Bard receives $60 million pledge from Open Society Foundations for global initiatives

<p>Remarkble coup for Bard to support innovative programs!</p>

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<p>I was pleased to see that article. I hope it translates into good things for our kids on the main campus as well.</p>

<p>I got an email saying they’d be expanding their trustee scholar summer program which provides scholarships for students who want to develop a community service project over the summer.</p>