Holland Taylor ‘64 Wins 2012 Arts Leadership Award

Actress Holland Taylor ’64 has earned this year’s Public Leadership in the Arts Award from the Americans for the Arts organization. Given in recognition of “an elected official or artist who plays an important role in the advancement of the arts and arts education,” past recipients include public officials Nancy Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, and Arnold Schwarzennegger, as well as artists Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan. Read more.

Acclaimed Writers to Headline MFA Reading Series

Critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington College Writing Seminars will offer an evening reading series during the MFA program's winter residency beginning on Thursday, January 5, and ending on Friday, January 13. All readings are free and open to the public, and will take place at 7:00 pm (with the exception of the reading on Thursday, June 12, which will take place at 7:30 pm) in the College's Tishman Auditorium. Full schedule.

Tom Sachs '89 Named One of Wall Street Journal Magazine's Top Innovators

Artist Tom Sachs ’89 was featured in Wall Street Journal Magazine’s “Special Innovator’s Issue” which described his recent short film 10 Bullets as a “brilliantly twisted homage to corporate training films as well as an amusing look at Sachs’s exacting studio process.” Watch it here.

acclaimed Indie Rockers to Perform at Bennington

Titus Andronicus, one of Rolling Stone magazine’s “seven best new bands of 2010, “ will perform live at the Bennington College Student Center on Friday, Nov. 11, at 10:00 p.m. Tickets ($10 for general public; $7 with any student college ID) will be available at the door on the night of the event. Read more.

Early in the Year, a Familiar Trend: Students Serving the Community

When Hurricane Irene struck just three days before the start of fall classes, returning students barely had time to move into their houses before they were out in the community helping flood victims salvage theirs. Read more.

MASS MoCA Puts Spotlight on Mary Lum

A new work by visual arts faculty member Mary Lum is included in MASS MoCA’s current exhibition The Workers, which examines the various ways that labor is represented in the world today. Lum’s mixed-media piece, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor,” includes fragments from hand-torn paper bags, each stamped with the name of the person responsible for that bag’s production. In conjunction with her work in the exhibition, Lum also designed a billboard (pictured above) located on Route 8 in North Adams, and is featured in the museum’s ongoing artist spotlight series. Read it here.

Bennington Ranked Among 10 u.s. Colleges with Best Architecture

Bennington was named one of "ten college campuses with the best architecture" by Architectural Digest, joining a list that includes Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown, Cornell, and the University of Virginia, among others. Read more.

Oceana Wilson Offers Summer Reading Recs on Vermont Public Radio

Director of Library and Information Services Oceana Wilson joined VPR’s Vermont Edition this week for its annual Summer Reading Show, an always-popular episode that asks book experts from around the state to weigh in with their summer reading recommendations. Listen to the episode here.

Susan Sgorbati Awarded Creative Research Residency at RPI

Dance faculty member and professional mediator Susan Sgorbati has been awarded a six-week Creative Research residency at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Read more.

Author Kiran Desai ’93 Reflects Upon Journey to America in The New Yorker

Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai ‘93 was one of six immigrant authors to share their coming-to-America story in a recent issue of The New Yorker. In her essay “Fatherland,” Desai discusses the guilt that she and many of her Indian peers felt when leaving their parents to immigrate to America. Read the essay here (subscription required).

Milford Graves to Perform at Benefit Concert for Japan

Music faculty member and jazz percussionist Milford Graves will perform at a benefit concert for Japan on Friday, April 8, at the Abrons Art Center in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Graves will join an esteemed lineup that includes Thurston Moore, Elliott Sharp, and Matthew Shipp, among other renowned performers. For more information, or to make a donation online, click here.

Katie Peterson awarded $25,000 Artist Grant

Literature faculty member Katie Peterson was one of 14 artists and the only poet to be awarded an unrestricted $25,000 grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts this year. Read more.

Allen Shawn's New Memoir Garners National Acclaim

Critics everywhere are praising music faculty member Allen Shawn’s new memoir Twin, which looks back at the inextricable bond and life-defining relationship he’s shared with his autistic twin sister, Mary, who was placed in an institution for the mentally disabled at the age of eight. Read more.

Brian Morrice '11 lands white house internship

Brian Morrice '11 was one of 140 young leaders selected nationwide to serve as a White House intern this spring. Read more.

Bang on a Can All-Stars Perform Commission by Nick Brooke

The famed electric chamber ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars premiered a commission composed by faculty member Nick Brooke this month at the Merkin Concert Hall as part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival—a three-month, 14-concert event showcasing collaborations between songwriters, composers, and performers from classical and popular music traditions. Read more.

