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An interview with composer and writer Sarah Gancher ’01 conducted and transcribed by Erin Mann ’28 and Lara Pascoe.
Pril Smiley ’65 reflects upon her experience at Bennington College, career as a composer, and her multi-faceted life.
Reshavan Naicker '22 is an emerging visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Brad Jacobs '77 Is Betting $900 Million on an $800 Billion Industry Tech Left Behind
When Rafe Churchill ’91 starts talking about Bennington, people unfamiliar with the College’s all-consuming nature sometimes ask, “what is it with you and that place?”
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.
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.
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.
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis '86 finds its streaming home on FX. The series will debut on August 5.
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.
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.
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.