Blog Archives

The Right Man: Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine

by Margaret Shuhala
In the Beginning …

Twenty-five years ago, Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine, sitting in his office in Ludlow, was having the usual busy day, with a steady stream of visitors lined up outside his office door. As he glanced at his appointments for that afternoon, he noticed a notation next to one set of names that indicated the visitors wanted to speak with him about “bringing to our campus an educational venture for senior citizens residing in our surrounding area.”

He was the right man for our Bard LLI founders to meet.

Read more ›



North Campus Walk

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

During the beautiful fall season, as leaf hues vary and colors shift tones almost day by day, the Bard campus becomes a pictorial landscape. The northern part of campus is especially compelling. Across from the main entrance to the Fisher Center, you will find a contemplative locale for an art installation,

Read more ›



Funny Bones: Metamorphosis

by Alan Katz
Introduction

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”
Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

Yes, Gregor, you had one bad morning, and I feel your pain,

Read more ›



Teaching From Time to Time

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

LLI presenters come from a wide variety of work backgrounds. They might be performing or visual artists, scientists, lawyers, tech people, doctors, journalists, business people, or teachers. Some of the LLI teachers are former teachers of undergraduates, and they have chosen to teach their own age cohort at LLI now.

Read more ›



Fall Semester Offers Three Ways to Look at Immigration

by Susan Manuel
Introduction

Fall 2024 promises to be convulsive for the country, with immigration one of the most volcanic issues in the Presidential election. LLI’s 2024 fall session will feature three ways to learn more.

 

 


The Immigrant Crisis: Too Hot to Handle

In the seven-week Thursday Zoom class,

Read more ›



Fall’s Coming Attractions

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

When the fall catalog arrives on August 22, many of us will find so many interesting classes that we will feel spoiled for choice. This is why we joined LLI. Are you interested in medicine and navigating the healthcare system? Current and past politics,

Read more ›



Annual Survey Results

by Mary McClellan
Introduction

This year’s survey focused primarily on opinions regarding LLI’s programming. Therefore, the results are presented in a narrative format, reflecting the narrative nature of the responses.

 


The Positives and Negatives

The consensus seems to be that LLI is offering a wide variety of quality classes.

Read more ›



Thoughts About SummerFest

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

SummerFest was generally a hit. Of the 82 members who answered the survey, 90% rated the course content as good or excellent and 94% had a favorable impression of the presenter. Of course, there was some constructive criticism and disappointment mixed in with the praise.

Read more ›



Tech Corner: You’ve Got Questions? ProClass Has Answers!

by Carmela Gersbeck and Felice Gelman
Introduction

Every Bard LLI member has an account in ProClass. It is the program LLI uses for membership payments, class registrations, and event RSVPs. Your ProClass account is available 24/7, whenever you have a question. It always shows the latest information regarding your account.

Read more ›



Comments and Concerns About Spring Courses

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

The evaluation forms for this spring’s classes elicited many carefully considered and colorfully worded responses. Most courses were generally a hit, with ratings of 4 or 5 for both the content and presenter. Reactions to a few others were more mixed; ratings may have ranged between 1 and 5,

Read more ›



Top