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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.
Charlie Love '27 studies Music and Political Philosophy at Bennington. For his winter 2026 Field Work Term, Love is interning at Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center in New York City.
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.
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.
Visiting faculty member Emma Kast was featured on the public radio program Marketplace in a segment discussing the history of economic terminology.
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.
Dance and Drama Technical Instructor Davison Scandrett was honored to have his work as lighting and production designer for Pastoral mentioned in the recent New York Times list of the "Best Dance Performances of 2025."
Thirty Bennington students have been selected for paid fellowship opportunities during the 2026 Field Work Term.
Braving a frigid December evening, Bennington students and faculty packed the CAPA Symposium on Tuesday, December 9, to hear sixteen seniors present their Advanced Work in Society, Culture, and Thought (SCT).
New MFA programs in Screenwriting and in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. A celebration of the legendary Black Music Division. Commencement honoring Bennington's largest-ever graduating class.
2025 also brought Bennington alumni and families to campus for a combined All-Class Reunion and Fall Weekend, nurturing Bennington connections across generations.
Elissa Tenny, former provost and dean of Bennington College, will serve as the College’s interim-president beginning in January 2026. She spoke to the Bennington Banner about returning to Bennington College, for which she previously worked from 2002 to 2010.
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.
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.
On view in the Barn East Gallery through December 4.
Madina Toktalieva '29 earned second place in the inaugural Shires Film Festival, presented by CAT-TV and GNAT, for her animated film “Boorsok.”
Overbody: New Works by Sreshta Rit Premnath, curated by Usdan Gallery Director Anne Thompson, is on view through December 6.
Our Culture magazine featured the debut collection Sticky Time by poet Alex Moreno MFA '28.
On November 6, Sapo Perro Collective kicked off Pangea Cafe's Winter Music Series in North Bennington, VT.
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.
Dr. Alfredo Medina, Jr. is Bennington College's Vice President for Inclusive Culture and Belonging and Title IX Coordinator.
John Link, Dean of Integrated Learning & Career Readiness at Bennington College, has been honored with the J.W. Paquette Superior Leadership Award at the 2025 Midwest Association of Colleges & Employers (Midwest ACE) Annual Conference, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 6, 2025.
Bennington College student Andrea Lara ’26 joins Brown University ecology research.