Alumni News

Image of Kalayla cover Jeannie Nicholas Hears Her Characters

Jeannie Nicholas '63 is the author of Kalayla and the 2025 follow-up Kalayla: Unraveling Triangles. She spoke to Kirkus Reviews about her twisting journey toward becoming an author and the distinct ways in which she envisions her characters.

Image of spring books covers Bennington College Book News: Spring 2026

Bennington College alumni are publishing novels, memoirs, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this spring.

Image of Kiran Desai (left) and Mona Simpson Loneliness and Connection Across Space and Time

On Thursday, March 12, Kiran Desai '93 was a guest speaker at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA, as part of UCLA professor Mona Simpson's "Some Favorite Writers" series.

Image of Kaiya Kirk Kirk's Kaleidoscopic Vision

Kaiya Kirk '20 is the executive director at the Bennington Theater.

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

Learn more about how we're rebuilding the Alumni Association (and announcing the new Executive Officers & Executive Committee!)