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Spaceships — APA2341.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Exploring the intersections of spatial and experience design. Explorers will get the opportunity to discover locations/spaces on campus [or off campus] that could be reimagined for new purposes and functions for learning.  Spaceships is a 7 week journey where we all will immerse ourselves into rapid prototyping labs as individuals and groups to create what I call
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Spatial Justice: Incorporating Social Theory into Artistic Practice — APA2183.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Kenneth Bailey, MFA Teaching Fellow
Credits: 2
Spatial Justice is concerned with how space produces and is a product of power. All social movements deal with some aspect of spatial injustice which makes it a useful way for movements to find possibilities for solidarity. There is also a growing constituency of artists—from socially engaged artists, to sculptors, scenographers, musicians, etc.—who are incorporating ideas from
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Spatial Justice: Incorporating Social Theory into Artistic Practice — APA2183.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Spatial Justice is concerned with how space produces and is a product of power. All social movements deal with some aspect of spatial injustice which makes it a useful way for movements to find possibilities for solidarity. There is also a growing constituency of artists—from socially engaged artists, to sculptors, scenographers, musicians, etc.—who are incorporating ideas from
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Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.03

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Standard of Living — PEC2219.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee
Credits: 2
Economics is concerned with improvements in people's living standards. But standard of living has different meanings for different people. This course explores the different ways to think about the living standards, and investigates long-term trends and socioeconomic differences in quality of life. This is an introductory course. No prior knowledge of economics is necessary to
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
This course focuses on developing the statistical skills needed to design studies, analyze large datasets and to be a critical consumer of statistical results. We will design studies, collect and analyze data, and create effective presentations of results. We will also analyze large observational datasets. Emphasis will be placed on gaining a solid conceptual understanding of
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Student to Student: A College Access Mentoring Program at Mount Anthony Union High School — APA4132.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Debbie Warnock
Credits: 2
In this course, college student mentors will work with high school student mentees to develop college aspirations and contribute to mentees’ knowledge about the college application process. Each week college students will travel to Mount Anthony Union High School to meet with their college student mentees for an hour. We will then return to Bennington College campus for the
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Student to Student: A College Access Mentoring Program at Mount Anthony Union High School — APA4132.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Debbie Warnock
Credits: 2
In this course college student mentors will work with high school student mentees to develop college aspirations and contribute to mentees’ knowledge about the college application process. Each week college students will meet with the instructor for the first two hour block on the Bennington College campus in which we will discuss literature about mentoring and college access,
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Sustainability and Social Justice — POL4256.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This course will explore how different social movements have incorporated principles of ecological sustainability and social justice into their activism. We will examine how environmentalists (mainstream and radical), indigenous rights activists, feminists, immigrants’ rights activists, anti-immigrant groups, religious organizations, conservatives and labor unions have
CAPA Environment Society Culture and Thought

Sustainable Agriculture, Building Regenerative and Resilient Communities — APA2348.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Climate change, poverty, and food access are all compelling and urgent issues confronting our society. Growing local food is one significant way we can respond. Having received the Bennington Fair Food Initiative Grant with the mission to develop educational training programs in agriculture/food system workforce development and to create small business, this class will be

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Sustainable Agriculture, Building Regenerative and Resilient Communities — APA2348.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Credits: 2
Climate change, poverty, and food access are all compelling and urgent issues confronting our society. Growing local food is one significant way we can respond. Having received the Bennington Fair Food Initiative Grant with the mission to develop educational training programs in agriculture/food system workforce development and to create small business, this class will be
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Sustainable Agriculture: Advanced Projects — APA4170.01) (new day/time 11/15/2024

Spring 2025
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Credits: 2
This course is for students who are doing advanced work in Sustainable Agriculture or community engagement work. Students will create an individual project developing project management skills that include planning, research, development, and implementation. The students will have the opportunity to collaborate with a community partner and will present their completed project
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Sustainable Agriculture: Advanced Projects — APA4170.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

This course is for students who are doing advanced work in Sustainable Agriculture or community engagement work. Students will create an individual project developing project management skills that include planning, research, development, and implementation. The students will have the opportunity to collaborate with a community partner and will present their completed

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Sustainable Development Goals — APA2357.02

Fall 2024
Instructor: Andrea Galindo
Credits: 2
Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future for people and planet. For sustainable development to be achieved, it is crucial to harmonize three core
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Human Rights, Peacebuilding and the Environment — APA2021.02

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future for people and the planet. For sustainable development to be achieved, it is crucial to harmonize three core
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Teaching January 6 — APA2277.02

Fall 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
The January 6 Insurrection at the US Capitol stunned America and the world. What happened and why? What historical and current events culminated in the near collapse of the Great American Experiment? This class develops the tools and builds the curriculum for teachers so their students will learn the political, racial, economic and cultural roots of this violent event and
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Teaching Languages and Cultures K-6 — FLE2107.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly, Ikuko Yoshida Sarah Harris
Credits: 2
Early exploration of foreign languages and cultures is gaining increasing attention nationwide. This seven-week course is intended to help students gain a basic understanding of language and culture teaching to young children. Students will explore theories and pedagogical techniques, develop lesson plans and units, and implement them in class. Students will create, share, and
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The 2020 Election — APA2174.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Brian Campion
Credits: 2
This course looks at the Presidential candidates for 2020, their platforms, and how these platforms would impact American society. Additionally, the course will work to examine and conclude what issues are most important to Americans and how Americans view politics and the American Presidency at this time in the country's history. In addition to required readings and writing
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The 5 Threads of Participatory Organizing in the Workplace: Practical Applications and Prototypes — APA2243.02

Fall 2019
Instructor: Susan Basterfield with Robert Ransick
Credits: 1
For more than a century, assumptions about how the workplace is best organized to optimize production or profits have not been challenged - and neither has the definition of ‘value’. It’s clear that the ‘workplace of the future’ is not the workplace of the past. Whether through automation, decentralization, or an intention to grow awareness of the workplace as a dynamic psycho
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The Afghan-Pakistani Frontier — ANT2208.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Noah Coburn
Credits: 2
The mountains separating Pakistan and Afghanistan are home to nomads and pastoralists, who rely on centuries old pathways with little concern for modern state boundaries.  They are also the site of America’s largest and most intense drone campaign and the only place in the world to experience a significant comeback by polio.  The border, created by the British Empire
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The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — APA2354.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
This class will examine conflict resolution theory and practice. We will explore the nature of conflict, principled negotiation and the mediation process. The skills of active listening as well as multi-party collaborative problem-solving will be introduced. The class will offer a 24 hour Certificate in Mediation Training. Classes will include readings, discussion and role-play
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The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.02

Fall 2017
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 2
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable?  In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation.  We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes.  We will examine which behaviors
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The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: daniel michaelson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors escalate conflicts, and which ones build lasting foundations of peace. Incorporated into this class is a certified twenty-hour training in basic mediation skills, including active
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