Topic: Bard College

15 best books of 2012 – nonfiction

Here are the Monitor's picks for the 15 best nonfiction books of 2012.

Bernard Madoff victims to get $405M in settlement

Bernard Madoff investment scam victims will get  $405 million settlement payout from hedge fund manager J. Ezra Merkin. Additionally, New York state will get $5 million to cover the cost of the settlement for the Bernard Madoff victims.

Change Agent Ethikus offers a service to find ethical, sustainable businesses

New York City startup Ethikus provides vouchers for small businesses whose practices embody principles of sustainability.

Reagan and Thatcher

They may have been soulmates, but the special relationship of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher never did run smooth.

Anne Teschner brings Shakespeare, Plato, and high academic goals to teen mothers

The Care Center, in Holyoke, Mass., uses private school and even college coursework to challenge teen moms to aim higher.

Flash mob attacks: Rising concern over black teen involvement

From Milwaukee to Philadelphia to Chicago, officials are enforcing curfews and requiring chaperones for teens, after several flash mob attacks allegedly involving black youths.

How foreign writers make it to US bookshelves

They have to fight to overcome one glaring statistic: Only 3 percent of the books published in the US each year are books in translation.

Is the earth's core moving eastward?

The earth's inner core is inching eastward, new findings by a team of French scientists suggest.

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Mark Morris puts his creative twist on a 'new,' less tragic 'Romeo & Juliet'

Using the original score by Prokofiev, Juliet awakens in time for Romeo to see she's alive

Turning cities into art galleries

Public art can generate big revenues and beautify urban areas. Or it can anger residents. How does one measure its success?