On August 21, Bard Graduate Center welcomed a new cohort of thirty students to its master’s and PhD programs. This year’s orientation is book-ended by tours at New-York Historical Society and the Brooklyn Museum, led respectively by BGC alumni Rebecca Klassen (MA ’11), curator of material culture, and Darienne Turner (MA ’17), curator of Indigenous art. In between, the new students are settling into the BGC community, learning about its diverse range of academic resources, taking language exams, showcasing work created in the Digital Humanities/ Digital Exhibitions “bootcamp,” and enjoying visits to other cultural institutions. Classes begin next Monday, September 9. We are enjoying getting to know this amazing new crop of students.

Entering PhD Students

Angela Crenshaw, University of St Andrews, BA in Art History (2020); Bard Graduate Center, MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (2024)
Ellen Enderle, Columbia University, BA in Art History (2019); Bard Graduate Center, MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (2022)
Sophie Kerwin, Wellesley College, BA in Art History and English (2016); Courtauld Institute of Art, MA in Art History (2019)
Sydney Maresca, Sarah Lawrence College, BA in Liberal Arts (1998); New York University, MFA in Stage Design (2010); Bard Graduate Center, MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (2024)

Entering MA Students

Debaleena Bagchi, Ashoka University, PGDip, Liberal Studies (2021); MA, Liberal Studies (2023)
Asha Bell, Cornell University, BFA, Fine Arts (2022)
Tedde Brown, Arizona State University, BA, Global Studies (2019)
Alex Calloway, Tulane University, BA, Anthropology and Political Science (2022)
Tenesha Carter Johnson, Spelman College, BA, Art History (2024)
Maeve Diepenbrock, University of Edinburgh, BA, Art History (2023)
Sarah Egan, University of Wisconsin, BA, English and Art History (2023)
Samantha Fleischman, Yale University, BA, Classics (2022)
Madeline Fuentes, University of Vermont, BA, English (2021)
Brenna Gomez, University of Virginia, BA, Art History and Archaeology (2023)
Sybilla Griffin, Cambridge University, BA, Art History (2022)
Yaerim Hyun, Ewha Women’s University, BA, Art History and English Education (2013); MA, Art History (2018)
Charlie Kasper, Wellesley College, BA, Art History and American Studies (2019)
Abigail Kosnik, Tufts University, BA, Archaeology (2024)
Amanda Lion, Vassar College, BA, Art History (2021)
Lexi McKelvy, University of St Andrews, BA, Art History and Ancient History (2024)
Merida Mehaffey, University of Oregon, BA, History (2018)
Ryan Olson, New York University, BA, Religion and Philosophy (2023)
Ana Orobio Pinzon, Universidad de los Andes, BA, Art and Art History (2020)
Sam Simons, Michigan State University, BA, Arts and Humanities (2012)
Itamar Sitbon, Emily Carr University, BFA, New Media and Sound Arts (2021); Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, MA, Policy and Theory of the Arts (2024)
Imogen Sprio, Courtauld Institute of Art, BA, Art History (2022); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, MA, Art History (2024)
Gabriela Valencia, Wake Forest University, BA, Anthropology (2023)
Meghan Watters, New York University, BA, Art History (2024)
Du Zhou, Tsinghua University, BA, Art History (2022); MA, Art History (2024)