The HAC at Bard College is an expansive home for thinking about and in the spirit of Hannah Arendt.

The Arendt Center attempt to shine a light on the untruths and powerlessness of facts that are corroding our politics. Our annual conferences—in conjunction with our lecture series, website, blog, courses, fellowships, and publications—promote thinking that challenges common sense assumptions and gives depth to public understandings. The effort is to provide an intellectual space for thinking that can reframe the questions that form the center of our democracy.