Alumni News
Projection, Protection, and PriestessingMet Gala Magic from Michael Sylvan Robinson '89
By Mary Brothers '22
Mendez-Dorantes Honored for Postdoctoral ResearchCarlos Mendez-Dorantes ’15, now a research fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, has received several awards for his postdoctoral research into the investigation of LINE-1 biology in cancer research.
Deborah Kaufmann Honored with Visionary Leadership AwardPerformer, healthcare clown, and Healthy Humor co-founder Deborah Kaufmann ’74 is the 2021 recipient of Bennington College’s Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award.
The Best of BenningtonAs Bennington College prepares to welcome the Class of 2025, alumni offer their advice and can't-miss recommendations to incoming students.
Vermont State Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle’s Erasures Exhibition Featured at Robert Frost Stone House MuseumMary Ruefle: Erasures, the first solo exhibition of visual work by Vermont State Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle ’74, is currently on view at the Robert Frost Stone House Museum.
Bucksbaum Gift Generates Nearly $300,000 for Art for Access ScholarshipsArt for Access, Bennington College’s innovative fundraising program that enhances the College’s art holdings for teaching and enrichment while generating scholarship support through the sale of art, raised nearly $300,000 for student scholarships in Spring 2021.
Bennington College Receives Donation of 500 Works of Contemporary ArtBennington College has received a gift of some 500 works of art to benefit Art for Access, an innovative fundraising program launched in 2018.
Asad J. Malik '19 Partners to Create Augmented Reality Music VideoBennington College alum, trustee, and award-winning augmented reality creator Asad J. Malik '19, has collaborated with protest art collective, Pussy Riot, to create a music video for their new single, “Panic Attack.”
Gancher Receives Dorset Theatre Festival CommissionSarah Gancher '01 has received a playwriting commission from Dorset Theatre Festival's newly launched Commissioning & Fellowship Program.
Penny WilsonDear Bennington Community,
It is with great sadness that I write to share the news that Bennington trustee, alumna, benefactor and friend Penny Wilson died on February 10, 2021. She was surrounded by her loving family, to whom we send our deepest sympathies.