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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.
Midad Alkhafaji '28 studies Architecture, Design, and Sustainability at Bennington. For her summer 2026 Field Work Term, Alkhafaji is an architectural intern at Goldstone Architecture in Bennington, VT.
On July 1, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) visited Bennington College's Purple Carrot Farm to celebrate the success of the HUD grant and to speak with local community members about current issues.
Olivia Gerber '15, an MFA student in nonfiction, has been selected to be the seventeenth Residential Teaching Fellow at the Bennington Writing Seminars.
August Schnell ’26, from Minnesota, was attracted to Bennington for the ability to work across disciplines, specifically Public Health and Environmental Science. They ended up doing deep longterm work on the environmental contaminant PFAS and opening themselves up to intersecting studies in Political Science and Data Science.
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.
On the evening of Monday, May 18, more than 100 Bennington students and faculty packed the CAPA Symposium to hear 13 seniors present their Advanced Work in Society, Culture, and Thought (SCT).
Welcome to the Fishbowl, directed and written by Sheryl Glubok MFA ’05, premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival.
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, three advanced architecture/design students presented their thesis projects.
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.
More than 100 attendees participated in Bennington College’s first Bon Dance Festival on May 3.
The vibrant blue program audience members picked up from a music stand inside Greenwall Auditorium at The Bennington Balkan Ensemble concert last Wednesday night could not reveal the rich cultural experience in store.
Tom Sachs: Furniture is on view at New York City's Studio 94 through June 20.
Luca van der Velde '26, who has been covering community news for The Bennington Banner, highlighted the Bennington Senior Show, an annual opportunity for Bennington graduates studying Visual Art to showcase their work from May 19–30.
Faculty members Mariam Rahmani and Sue Rees have been named 2026 Whiting Fellows by the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation.
Jefferey Spivey MFA '26 is a finalist for the 2026 DAG Prize for Literature.
Projects for Peace has announced its 2026 cohort of grantees. This year, 142 projects from 98 partner institutions were selected, with one project being chosen from Bennington College.
Eleven Bennington students have received Field Work Term scholarships for experiences either completed during the 2026 winter Field Work Term season or that will take place over summer 2026.
On May 29 and May 30, Bennington College will celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2026 at the 91st Commencement. Learn more about graduate outcomes across the years.
As spring arrives in Bennington, preparations are underway for another growing season at Purple Carrot Farm—a 1.2-acre campus farm that has rapidly expanded its production, student programming, and community partnerships in recent years. The farm serves as a food source for the campus and as a living classroom where students study sustainable agriculture and local food systems.
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.