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Rafe Churchill '91 discusses his latest venture, Place in Mind, a hotelier dedicated to resurrecting historically unique properties that recall a life well lived in a place well loved.
Amanda Bacon ’19 came to Bennington from Riverside, California, knowing that she wanted to be an astrophysicist. But more than that, she knew physics and astronomy classes at large universities could have hundreds of students. “I wanted to be able to take my education into my own hands and not be a number,” she said on March 27 during a return visit to Bennington to share her current research as a PhD candidate in particle physics at the University of Pennsylvania.
The New York Times highlighted Caro Claire Burke MFA '20 and her debut novel Yesteryear (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026).
Michael Pollan '76 joined The Ezra Klein Show to discuss his most recent book, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness.
Ivy Mix '08 is nominated for a 2026 James Beard Award for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. Mix is the co-owner of the natural wine bar Whoopsie Daisy in Brooklyn, NY.
Jeannie Nicholas '63 is the author of Kalayla and the 2025 follow-up Kalayla: Unraveling Triangles. She spoke to Kirkus Reviews about her twisting journey toward becoming an author and the distinct ways in which she envisions her characters.
Bennington College alumni are publishing novels, memoirs, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this spring.
On Thursday, March 12, Kiran Desai '93 was a guest speaker at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA, as part of UCLA professor Mona Simpson's "Some Favorite Writers" series.
When Barbara Kapp ’61 established a $70,000 endowed scholarship gift in 2022, she couldn’t have known how it would grow into $448,000 in support for students attending Bennington. Nor could she have known how many students would experience Bennington as a result of her extraordinary generosity.
Almine Rech Gallery in Paris, France, presents Other Rooms, Works from 1959–2017, the first major European monographic presentation of work by Emily Mason '54, through March 14, 2026.
Delilah Silberman '21, managing editor of Bennington Review, discussed the literary journal with Becky Tuch of Lit Mag News.
Lilias Folan '58 rose to prominence in the 1970s with her show Lilias, Yoga and You, which ran for decades on PBS.
Nick Atherton '14 has been hired as the campaign manager for Molly Gray's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
Lazarus Species by Devon Walker-Figueroa '15 has been selected as a finalist in poetry for the prestigious LA Times Book Prize.
Brad Jacobs '77, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QXO, was highlighted by BBN Times.
Bryn Mooser '01, founder of Asteria, an artist-led generative AI film and animation studio, spoke to Vanity Fair about the way AI can ethically revolutionize filmmaking.
Best selling author Michael Pollan '76 spoke to The New York Times about his forthcoming book A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, which will be published by Penguin Press on February 24.
Teresa Booth Brown ’85 calls herself a Possibilitist. It’s a way of thinking and working that begins with simple but expansive questions: What can this be? What can we do with what we have right here? What’s the potential of this or that? That orientation toward openness has shaped her life as an artist and educator since she “ran away” to Bennington.
After more than seventy years, Trustee and successful business person Charlene Schwartz ’54 is still trying to bring the Bennington College magic that shaped her life to others.
Thomas Miles, a graduate of Bennington College's Prison Education Initiative at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York, wrote about his experience earning his associate's degree while incarcerated.
Jan Hadwen Hubbell '78 recently published The Boy Who Couldn’t Say Goodbye, a picture book aimed at helping young children better cope with life transitions.
Gareth McCullough ’25 combined his desire to experience the music of the world with help from Assistant Director of Career Development and Field Work Term John Holste to design a two year journey of living and working abroad.
George Whitmore '68 published his novel Nebraska in 1987, two years before his own death from AIDS-related complications. Hailed as a landmark piece of gay literature, The Nation offered a refreshed review of the novel as its fortieth anniversary nears.
On view from June 6 through November 29, 2026, this career-spanning exhibition of Maren Hassinger ’69's work at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will feature live performance, site-specific installations, and participatory elements.
Michigan Public News Director Vincent Duffy has announced that Kate Furby '08, PhD, has joined the station as the Senior Environment Reporter, covering science and the environment for the state’s largest public radio station.
In honor of her 83rd birthday, People highlighted the extraordinary life and career of Holland Taylor '64.
Molly Altman '19 is a Colorado-based ceramic artist Altman who is presenting her show Always So at Aspen Collective through February 13.
National Book Award Finalist Claudia Rowe ’88 on Bennington, Journalism, and the Foster Care Machine.