Faculty News, In Memoriam
Remembering Alan Cheuse (1940-2015)
Alan Cheuse, the novelist, teacher and longtime literary commentator for NPR, has died at the age of 75.
Mr. Cheuse served on the faculty of Bennington College from 1970-78, and was a much-loved mentor to a number of students here. Cheuse contributed reviews, profiles, and commentary to All Things Considered, the popular NPR show, and penned five novels of his own—the most recent of which, Prayers for the Living, was published this year. Read his full obituary in the Washington Post, and on NPR.