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    “JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times”

    October 16 – 17

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Sunday, November 9, 2025

THE FUTURE IS NOW: Leadership in a Critical Time

Mohonk Mountain House Conference, New Paltz, NY
Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY  9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Join Mohonk Consultations for a day of uplifting stories and insightful discussions about how we can work together to inspire new leaders and help them succeed. The historical moment we are now living in urgently requires the emergence of new leadership, capable of overcoming obsolete models based on personal power, divisiveness and greed, while enhancing inclusiveness, reconciliation, and support of the common good. Speakers include Jana Mader, Director of Academic Programs, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics & Humanities and Deirdre d’Albertis, Vice President and Dean of the College, Bard College.

Only $20 for students and live stream! More Information and conference registration can be found here: https://mohonk-consultations.org/conferences-and-forums/the-future-is-now/
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The Annual Conference: What it's All About

Bold and Provocative Thinking.
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Every year, students, thinkers, artists, writers gather at Bard College's Annandale campus for two days of exploration into a pressing contemporary issue. Our aim is to bring together speakers from diverse careers to think together - and often to disagree- in public. 

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The Center's annual conferences are known for bringing together speakers from diverse careers to think in public about the most important issues of our time. Previous conferences have explored the economic crisis, education, surveillance, and privacy. In conjunction with the conference, the center sponsors an annual student competition and a student debate. 

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    Past Conferences
    Citizenship and Civil Disobedience
    took place at Bard College on
    Thursday, Oct. 11 and Friday, Oct. 12, 2018

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