On a recent afternoon, Yana Lahoda sat in a corner office at Bard’s Center for Civic Engagement surrounded by papers. But it wasn’t just schoolwork for the 22-year-old economics major: she was working on ways to expand Language and Thinking Kyiv, a writing workshop for Ukrainian high school students built around a signature program at Bard. Yana Lahoda, a senior at Bard College, launched a program over the summer that sought to bring a specialized curriculum to Ukrainian students. (Photo courtesy of Yana Lahoda) The idea is to transport a slice of academic life from Bard’s bucolic campus in Annandale-on-Hudson...

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Bard College announced Friday that it was extending Acting President Jonathan Becker’s term through the end of the academic year. Jonathan Becker became Bard’s acting president in July and was initially supposed to be replaced by an interim president at the end of December. He will now remain in the job until the end of the academic year. (Photo by Athan Yanos) Becker’s appointment was initially scheduled to end at the end of December, but the college’s Board of Trustees said they had decided to have him remain in place until May because they were happy with the work he...

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Matilda Delfino, lovingly known as “Nonny,” died Sept. 30, 2026. She was born June 19, 1935, in Brooklyn, to Henry Anselmo Acosta and Margaret Pagnozzi-Acosta. Matilda met Paul Delfino on the beach in Coney Island. They married April 1, 1956, and eventually settled in Rhinebeck, where they raised their family. They were together until Paul’s death in 2016. A devoted homemaker, Matilda was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, remembered for her wonderful cooking, kindness, and wisdom. Matilda was deeply involved in the community, serving as president of the Northern Dutchess Mothers Club, volunteering at the Astor Home and Rhinebeck...

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