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Katie Hibner ’20 trained Mexico City Police for the FIFA World Cup for the U.S. Department of State Virtual English Language Educator Program.
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.
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.
Thirty Bennington students have been selected for paid fellowship opportunities during the 2026 Field Work Term.
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.
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.
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.
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.
