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Beginning in January 2027, the Bennington Writing Seminars will offer a dual-genre concentration in Literary Translation directed by National Book Award-winning translator Bruna Dantas Lobato '15.
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.
Work by faculty member Beverly Acha is on view at Osvaldo N. Soto Miami Dade Justice Center in Miami, Florida, as part of the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places program.
Executive Director of the Bennington Writing Seminars Mark Wunderlich is the 2026 Hal Prize poetry judge. He spoke with Door County Pulse about poetry and publishing.
Delilah Silberman '21, managing editor of Bennington Review, discussed the literary journal with Becky Tuch of Lit Mag News.
Projects for Peace has announced its 2025 cohort of grantees. This year, 134 projects from 93 partner institutions were selected, with one project being chosen from Bennington College.
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.
From March 9–April 25, 2026, Usdan Gallery is pleased to present Double Jeopardy, a new project by Carmen Winant in which the artist for the first time turns to video as both medium and historical subject matter.
Sofia Mirenda '28 spent her six-week winter Field Work Term working at Red Fox Community School, an experiential K-5 school in Manchester, VT.
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.
Lazarus Species by Devon Walker-Figueroa '15 has been selected as a finalist in poetry for the prestigious LA Times Book Prize.
"Catastrophe Theory," a poem by Blu Mehari '26, was selected by poet Matthew Shenoda for the 2025 Green Prize for Poetry by the Academy of American Poets and is featured on their website.
Faculty member Manuel Gonzales's short story The Miniature Wife has been adapted into a Peacock original series, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen. The series will premiere on April 9.
Work propels students toward promising careers in bioinformatics and genetics.
In this interview with Bookstr.com, Bennington Writing Seminars faculty member Emily Nemens reflects on her newest novel Clutch, the inner lives of women, and how friendships evolve over time.
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.
For her first Field Work Term, Helen Simpson '29 is cataloging and archiving materials at the D’Amico House at Lazy Point, NY.
Timmy Torinus ’26 studies Drama and Literature. We caught up with him during his senior year to reflect on Bennington, the work he’s done, and what’s next.
Faculty member Michael Wimberly joined VPR's Vermont Edition to discuss the history of Bennington College's Black Music Division and faculty member emeritus Milford Graves.
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.
Maverick Yarger '27 studies Drama and Sculpture, with a focus on properties fabrication, at Bennington. For the winter 2026 Field Work Term, Yarger is assisting playwright Catherine Filloux.
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.
Bennington College has partnered with Verto Education to offer a new Direct Transfer Admissions Pathway. This collaboration allows students to begin their college journey abroad with Verto and transfer seamlessly to Bennington, a leader in self-directed, experiential education.