Melissa Rosenberg ’86 Establishes Performing Arts Scholarship

The College is pleased to announce that screenwriter, producer, and alumna Melissa Rosenberg '86 has made a gift to establish an endowed scholarship in the performing arts. Read more.

Tyler Gaviria, MATSL ’11, Named N.C. Foreign Language Teacher of the Year

Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (MATSL) candidate Tyler Gaviria '11 has been named 2010 Teacher of the Year by the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. Read more.

Poets & Writers Goes One-On-One with MFA Faculty Member Major Jackson

Profiled in the current issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, MFA faculty member Major Jackson discusses his life as a writer, his just-published collection of poetry, and shares a few thoughts on the Bennington Writing Seminars—which the magazine recently ranked among the best low-residency MFA programs in the world. Read the profile here. 

Bret Easton Ellis ’86 Reflects on Bennington in Recent Interview

Iconic writer Bret Easton Ellis '86 was on Northeast Public Radio last week promoting his new novel Imperial Bedrooms, the sequel to his bestselling debut Less Than Zero, which, published by Vintage in 1985, launched the 21-year-old Bennington student into literary stardom. Listen to the interview here.

Bennington Joins Brown, Wesleyan, Among “Top 12 Non-Traditional Colleges”

Bennington was named one of the "top 12 non-traditional colleges" by The Huffington Post, joining a list that includes Brown, Wesleyan, Sarah Lawrence, the New School, and St. John's College. Read more. 

Faculty Member, Alum Earn Tony Award Nominations

Faculty member Scott Lehrer and alumnus Alexander Dodge '93 were nominated for 2010 Tony Awards for their behind-the-scenes work on two critically acclaimed Broadway productions. Read more. 

Dina Janis Brings New Life to Dorset Theatre Festival

The Boston Globe lauded drama faculty member Dina Janis in her new role as artistic director of the Dorset Theatre Festival, a storied, 35-year-old professional summer program in Vermont. Read the article here.

Dana Reitz Revives Acclaimed 1994 Show Necessary Weather

Dance faculty member Dana Reitz and dancer/choreographer Sara Rudner garnered rave reviews for their recent reprisal of their 1994 show Necessary Weather at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York. Read more.

Actress Holland Taylor '64 Discusses Upcoming Solo Show on NPR

Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor '64 was on NPR's Morning Edition this week to discuss her upcoming one-woman play about former Gov. Ann Richards of Texas, one of her personal heroes. Listen to the interview here.

Alumni-Owned Theater Earns Praise in NYT

Alumni Sheila Lewandowski ’97 and Brian Rogers ’95 were the focus of a recent New York Times piece lauding their management of the award-winning Chocolate Factory Theater in New York. Read the article here.

Savannah Dooley ’07 to Pen New ABC Family Series

A television series conceived by Savannah Dooley ‘07 when she was a student at Bennington has been picked up by ABC Family and will air on the network this summer. Read more.

Artist Nick Tobier to Lecture at Bennington

Artist and educator Nick Tobier will speak about his recent and upcoming work on Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 pm in the College's Tishman Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Read more.

Usdan Gallery Presents Marina Zurkow's Crossing the Waters

Bennington will celebrate the opening of Marina Zurkow's Crossing the Waters, an exhibition of seven animated single and multi-channel works, on Tuesday, March 2, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the College's Usdan Gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Read more.

Doug Bauer scores $25,000 Literature Fellowship

The National Endowment of the Arts has awarded author and faculty member Doug Bauer a $25,000 grant in support of his ongoing work in contemporary literature. Read more.

Oceana Wilson Discusses Recent Honor on VPR

Oceana Wilson, Director of Library and Information Services, was interviewed on Vermont Public Radio after winning the American Library Association's "I Love My Librarian Award." One of 10 winners chosen from more than 3,200 nominations, Wilson received $5,000 and was honored at a ceremony in New York. Listen to her interview here.

60+ Students, Staff Volunteer Locally for Bennington ACTS Day

More than 60 Bennington students and staff members painted, gardened, cleaned, and beautified several sites in the local community last Saturday for the first annual Bennington ACTS Day. Read more.

Noryang Yeshi '11 opens Exhibition of Photos by Leprosy Patients

The Anandwan exhibition includes 30 photographs taken by Yeshi and two young leprosy patients from the Anandwan Rehabilitation Center, a leprosy clinic in Central India. Noryang traveled to Anandwan during over Field Work Term, bringing with her five digital cameras to distribute among patients. Read more.

