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Claudia Rowe '88 is a finalist for a National Book Award in Nonfiction for her book Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care.
The Brooklyn Rail's Jackie Corley MFA '11 interviewed LA Times Book Prize winner Ivy Pochoda MFA '11 about Pochoda's latest novel Ecstasy, "a deliciously dark horror reimagining of a Greek tragedy."
Faculty member Dina Janis will lead Labyrinth Theater Company (LAB), the award-winning New York City downtown ensemble devoted to creating member-driven new works, into its 33rd season alongside fellow Co-Artistic Director Neil Tyrone Pritchard.
Art and Object takes readers behind-the-scenes into the studio of painter Joanna Pousette-Dart '68, who recently exhibited Centering at Lisson Gallery in New York.
Fran Antmann '69 is a documentary photographer, writer, and professor. Her photographic work has focused on the lives and culture of the indigenous people of Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, the Dene First Nation people of the Western Canadian Arctic and the Inuit of Baffin Island, Canada.
On October 14, Bennington Rising–a collaboration between Bennington College, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union (SVSU), and Mount Anthony Union High School–met at Bennington College's Commons to begin work on science-related mentorship and educational projects.
The winners of the 2025 American Prizes in Orchestral Programming have been announced, with Bennington alumni Stephen Michael Smith '72 and Brian Stone '92 claiming two of the three awards.
Bennington College Faculty Emeritus Milford Graves is featured in NOW JAZZ NOW, a new book co-authored by music writer Byron Coley, baritone saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, and iconic Sonic Youth guitarist/singer Thurston Moore.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, the latest novel by Kiran Desai '93, is on the shortlist for the 2025 Booker Prize.
Katie Yee '17 was selected as the winner of the Barnes & Noble 2025 Discover Debut Author Prize for her novel Maggie; or, a Man and Woman Walk into a Bar.
Rivera Sun '04 has been honored with a portrait included in artist Robert Shetterly's Americans Who Tell The Truth portrait series, which includes notable figures such as Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, Chris Hedges, and many others.
Ashley Davis ’09 is a passionate herbalist and wellness practitioner based in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this fall.
Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.
Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.
Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.
Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.
Samuel De Sousa '24 graduated from United World College (UWC) Mahindra in 2018. They are currently a Master of Public Policy (MPP) student at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. They shared their experience as a Davis UWC Scholar at Bennington College.
Ursula Calle Pinto '26 is an international student from Peru. She graduated from United World College (UWC) Changshu in 2021. She shared her experience as a Davis UWC Scholar at Bennington College.
Former faculty member Paul Feeley's sculptural works are on view in Paul Feeley: The Shape of Things at New York City's Garth Greenan Gallery through Saturday, October 25. The Brooklyn Rail highlighted the exhibition.
Want to know what a typical weekday evening looks like at Bennington College? The evening of September 16, 2025, was packed with interesting events that exemplify the diverse array of experiences and activities available to students and the community.
Fall events celebrate Frost's agrarian legacy and barn restoration.
Dana Foote '18 of Sir Chloe fame discusses her musical persona, Bennington College experience, and new album Swallow the Knife with The Forty Five.
Former faculty member Brooke Allen reflected in The New Yorker on her time teaching in Bennington's Prison Education Initiative (PEI), which served incarcerated men at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, in Comstock, New York.
Boston Art Review featured the Usdan Gallery exhibition Overbody: New Works by Sreshta Rit Premnath in its roundup of fall’s must-see museum shows across New England. Overbody is on view at Bennington College through December 6.
Filmmaker and USC professor Ted Braun (Darfur Now, Betting on Zero, and ¡Viva Maestro!) gathers top screenwriting faculty for a groundbreaking new program.
In 1995, Metro Weekly spoke with Carol Channing '42 about Hello, Dolly!, female impersonators, and Broadway's response to AIDS. The publication reissued this interview at its 30th anniversary.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, the long-awaited novel by Kiran Desai '93, will be released by Hogarth on September 23, 2025.
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.