Bard Gets $60M Gift for Its Worldwide Network

While many American colleges have created global outposts where local sponsors have paid big bucks for that to happen, Bard College has set up programs without such resources in numerous locations, without a hefty endowment. Today, the Open Society Foundation -- founded by George Soros and an organization that rarely donates to American higher education -- is announcing a $60 million gift to Bard to support the college's far-flung operations, The New York Times reported.