Alumni News

Image of Jonathan Mann Mann '04 Garners Attention for Song-a-Day Project

Jonathan Mann '04, who has been posting a new song every day on his website, was featured inTime Magazine and The Huffington Postand appeared on MSNBC recently after his song about Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman was viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube.

Image of Kathleen Norris Norris '69 to Speak as 2009 Olesen Fellow

Bestselling author and Bennington alumna Kathleen Norris '69 will speak and read from selected works on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Deane Carriage Barn. The event—this year's Candace DeVries Olesen '50 Lectureship for Distinguished Alumni—is free and open to the public.

CNN Money Bennington Duo's Detroit Deli Defies Economy, CNNMoney.com Says

While the economic and automotive crises have forced many Detroit business owners to shut their doors, Jason Murphy '09 and Ben Hall '04 can barely keep the door of their deli closed. 

Image of Judith Jones SF Chronicle Lauds Jones '45 as "God Among Editors"

San Francisco Chronicle food and wine editor Michael Bauer dedicated a recent blog entry to author and longtime Alfred A. Knopf editor Judith Jones '45, whose latest memoir, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Foodhas received favorable reviews from The New York Times and elsewhere.

Image of Melissa Rosenberg "Twilight" Keeps Rosenberg ’86 in the Spotlight

Fans of the best-selling Twilight book series are sinking their teeth into Melissa Rosenberg '86's highly anticipated film adaptation, which hit 5,500 screens starting with a midnight viewing on November 21.