Ann Pibal Awarded $20,000 Artist Grant

Faculty member Ann Pibal was one of 30 U.S. artists to receive a $20,000 grant from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. Read more.

Dinklage ’91 named best supporting Actor (Again)

Peter Dinklage ’91 won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a TV series, miniseries, or movie for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones—the same role that earned him an Emmy for best supporting actor late last year. Watch.

Remembering Modern Art Icon Helen Frankenthaler ’49 (1928–2011)

The entire Bennington community mourns the loss of Helen Frankenthaler ’49, who died on December 27, at the age of 83. Read more.

Liz Lerman ’69 Awarded $50,000 Artist Grant

Choreographer Liz Lerman ’69 (above, center) was one of 50 artists this year to receive a $50,000 fellowship from United States Artists (USA). Read more.

A Conversation with Actor Alan Arkin '55

Actor Alan Arkin ’55, best known for his Academy Award–winning performance as the grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine, returned to campus for a Q&A with current students. As student blogger India Kieser ’12 writes, it was an inspiring conversation for all. Photos here.

Salt Prints by Jonathan Kline Exhibited at UVM

Visual arts faculty member Jonathan Kline’s exhibition at the University of Vermont showcased 17 prints produced using one of the many historic photographic processes that he’s dedicated his recent career to preserving. Read more.

Mountain man joins feist on david letterman show

Amelia Meath '10, Molly Sarle '12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig '09—better known as Mountain Man—provided backup vocals for Feist on the Oct. 4 Late Show with David Letterman. Mountain Man has been touring with Feist this fall as she promotes her new album Metals. To watch their Late Show performance, click here.

Rotimi Suberu Speaks at International Conference on Nigerian Politics

Political science faculty member Rotimi Suberu presented a paper on "Prebendal Politics and Federal Governance in Nigeria" at an international conference on Nigerian politics recently. Read more.

Editorial by David Anderegg Published in New York Times

An editorial by psychology faculty member David Anderegg was published in The New York Times' “Room for Debate” series, which calls on experts from various fields to weigh in on news events and other relevant issues. Anderegg’s piece, Moving On With Our Lives, addresses the issue of  “What parents should reveal about ‘life before children,’ and when.” Read it here.

CAPA: A New Chapter Begins

A $20-million, state-of-the-art, green academic facility for a progressive new model of liberal arts education is officially open at Bennington College. Read more.

Bennington Becomes First U.S. School to Participate in European Dance Festival

Bennington College this summer became the first American school to participate in the European Schools Festival at the National Center of Contemporary Dance in France. Read more.

Mary Lum’s New Exhibition “Mind Bending,” says Boston Globe Art Critic

Faculty member Mary Lum's mixed-media exhibition at Carroll and Sons gallery in Boston is "mind bending," declared Boston Globe critic Cate McQuaid. "Lum has taken over the gallery, commanding the viewer's attention in ways large and small." The exhibition aims to evoke the experience of city life through paintings, collages, photographs, and drawings of varying scale. Read the entire Globe review.

Bennington Band BOBBY’s Debut Album Previewed on NPR’s First Listen

A year after forming as Tom Greenberg ‘10's senior project in music, BOBBY, a band made up of current Bennington students and recent grads, has been signed by Partisan Records and will be releasing their self-titled debut album on June 21. The album was featured this week on NPR's First Listen series, which previews select, upcoming albums in their entirety. Listen here.

On 117th Birthday, Martha Graham Dances Across Google’s Homepage

In the 1930s and 40s, Bennington School of the Dance founding faculty member Martha Graham changed the face of modern dance. May 11, on what would be her 117th birthday, the undisputed mother of modern dance changed the face of the world's leading search engine: Google. Read more.

Photo by Thomas Bruno ’14 Chosen for Greenpeace Exhibition in Turkey

Thomas Bruno ’14 was one of 19 amateur photographers and the only American to have his work selected for an upcoming Greenpeace exhibition for pollution awareness. Read more.

Actor, Activist Tim Daly ‘79 to Deliver Commencement Address

Bennington is pleased to announce that actor, director, producer, and activist Tim Daly '79 will address this year's graduating class at the College's 76th commencement dinner on Friday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. on Commons Lawn. Read more.

Bennington RELEASES Second Edition of National ONLINE Literary Anthology

Bennington has released the second annual edition of plain china, the only national online compilation of undergraduate writing today. Read more.

