Alumni/ae
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.Staying in touch with the alumni/ae community
- If you want to join the main alumni/ae mailing list and receive updates on alumni affairs and events, please send an email with the subject “Subscribe” to alumni+subscribe@berlin.bard.edu.
- Join the alumni opportunities mailing list to get info on various job/study opportunities hand-picked by faculty, staff and fellow alumni/ae - send an email to alumni_opportunities+subscribe@berlin.bard.edu
- Join the alumni/ae community on LinkedIn
- Join the alumni/ae group on Facebook
Alumni Group in Berlin
- Berlin-based alumni/ae can join an email group to receive invitations to campus events and to local alumni/ae events; to subscribe please send an email with the message “Subscribe” to alumni_berlin+subscribe@berlin.bard.edu.
Staying in touch with the college
- Subscribe to our newsletter (page footer)
- Subscribe to our student-run blog
- Follow BCB on social media:
- YouTube
Alumni News
- BCB Alumna Maheen Atif publishes article about the Hazara minority in Zeit Online
- BCB alumna Wafa Mustafa is interviewed in the Guardian
- BCB alumnus Ahmad Mobayed participates in Nobel Prize Summit
- Alumna Natalia Irina Roman moderates panel on co-housing and community living at the Hertie Summit 2021
- Alumnus Karam Alhamad profiled on Influencive
Margarethe Hattingh
South AfricaBA 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 RepublicBA 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
USABA 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
EgyptBA 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
GermanyBA 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
AustriaBA 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
EgyptBA 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
PakistanBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought '15
Currently PhD in Education, St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University
"As demanding as it might have been, writing essays helped me understand myself better and develop a way for expressing my thoughts."
Aurelia Cojocaru
MoldovaBA 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
ArgentinaAY ’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
USAPY '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
GermanyAY '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
RomaniaPY ‘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
RussiaAY '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."
Contact
If you have general questions or suggestions about alumni affairs, or if you'd like to share news about you, please email the Alumni Relations Office at alumnirelations@berlin.bard.edu.