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Meet the 2024 Recipients of the Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship

by Susan Phillips
Introduction

On the afternoon of Friday, April 5th, this year’s recipients of the Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship shared information and answered questions about their senior projects in front of a small, but enthusiastic audience of LLI members. The occasion was the annual Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship Recognition Tea,

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Here Comes SummerFest

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

The four-week SummerFest session will begin June 7, with a wonderful variety of interesting courses. Most classes will be held in person on Fridays, while one off-campus course will be held on a Monday. You can check out the schedule on May 22 when the ProClass catalog arrives.

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Funny Bones: Bard LLI to Host 2024 Presidential Debate

by Alan Katz
Introduction

The Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee have announced that Bard LLI will host one 2024 Presidential Debate on the Bard College Campus this autumn. Tickets will be available exclusively on ProClass.

Biden and Trump
Lottery

Lottery Controversy

It is a well-established alternative fact that President Biden and former President Trump are only seeking re-election since they each failed in their past three attempts to be admitted into Bard LLI through the lottery process.

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April Blooms at Bard

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

Winters have become milder and a bit shorter in the Hudson Valley. But winter is winter, and we all seem to long for spring’s arrival. Come early March at Bard, we look for signs of spring awakenings by the south sides of buildings,

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2024 Evaluations and Surveys; a Bard LLI Odyssey

by Alan Katz
Introduction

It has not even taken over the world yet and I am already tired of A.I. Almost every newspaper and internet article tells us of the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence.  Perhaps worst of all, A.I. is behind the endless stream of requests we receive by email,

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Reviewing WinterFest

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

This year’s WinterFest presentations were generally a hit, with members commonly giving them the top ratings of 4 or 5 on the evaluation form. A few expressed some reservations, however, providing ratings between 1 and 3. Likewise, presenters were generally given top marks,

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LLI Nurtures Bard Students

by Felice Gelman
Introduction

Each year Bard LLI signals its appreciation of Bard’s unstinting support of our programs with donations supporting students. Our aim is to make it possible for students to pursue their interests, further their skills, and complete senior projects. We usually learn more about the results from the annual Seniors-to-Seniors Tea in the spring where students present the senior projects our grants have supported.

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Meet Three WinterFest Presenters!

by Susan Phillips and Carmela Gersbeck
Introduction

The folks on the Bard LLI Communications Committee who come up with this newsletter every month are always interested to know how Bard LLI is fortunate to enlist so many talented people who are willing to share their knowledge and experience through LLI classes.

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A Foretaste of Spring Classes

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

Get ready to start planning your spring class schedule when the catalog comes out on February 22. Once again, the Curriculum Committee has ensured we have courses on a wide variety of topics, from economics to poetry, US history to music, healthcare to hiking,

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New Members Have Their Say

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

Every year, an influx of new members provides a fresh perspective on the strengths and limitations of Bard LLI. This year, 22 members from the class of 2023 responded to the new member survey, sharing their enthusiasm, insights, and concerns. Those comments will be taken to heart as we strive to improve our functioning and offerings.

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