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Devon Walker-Figueroa '15 discusses eros, eternity, and her new collection Lazarus Species with Los Angeles Review of Books’s poetry editor Elizabeth Metzger.
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 Schwarz ’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.
Asad Ayaz '00, recently appointed chief marketing and brand officer for Disney, was highlighted for his festive work on Disney's "Best Christmas Ever" campaign.
Bennington students and alumni shared their professional and personal accomplishments in 2025 and their goals and hopes for 2026.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, non-fiction books, photography collections, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who is being published this winter.
Rachel Jans ’00 is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Diego Museum of Art. She recently curated Eduardo Chillida: Convergence, which was reviewed in The Wall Street Journal in December 2025.
Michelle Hogle Acciavatti '05 spoke to The Bridge VT about Vermont's process of legalizing natural burial–done without caskets or embalming–and her role as founder and head cemeterian of the Vermont Forest Cemetery.
Jamie Weaver '14, a licensed midwife and anthropologist, shares her work in Ecuador.
Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee '17 and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai '93 are among the 100 Notable Books of 2025 selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
Dor Ben-Amotz ’76 jokes that he returned to teach at Bennington for the free lunch.
Major industry players contribute to educating the next generation of screenwriters.
Melissa Rosenberg '86–creator of Netflix's Jessica Jones, head writer of Dexter, and screenwriter of the Twilight films–joined The Screenwriting Life podcast host Lorien McKenna to talk about what it takes to stay grounded as a storyteller.
After purchasing the Walloomsac Inn in Bennington, VT, in June, Rafe Churchill '91 and Casey Sunderland offered their plans at a community Q&A as they discuss their intention to restore the historic building to a functioning inn.
Melissa Rosenberg ’86, creator of Netflix’s Jessica Jones and the screenwriter for the Twilight series, among other projects, including serving as a member of the Bennington College Board of Trustees, discussed her time at Bennington and the launch of a new MFA in Screenwriting at the College.
Bennington and Skidmore Colleges will co-host an inaugural Folk Festival, a two-day celebration of American and Celtic folk traditions, from November 7–8.
Bennington alum Julia Duva '25 was among ten students who were awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2025.