Alumni News
Tartt ’86, Marshall ’75 Win 2014 PulitzersTwo alumnae are among the six Pulitzer Prize winners for literature this year. Donna Tartt '86 won in the category of fiction for her novel The Goldfinch, while Megan Marshall '75 won for her biography Margaret Fuller: A New American Life.
Bleeker '08 Performs on LettermanReal Estate, the acclaimed indie rock band featuring Alex Bleeker ’08 on bass, performed their song “Talking Backwards” on the April 9 episode of Late Show with David Letterman.
Bennington Stages ‘Belarusian Dream’Bennington students participating in an international theater festival organized in support of Belarusian freedom of expression staged a series of short plays on March 25 to commemorate Belarusian Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday observed in opposition to the country’s authoritarian regime.
Mogelson ’05 in The Paris ReviewAlumnus Luke Mogelson’s short story To the Lake was published in the spring 2014 issue of The Paris Review. Mogelson, a freelance journalist and recipient of Stanford University’s prestigious Stegner Fellowship, is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Magazine and has been published in The New Yorker, GQ, The New Republic, and The Nation, among others.
Block '80 Receives Leadership AwardHolly Block '80 was awarded the inaugural Dr. Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award.