Bard Mourns collects and publishes stories and photos of loved ones connected to Bard College who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Those whose lives are celebrated and grieved on this site may have died of COVID-19, or may have simply passed away of other causes in a time when health systems are flooded, funerals and mourning rituals are severely constrained, and mass death is being experienced globally. They could be Bard students, faculty, staff, or alumni, or the loved ones of members of Bard’s community. This is a space for us to mourn, to commemorate, and to make our losses more visible in a time when statistics of deaths further exaggerate the invisibility of death and grief in our society.
If you would like to submit a page commemorating a loss, please send your post and, optionally, photograph(s) to [email protected].