Actor Alan Arkin ’55 Discusses new Memoir on NPR

Award-winning actor Alan Arkin ’55 discussed his recently released memoir An Improvised Life last week on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Listen here.

President Coleman Keynotes nais annual Conference

President Coleman delivered a keynote speech at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) annual conference this month, discussing Bennington’s major curricular initiative to reorient the liberal arts around 21st century problems and needs. Read more.

Valerie Imbruce Discusses NYC’s Food System on Pacifica Radio

Environmental Studies Director Valerie Imbruce was interviewed on WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York City for a segment on the City's plans to make its food system more locally sourced and accessible to low-income and immigrant communities. Listen to her interview here.

David Anderegg Speaks at TEDx-Brussels Conference

Psychology faculty member David Anderegg spoke at the TEDx Conference in Brussels, Belgium, last month on the growing culture of anti-intellectualism in America—a topic central to his critically acclaimed 2008 book Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them. Watch his talk here.

Susan Rethorst '74 wins $75,000 Alpert Award in Dance

Choreographer and performer Susan Rethorst '74 is one of five artists to receive the 2010 Alpert Award in the Arts, a $75,000 prize to support her ongoing work in contemporary dance. Read more.

4 College Issues Forum: Local, Regional Police Veterans to Discuss Gun Laws

In the wake of two landmark Supreme Court decisions on the right to bear arms—District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago—the Four College Issues Forum has invited a panel of rural and urban law enforcement officers to discuss their crucial, yet seldom heard perspectives on gun control. Read more.

Mansour Farhang Hosts Conference on Advancing Democracy in Iran

Faculty member Mansour Farhang and Maryland University professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak have received multiple grants—including $50,000 from George Soros's Open Society Institute—to convene a conference on "Toward a Culture of Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Democracy in Iran" at the University of Maryland's Roshan Center for Persian Studies, from October 28-31. Read more.

Bennington Banner Highlights Campus Sustainability Initiatives

Bennington's campus bike share program, public transportation stop, and student-run organic garden are a few of the new sustainability initiatives that were highlighted last week by the Bennington Banner. Read the article here.

Lincoln Schatz ’86's Portraits for Esquire to be Displayed in Smithsonian

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has selected Lincoln Schatz's 2008 commission for Esquire magazine, Portrait of the 21st Century, for inclusion in their collection. The series of 19 portraits, which includes George Clooney, Jeff Bezos, and LeBron James, will be on view through 2011 in the exhibition "Americans Now." For more information, or to view a documentary on the project, click here.

Remembering Bill Dixon, Bennington Faculty Member, 1968-1995

It is with great sadness that the Bennington community notes the passing of jazz composer, trumpeter, and longtime faculty member Bill Dixon, who died June 16, 2010, at his home in North Bennington. He was 84. Read more.

award-winning Composer Elizabeth Swados ’73 Profiled in LA STAGE

Award-winning musician, director, and composer Elizabeth Swados '73 looked back on her Bennington days in a recent LA STAGE article announcing the revival of The Good Woman of Setzuan, a play for which she composed the original score. Read the article here.

Gretel Ehrlich ’67 Wins Thoreau Prize for Excellence in Nature Writing

PEN New England has named author Gretel Ehrlich ‘67 winner of the 2010 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing. Read more.

Mary Lum earns prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Faculty member Mary Lum has been awarded a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship to support her ongoing work in the visual arts. One of 180 Fellows chosen from some 3,000 artists, scientists, and scholars, Lum plans to continue her work on Tracing The City, she says, "a drawing project that encompasses the experience of living in, wandering through, reading about, recording, and remembering the city." Read more.

Bennington Students, Recent Alums Garner Musical Acclaim

Late Show with David Letterman, Rolling Stone magazine, NPR, and Spinner.com are just a few of the news and entertainment outlets that have featured music by Bennington students or alumni in the past month. Read more.

Bennington Launches first National Anthology of Undergraduate Work

Bennington College has launched a first-of-its-kind anthology of premier fiction, poetry, and nonfiction selected from more than 40 American undergraduate literary journals. plain china: Best Undergraduate Writing 2009 is the only national online compilation of undergraduate writing today. Read more.

Architecture Project by Evie Garf '11 Featured on NewYorker.com

A photo of Evie Garf 11's "Book-Dependent Shelf," an inverted bookshelf she made for an architecture course two years ago, was featured last week on "The Book Bench," a New Yorker blog that frequently publishes great images of books from around the world. Check it out here.

