Alumni News

Image of Rachel McCauley From Transfer to Playwright: Rachel McCauley ’25 on Finding Voice and Vision at Bennington

Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.

Fall book covers Bennington College Book News: Fall 2025

Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this fall.

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

Wow! What a weekend! Roughly 300 alumni came home to campus during our recent All-Class Reunion—spanning generations of Bennington brilliance. We had alumni from the 1950s to our most recent class of 2025.

Image of Samuel de Sousa UWC Scholar Story: Samuel de Sousa '24

Samuel De Sousa '24 graduated from United World College (UWC) Mahindra in 2018. They are currently a Master of Public Policy (MPP) student at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. They shared their experience as a Davis UWC Scholar at Bennington College.

Image of DJ in nightclub Sound of a Dream on the Silver Screen

Liz Silver '86, founder of Believe Media, has co-produced the debut feature film Sound of a Dream with independent production company Unsound Films. The feature will have its premiere at the Doc’n Roll Film Festival in London.