Gabrielle Giffords to give Bard College commencement

[kpete]

Source: Politico

Gabrielle Giffords to give Bard College commencement

Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly will give the Bard College commencement address in New York on May 25, it was announced.
The university said in a release Wednesday that Giffords will also receive an “honorary doctorate of humane letters.”

In January 2011, Giffords — then a Democratic congresswoman in Arizona — was shot in the head in Tucson during a rally, in which others were injured and killed. She and her husband went on to become advocates for gun-control reform.

There are about 2,000 students enrolled at Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.




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[Raine1967]

1. I grew up there!

This is so amazing and wonderful. BARD!!!

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, kpete. I'll actually be in Red Hook for my sisters wedding the weekend before. I should see if any of my friends many of who still live in the region and are alumni are going.

You know, Steely Dan wrote a song about Bard --- *My Old School*

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Only fitting since both musicians attended Bard.

The mid-Hudson valley is beautiful and a very cool area because of all the colleges. I've been to Red Hook.

[Raine1967]

3. Cheers!

Turns out, I have a few friends that will be attending... and I was informed that it will be streamed from Bard.

Bardies are some of the best, free spirited and wonderful people in the world, IMO.

I love living here, but I do miss the beauty and history of the Valley at times. You know, Eleanor Roosevelt not only lived in Hyde Park -- she also spent part of her youth in Tivoli (another Hamlet of Red Hook, as is Annandale-on-hudson) She later played a part in making Tivoli on of the first communities with a decent water treatment system.