Bard College is stepping up for college students in Ukraine.
It will be offering full-tuition scholarships to 60
Ukrainian students who either stopped their education or if their learning
institutions closed because of Russia’s invasion.
Those students will either attend Bard's main campus in
Annandale-on-Hudson in Dutchess County, its other U.S. campuses or in Berlin,
Germany.
It’s not the first time Bard has stepped up for students
overseas.
"Going back to 1956, we took in 300 Hungarian students
who were fleeing after the Soviet invasion,” said Jonathan Becker, of Bard
College. “More recently, we took in Syrian students onto our campus in Berlin.
“…In the last year and a half, we've taken in close to 100 Afghan students at
our campuses."
News 12 is told that there have been more than 100
inquiries so far. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 23.