Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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On Saturday, May 17, Bard College Berlin conferred 59 Bachelor of Arts degrees to the Class of 2025: 17 BA degrees in Ethics, Politics, and Social Thought, 41 BA degrees in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought, and one BA degree in Artistic Practice and Society.

Welcoming Remarks
Berit Ebert, Director of Public Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Bard College Berlin

Opening Remarks
Florian Becker, Managing Director of Bard College Berlin

Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Agata Lisiak, Professor of Migration Studies, Bard College Berlin

Commencement Address
Fatin Abbas

BA Student Address
Miyu Sasaki & Sarah Rassem

Introduction of Musical Interlude
Dorothea von Hantelmann, Associate Dean, Professor of Art and Society, Bard College Berlin

Musical Interlude
Da Baana / I Feel Good / To Khobi o Ma Bad
By Ali ATH, Artist Protection Fund Fellow

Presentation of Senior Thesis Award
James Harker, Director of Academic Services, Bard College Berlin
Catherine Toal, Dean of Bard College Berlin

Awarding of BA Diplomas 2025
Ann-Kathrin Blankenberg, Professor of Economics, Bard College Berlin
Taun N. Toay, Managing Director of Bard College Berlin
Mohammadali Ghods, Academic Records and Information Systems Officer, Bard College Berlin


Videographer: Sanskriti Shrestha, Ly Nguyen
Editor: Ly Nguyen