Faculty News
Rector Featured on "The Writer's Almanac"A poem by Liam Rector, the late founding director of Bennington's MFA in Writing program, was featured today on The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor, a radio program aired daily on public broadcasting stations around the country.
Maharaj Named Special Envoy to South African PresidentRecent faculty member Mac Maharaj, the South African anti-apartheid hero who famously smuggled Nelson Mandela's biography out of prison in 1976, has been named special envoy to South African President Jacob Zuma.
Schroeder Presents Research at National Geology ConferenceGeology faculty member Tim Schroeder was invited to present his research on the "Mesozoic and Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States" at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, this week.
Suberu Contributes to New Brookings Institution BookPolitical science faculty member Rotimi Suberu authored a chapter in Corruption, Global Security, and World Order, a new book published this year by Brookings Institution Press.
Poem by Visiting Faculty Member on "The Writer's Almanac"A poem by visiting faculty member Gabrielle Calvocoressi was featured this week on The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor, a radio program aired daily on public broadcasting stations around the country. Her poem, "Jubilee," is from her new book Apocalyptic Swing, which was published last month by Persea.