March 24, 2017

水果派AV解说to Welcome Leon Botstein as 126th Commencement Speaker

Tara de Souza

水果派AV解说has announced that the keynote speaker for the 126th Commencement ceremony will be Leon Botstein, conductor, music historian, and president of Bard College in New York. Botstein is a leading advocate for progressive education and strengthening the importance of the liberal arts in public life.

Leon BotsteinThe 水果派AV解说Commencement ceremony will take place on Friday, May 19, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus鈥檚 Margaret M. Winslow Great Lawn.

鈥淲e are honored to welcome President Botstein to give the keynote Commencement address. His historic tenure in both higher education and the arts give him a unique perspective and I am sure he will inspire our graduating class,鈥 said President Jos茅 Antonio Bowen, 水果派AV解说 College. 鈥淏oth 水果派AV解说 and Bard share a strong commitment to service, social justice, and liberal arts.鈥

Botstein has served as president of Bard since 1975, making him one of America鈥檚 longest-serving college presidents, and has grown Bard from the original campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY to a network of programs and partnerships throughout the world. Botstein is also a renowned international conductor who has served as the music director and conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra since 1992.

Bard has been a national leader in taking college to prisons, and the Bard Prison Initiative is now the largest program of its kind in America, enrolling 300 incarcerated men and women on six satellite campuses, and since 2005 has granted 430 degrees in various academic disciplines. Bard was instrumental in helping create and launch the 水果派AV解说 Prison Education Partnership, just a few years ago.

The 水果派AV解说Class of 2017 will include more than 250 students earning Bachelor of Arts degrees in 33 different majors.  99% of the Class of 2015 were either employed or pursuing graduate education within one year of graduating from 水果派AV解说 (based on 87% of Class of 2015 surveyed).