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Bennington College celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2019 at Commencement this year with the three members of the acclaimed folk trio Mountain Man: Molly Erin Sarlé ’12, Amelia Meath ’10, and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig ’09, who shared their advice to their younger selves, spoke on the importance of balance and collaboration, and performed several songs.

Bennington College celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2018 at Commencement this year with speaker Liz Lerman, who bestowed upon graduates a series of wishes for their futures.

Bennington College celebrated the achievements and the future promise of the Class of 2017 at Commencement this year, with an inspiring and rousing sendoff by Cornell William Brooks, a leading civil rights activist and former head of the NAACP. 

Plans for the members of the Class of 2016 range from publishing to public service to academia to the professional realm, and include work at organizations ranging from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to StoryCorps. Bennington College celebrates their successes and looks forward to seeing what they’ll do next

Gloria Steinem spoke to the graduates of the Class of 2015

"These are the shiny, more important people." -Peter Dinklage '91

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Peter Dinklage '91 returned to campus on June 1, 2012 to deliver the year's Commencement address.