Liz Deschenes to be Included in 2012 Whitney Biennial

Photography faculty member Liz Deschenes is one of 51 artists selected to participate in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s prestigious Biennial exhibition— the Museum’s signature survey of contemporary American art and one of the leading art shows in the world. Read more.

VPR Commentary Lauds CAPA

Vermont Public Radio commentator Don Kreis aired his thoughts on Bennington’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) after a recent visit to campus. “I'm here to testify that the Center for the Advancement of Public Action—CAPA, as it's known on campus—is not a gimmick,” said Kreis. “And I know that not by speaking with anyone from Bennington College. Their remarkable new building speaks for itself. 
CAPA exudes audacity, conviction and humanity.” Listen here.

Real Estate (feat. alex bleeker '08) Scores High Marks for New Album

Real Estate, the acclaimed indie rock band featuring Alex Bleeker ’08 (second to left) on bass, recently released their second studio album, Days, which Pitchfork.com called “evidence that great music doesn’t have to sound hard to make, even if it is.” Watch the video for their new track, “It’s Real”. For more on the band, click here.

SIXTH-ANNUAL BENNINGTON PRINTMAKERS’ SHOW  OPENS AT VT ARTS EXCHANGE

An exhibition by seven advanced printmaking students from Bennington College will be on display in the Vermont Arts Exchange’s Mill Gallery at the Sage Street Mill in Bennington. The show, titled “I Will Try to Put Down on Paper,” opens with a reception on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., and will be on view through Saturday, Feb. 25. Read more.

CAPA Fellow Nigel Jacob Nominated for 2011 Public Official of the Year Award

GOVERNING magazine has nominated Nigel Jacob and Chris Osgood, co-chairs of the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, for its annual Public Official of the Year award. A current fellow at Bennington’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA), Jacob has been working with Osgood (and some Bennington students, among others) to harness new technologies in ways that strengthen public services and increase citizen engagement. Their work "could fundamentally change the way citizens interact with cities,” the magazine wrote. Read more.

Megan Mayhew Bergman Anthologized in 2011 Best American Short Stories

A story by visiting literature faculty member Megan Mayhew Bergman is included in the recently released 2011 Best American Short Stories. Entitled “Housewifely Arts” Mayhew Bergman’s story follows a grieving daughter who drives miles because she yearns to hear her dead mother’s parrot mimic her mother’s voice. Mayhew Bergman’s first collection of stories, Birds of a Lesser Paradise, is due out in March 2012 and has been selected by Barnes and Noble’s Discover Great New Writers program. For more on her work, click here.

Yoko Inoue one of ten artists to receive $25,000  grant

Visual arts faculty member Yoko Inoue was one of ten artists selected to receive a $25,000 grant from the Anonymous Was A Woman Foundation. The unrestricted grant enables women “at a critical juncture in their lives or careers to continue to grow their work,” according to the Foundation. Inoue is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, collaborative projects, and public intervention performance art. For more on her work, click here.

BENNINGTON NOMINATED FOR MOST VEGAN-FRIENDLY COLLEGE TITLE (AGAIN)

Bennington is in the running to be named the most vegan-friendly College in America for the second consecutive year. The full story. Where to vote.

Bennington Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2030

By signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment on Oct. 11, Bennington has pledged to achieve 100-percent carbon neutrality by 2030. But as a recent article in the Bennington Banner points out, efforts by the College to shrink its institutional carbon footprint have been underway for years. Read the article here.

College Community Celebrates CAPA Opening

The opening weekend celebration for Bennington’s new Center for the Advancement of Public Action was both an unveiling of the stunning architectural design of Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, as well as an introduction to the people and programs that are shaping the Center’s aims to fuse thought and action around the most pressing issues of our time. For photo and video coverage of the weekend, click the icons at the bottom of this page.

Peter Dinklage ’91 wins Emmy For GAME OF THRONES ROLE

For his role as Tyrion Lannister in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage '91 earned a 2011 Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series. Casting director Julie Tucker '91, a five-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, was nominated for two awards this year for her casting of Showtime's The Big C and Nurse Jackie. Read more.

Remembering Former First Lady, Bennington Dancer Betty Ford (1918-2011)

The Bennington community joins the nation in mourning the loss of beloved former First Lady Betty Ford—a Bennington School of the Dance alumna—who died on July 8 at the age of 93. Read more.

Gunnar Schonbeck Honored at Solid Sound Festival

Longtime Bennington faculty member Gunnar Schonbeck was honored at Mass MoCA's Solid Sound Festival recently when Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche performed using the unique handcrafted instruments for which the late music teacher is known. Read more.

