Alumni News
The 24 Hour Plays Benefit to Honor Artist and Activist Spencer CoxOn Monday, February 20th at 8 pm at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City, Bennington College, in association with The 24 Hour Plays, will present The 24 Hour Plays®: A Bennington Tribute to Spencer Cox. This one night–only event will take place at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre and will bring together Bennington College alumni and friends—including Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Obie winners and nominees—to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24-hour period. Ticket sales and donations will benefit the Spencer Cox ’90 Scholarship for student activists at Bennington College.
Mogelson ’05 Recounts Battle for Mosul in New YorkerJournalist Luke Mogelson ’05 embedded himself with a SWAT team of Iraqis, all of whom have suffered at the hands of ISIS, as they joined the desperate fight to retake Mosul.
The Power of the Arts The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by Deborah Borda '71 in which she advocates for the end of Trump's immigration ban and for the power of the arts to teach compassion.
Walls, Barriers, and Understanding The Bennington Banner published an op-ed by Michael Thomson '15 about the impact of walls on national identity and the relationships between nations.
