and focused on creating space for the exchange of migrant and refugee narratives and the (re)definition of legal terminology surrounding asylum. In the third workshop “Refubeats” participants produced audio compositions on their smartphones inspired by the stories from the Archiv der Flucht installation.

      The workshops were co-hosted by Sam Zamrik, BCB faculty member Ariane Simard, BCB alumnus Anas Maghrebi (Humanities, Arts, and Social Thought '21), and Syrian journalist Dima Kalaji.

      Sam works as a freelance writer, poet and musician. Find out more about his work here >>
       

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Alumni Profiles

  • Xiaojing (Soledad) Li
    China
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '20
    Currently: Master's in Digital Science at Université de Paris


    "It is not easy to make this sudden transition from arts to tech. I held doubts on my own at first. But BCB helped me believe in myself and taught me that it was never too late to start learning"
  • Margarethe Hattingh
    South Africa
    BA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought '19
    Currently: Master's in Banking and Finance, University of Vienna 


    "At BCB there is no escaping the opportunity to think independently. It’s required in virtually every class, and it’s what makes the entire program so enriching."
     
  • Michal Stroka
    Czech Republic
    BA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought '18
    Currently: Project Manager in business development


    "The liberal arts approach broadened my understanding and awareness of where and how economics fits within our societies. "


     
  • Nathan French
    USA
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '18

    Currently: European Master's of French and Francophone Studies, Humboldt University Berlin

    "Bard College Berlin helped me gain the confidence to think and speak for myself. I ask myself what I value and what I don’t value, instead of being a victim of popular opinion."
  • Hana Khalaf
    Egypt
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '18
    Currently: MA in North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin


    "The individual and friendly interaction with the faculty members made the whole experience very enriching and enjoyable."

     
  • Philip Euteneuer
    Germany
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '17
    Currently: works in cultural mediation at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin


    "Studying at BCB also meant starting to learn how to live, grow up and be a responsible, well-adjusted citizen."

     
  • David Kretz
    Austria
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '16
    Currently: PhD student in Germanic Studies and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago


    "It's been a transformative experience on many levels."
  • Aya Ibrahim
    Egypt
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '15
    Currently: Reporter in the flagship English language news department of Deutsche Welle, Berlin


    "The thinking beyond the obvious and literal that this kind of education instills in you is an absolute advantage in today's world."
  • Maria Khan
    Pakistan
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '15
    Currently: Assistant Professor - Department of Literature, Bard High School Early College


    "As demanding as it might have been, writing essays helped me understand myself better and develop a way for expressing my thoughts."
     
  • Aurelia Cojocaru 
    Moldova
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '14
    Currently PhD student, University of California, Berkeley


    "Many of us came with an idea or a goal and saw it growing or going in new directions during the program—this is the reason why diversity has always been a key feature."
  • Denise Kripper
    Argentina
    AY ’08/09, ISU ’09
    Currently: Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College, Chicago


    "From the deans and professors, to the staff and students, we all formed a tight-knit community where students' interests were fostered and their critical viewpoints challenged."
  • Cristina Groeger
    USA
    PY '08/09
    Assistant Professor of History, Lake Forest College, Illinois, USA


    "Aided by the small size and the young age of the program, Bard College Berlin is an institution in which every individual matters and has a great deal of influence in shaping the learning environment."
  • Hannes Klöpper
    Germany
    AY '06/07
    Currently CEO of HelloBetter


    "[A liberal arts education] offers you the opportunity to engage some of the big questions in life. As a person, and as a member of society, you do encounter these questions time and again, throughout the rest of your life."
     
  • Natalia Irina Roman
    Romania
    PY ‘06/07 & installation year ‘07/08
    Currently: German & Romanian Installation Artist, City Researcher and Curator


    "ECLA* was for me a place for imagination and self-discovery. A place both in Berlin and an oasis of its own, both school and community of people, both challenge and room for own initiative."
  • Yana Zabanova
    Russia
    AY '05/06
    Currently Research Analyst at the European Stability Initiative


    "I loved how saturated with new experiences and discoveries my life at ECLA* was. I also enjoyed being part of the tight-knit, diverse community."

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