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Image of Bennington commons December Alumni Perspectives: Shay Totten '91

Looking forward to more connections and opportunities for Bennington College alumni to engage in 2026.

Michelle Hogle Acciavatti tends a recent grave at the Vermont Forest Cemetery. Photo by John Lazenby. Rewilding Forever at the Vermont Forest Cemetery

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.

Read more at The Bridge VT
Image of Kiran Desai and Katie Yee Desai and Yee Featured in New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2025" List

 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.

See the full list at The New York Times
Alexander Dodge's set for Samson et Dalila at the Metropolitan Opera. Credit: Ken Howard/Met Opera Unscripted Paths

Bennington College’s Theater Training and Its Impact

Uma Shungo Foundation Birth a New World

Jamie Weaver '14, a licensed midwife and anthropologist, shares her work in Ecuador.