College News

Image of Bennington Commons Announcing 2026 Field Work Term Scholarships

Eleven Bennington students have received Field Work Term scholarships for experiences either completed during the 2026 winter Field Work Term season or that will take place over summer 2026.

Image of class of 2026 group photo Class of 2026 Graduates Hit the Ground Running

On May 29 and May 30, Bennington College will celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2026 at the 91st Commencement. Learn more about graduate outcomes across the years.

Students in a side-by-side utility vehicle with buckets of freshly harvested buckets of cherry tomatoes and bouquets of flowers Bennington College’s Purple Carrot Farm Prepares for the Growing Season

As spring arrives in Bennington, preparations are underway for another growing season at Purple Carrot Farm—a 1.2-acre campus farm that has rapidly expanded its production, student programming, and community partnerships in recent years. The farm serves as a food source for the campus and as a living classroom where students study sustainable agriculture and local food systems. 

Image of River Valadez ’20 (MFT ’19) leads Fellows in a flameworking class at Urban Glass. Engaging in the Art World with the 2026 Museum Fellows Term Cohort

Seven students from Bennington College have been selected as Frankenthaler Fellows for the 2026 Museum Fellows Term, a study-away program that provides participants with practical, professional art world internship experience working at a major cultural institution in New York City for five months. 

Martha Graham with Erick Hawkins at Bennington in 1941. Photo by Hans Knopf, Courtesy Jacob’s Pillow Archives. Martha Graham Dance Company Returns to Bennington College

In March, the Martha Graham Dance Company performed at Bennington College as part of the Company’s centennial celebration.