2019 News Archive

Simon’s Rock lost one of its longest-serving employees over the holidays. Owen D. “Corky” Shultis passed away at home on December 21, 2019, days before his 67th birthday.

The documentary co-directed by Ben Pender-Cuderlip ’01 focuses on stolen children and cultural survival.

Jeffrey Gibson, artist in residence in the Studio Arts Program and Valeria Luiselli, writer in residence in the Written Arts Program, are both recipients of this prestigious "genius grant" awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

The Guardian describes the Fun Home as a pioneering work that helped shaped the modern genre of “graphic memior.”

Ronan Farrow ’99 discusses MIT and Jeffrey Epstein on NPR.

Simon’s Rock welcomes Professor Dimitri B. Papadimitriou to campus in the role of Acting Provost.

In The Atlantic, John McWhorter ’81 argues that critics are misreading the linguistic reality of America’s big cities.

The 78th Peabody Awards honors 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2018.

Simon's Rock students will present their research at the Berkshire Earth Expo, a local event focused on energy efficiency, climate resilience, and the protection of nature and health.

We spoke with Simon’s Rock alumna Joelle Chevrier ’08 who lives in Taiwan and works as a translator and farmer. She and her wife help give voice to members of the farming community.

In “Get to Know Your Trans Co-Workers,” Ashley shares her experience in the financial services industry.

She argues that refusing to provide children with medically accurate sex education isn't ideological—it’s negligent.

Rubik's-Cube-with-feet world record holder Daniel Rose-Levine will share the mathematical secrets behind solving the Rubik's Cube at a March 12 event.

Jamaica Kincaid, author of a dozen seminal works of fiction and nonfiction, will address graduates of Bard College at Simon's Rock: The Early College on Saturday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m.

The Film Forum has championed independent and alternative cinema since 1970. When the space underwent extensive renovations last year, noted NYC photographer Jan Staller ’71 was there to capture and transform the experience with his unique vision.

The Simon’s Rock professor’s short story collection, This Is Not A Love Song, is praised as “lovely, quietly ambitious… vibrant, risk-taking realism.”

Farmers, educators, and entrepreneurs will gather to support a lively local interest in bees and pollination. The Center for Food Studies will hold its 6th annual ThinkFOOD Conference on Saturday, April 13.

Tate Coleman is building support for public transit in the southern part of Berkshire County. Tate presented his public transit proposal at the Great Barrington selectboard and was featured on NPR affiliate WAMC.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs written by alums Joel and Ethan Coen, received a 2019 Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. This is the Coens’ seventh nomination for screenwriting.

In This Is Not a Love Song¸ faculty member Brendan Mathews takes love—its promises and its limits—as his subject.

Author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation will be speaking on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00 PM at the Bard College at Simon's Rock Daniel Arts Center

The Hillman-Jackson Gallery presents an exhibition by Boston artist Kathy King and New York artist Matt Nolen, curated by faculty member Ben Krupka. The show opens January 28, 2019 and will be on view daily through March 8, 2019.

Violinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Conrad Tao, both highly acclaimed musicians, will perform a program of 19th and 20th Century classics on Saturday, January 26 at 8 pm. The program is preceded by a pre-concert conversation with Jackiw and Tao at 6:45 pm. The event is presented by South Berkshire Concerts at Bard College at Simon's Rock and will be held at the college's Daniel Arts Center.

David Felix Sutcliffe '98 served as a consulting producer on the film, which follows the story of the "NYPD 12," a group of police officers who dared to demand a more just police force.