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Audre Wirtanen '16 and L. Tuthall, co-founders of Hyp+Access, a disability-led nonprofit organization, spoke to Newsweek about the organization's effort to become a regulated health care facility, which would offer a more holistic model of care influenced by the lived reality of patients with conditions spanning multiple organ systems.
Jonathan Lethem '86 explores Harry Dean Stanton's performance in Straight Time (1978) for The Criterion Collection.
Less Than Zero, the debut novel by Bret Easton Ellis '86, published while he was a student at Bennington, is Vogue's next book club pick.
Sasha Cucciniello '01, artistic director of Telluride Theatre, and Jim Cairl '98, director of the company's Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V, spoke to the Telluride News about their collaboration.
Inspired by her own experiences navigating life transitions and enabled by her education at Bennington College, Dānia Clarke ’15 launched the game Transitions, and her company BRIDGE (which stands for Building Relationships in Diverse Group Environments), to help people feel less alone during life changes: a move, a breakup, or a new job.
Dr. Caitlin Orner '11 spoke to GM Today about how her training in Dance and Chemistry at Bennington College has influenced her career in orthopedic surgery.
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis '86 finds its streaming home on FX. The series will debut on August 5.
Rivera Sun '04 joined an episode of Clearing the FOG podcast, discussing how violence derailed the United States independence movement and ultimately contributed to creating the U.S. empire.
Sofia Alvarez '07 will direct, adapt the screenplay, and co-executive produce the adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel Love, Theoretically for Amazon MGM Studios.
Welcome to the Fishbowl, directed and written by Sheryl Glubok MFA ’05, premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival.
Reshavan Naicker '22 is an emerging visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In Tidings of Magpies, Jasmin Darznik MFA '14 reflects on finding a portrait of her grandmother from 1960s Iran.
The New York Almanack highlighted artist Caitlin Roben ’07 and her driftwood sculptures.
Katie Hibner ’20 trained Mexico City Police for the FIFA World Cup for the U.S. Department of State Virtual English Language Educator Program.
“In-Between Country,” a poem by Alysse Kathleen McCanna MFA ’15, was featured on High Plains Public Radio’s program Poets on the Plains.
Tom Sachs: Furniture is on view at New York City's Studio 94 through June 20.
This academic year, Eliot Wiersma '28 has been covering community news for the Bennington Banner. He recently sampled matcha tea at cafes around Bennington, including alumni-owned Pangaea and Café Briette.
Patricia Martin MFA ’22 appeared on the Harvesting Happiness podcast through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) in May.
Davin Malasarn, Ph.D., MFA '20 has published his debut novel The Outer Country (One World, 2026).
Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25, front center, holding book
Bennington College caught up with Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25, now a Research Coordinator at The New School’s Center for Global Mental Health in New York City. In this conversation, Karina reflects on her impactful work helping youth build emotional awareness through the EASE program and how her studies in psychology, education, and community building at Bennington contributed to her success so far.
being MFA '23, the artist formerly known as Kriss Mincey, is making things—movement, writing, audio, archives and theory—and interpreting natal charts, in service of a world where people feel equipped to relate. She gave this interview around the launch of her imprint, TermsOfCare.com. She is co-writing a new play Charmpass in collaboration with Baltimore artists and Inheritance Theatre Project. It's on stage May 2 and 3.
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.