Rebecca Tinsley Pens Novel Based on DarfurI rEFUGEES

Former BBC journalist and human rights activist Rebecca Tinsley—a member of the Advisory Council for Bennington's Center for the Advancement of Public Action—has penned a new novel based on the stories of genocide survivors she met while doing humanitarian work in Darfur. Read more.

Tanya Schmid's Photo Exhibition is More Than a Senior Project

Through photographs and testimonies, Tanya Schmid '11 tells the story of a low-income neighborhood in Arica, Chile—a city she visited while studying abroad last year—where, more than 20 years ago, the dumping of arsenic, lead, and 14 other toxic minerals has had devastating health effects on its residents. Read more.

Marguerite Feitlowitz Praised for Book on Argentina’s “Dirty War”

In his column in the Buenos Aires Herald, celebrated journalist and human rights hero Robert Cox dubbed faculty member Marguerite Feitlowitz's book on Argentina's infamous Dirty War "the most important book to appear so far on the consequences of the vicious cycle of terror and violence that enveloped Argentina in the 1970s." Read more.

Stegner Fellow Mogelson ‘05 Pens NYT Magazine Story on Accused U.S. Soldiers

Luke Mogelson’s investigative exposé on the alleged murders of three Afghan civilians by U.S. soldiers appears on the cover of the May 1 New York Times Magazine. Recently discharged from the National Guard, Mogelson was one of 10 writers out of nearly 1,900 applicants this year to receive the prestigious Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University’s creative writing program.

Heroic Journalist Robert Cox to Speak at Bennington

British-born editor of the Buenos Aires Herald Robert Cox and wife Maud Daverio de Cox will speak on “Living in the Laboratory of Terror: Argentina 1970-1980” on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 100 of the Barn building at Bennington College. The event, this year’s Ruth Dewing Ewing ’37 Social Science Lecture, is free and open to the public. Read more.

President Coleman Keynotes Conference on World Affairs

President Coleman delivered a keynote address on "What Matters" to kick off the 63rd annual Conference on World Affairs, a five-day event at the University of Colorado Boulder that draws nearly 100,000 people from around the country each year. Read more.

In Ceramic Arts Magazine, One Faculty Member Reviews Another

Philosophy faculty member and art critic Karen Gover's review of Barry Bartlett's new work appeared in a recent issue of Ceramics: Art and Perception, a leading international magazine in the field of ceramic arts. Read more.

Paul Voice’s New Book Examines Philosopher John Rawls

Philosophy faculty member Paul Voice examines the influential work of prominent political philosopher John Rawls in his new book Rawls Explained, published in April by Open Court Press. Read more.

Karen Gover Wins Prize from American Society for Aesthetics

Philosophy faculty member Karen Gover was named winner of the American Society for Aesthetics' 2011 John Fisher Memorial Prize, awarded bi-annually for an original essay in aesthetics. Read more.

Donald Hall Awarded  National Medal of Arts

Bennington Writing Seminars Writer-in-Residence Donald Hall, a former Poet Laureate of the United States, was one of 10 artists to be honored by President Obama this week with the prestigious 2010 National Medal of Arts. Watch the White House ceremony here.

Mountain Man performs on NPR’s World Cafe

A live performance by Mountain Man, the harmonizing folk trio of Amelia Meath '10, Molly Sarle '12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig '09, was aired this month on NPR's World Cafe, a nationally broadcast program that showcases indie rock, singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music. Listen here.

Will Stratton ’09 Back in the News with Third Album

A recent profile in the New York Press placed singer/songwriter Will Stratton '09 in good company, likening music from his latest album, New Vanguard Blues, to "Nick Drake ... suddenly blessed with John Fahey's blues guitar picking skills." Read the article here.

Tom Bogdan Scores Second Fulbright

Music faculty member Tom Bogdan has been awarded his second Fulbright Grant to teach American composer Meredith Monk's A Celebration Service to musicians and dancers abroad. Read more. 

MFA Program Ranked Among Best of its Kind

Bennington's low-residency MFA in writing program is among the top three in the world, according to Poets & Writers Magazine. In its current issue, the magazine published its annual guide to MFA programs, ranking the Bennington Writing Seminars third overall out of 46 low-residency programs in the world. Read more.

Bennington Scores High in Princeton Review’s “Best 373 Colleges” Guide

The Princeton Review released its annual "Best Colleges" guide this week and Bennington once again fared well in a number of notable categories. Read more.