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Image of Safiya Sinclair Poet and Memoirist Safiya Sinclair ’10 to Deliver 2024 Commencement Address

Bennington College is pleased to announce that poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair ’10 will address the class of 2024 at Commencement.

Image of Poetry at Bennington text Spring 2024 Poetry at Bennington Series Announced

Poetry at Bennington, an endowed program of short-term residencies that brings established and emerging poets to Bennington College for public readings and close work with students, has announced its Spring 2024 lineup of featured poets.

Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Now Open at Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery

More than 100 people attended the opening of Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal at Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery on the evening of Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The nationally traveling exhibition gathers the multifaceted work of Milford Graves (1941–2021) to explore the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator, tireless polymath, and legendary Bennington College professor. The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm and by appointment through April 27. For more information, visit the Usdan Gallery's website

image of PEI graduation Bennington College Prison Education Initiative Accredited to Add a Bachelor’s Degree

Bennington College’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI), which serves Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men’s prison in Comstock, NY, is poised to become the tenth in New York State to offer incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree. 

Image of Crossett Library Crossett Library Receives Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award

This award offers national recognition of academic libraries that are making a difference for all underrepresented groups.

Milford Graves Collage Excerpt Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery Presents Nationally Touring Exhibit About Former Faculty Milford Graves

Music performances and documentary screening create a vibrant program of Milford Graves events.

Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal, a nationally traveling exhibition, gathers the multifaceted work of Milford Graves (1941-2021) to explore the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator, tireless polymath, and legendary Bennington College professor.

Portrait of Diana Petschauer Making Bennington More Accessible with Diana Petschauer

In September 2023, Diana Petschauer was eager to start her position as the director of Student Accessibility Services at Bennington College. This new role, which had previously been shared between Residential Life and Academic Services, was created to provide added accessibility and American Disability Act (ADA) expertise more conveniently than ever. 

Cora Cohen '64 Bennington College Receives Cora Cohen ’64 Painting

Bennington alum and notable abstract painter Cora Cohen ’64 donated a large painting to Bennington College before her death in June. The painting was given in honor of Pat Adams, a faculty member teaching during Cohen’s time at Bennington.

Image of class of 2027 Top 10 Stories of 2023

As we look forward to 2024 and reflect on the past year, celebrate all that Bennington College has accomplished with the 10 most-read stories from 2023.

Image of people watching snowfall Take a Break with Bennington

This holiday season, relax and rewind the year with these notable picks of podcasts, movies, books, and TV shows released in 2023 and featuring work from the Bennington College community.