Alumni News
Celebrating Black Women Artists The Huffington Post published an article highlighting the work and achievements of historically "overlooked" black female artists, which included work by Maren Hassinger '69.
Caron's "The Handler" Wins Prize Amber Caron MFA '16 has won a PEN/ Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers for her story "The Handler," originally published in Southwest Review.
Documentary at The Mexican Museum by Camou '04A screening of the internationally acclaimed documentary film, SUNÚ, by Teresa Camou '04, will take place at The Mexican Museum in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 28, at 6:00 p.m. A discussion with Camou will follow.
The 24 Hour Plays Benefit to Honor Artist and Activist Spencer CoxOn Monday, February 20th at 8 pm at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City, Bennington College, in association with The 24 Hour Plays, will present The 24 Hour Plays®: A Bennington Tribute to Spencer Cox. This one night–only event will take place at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre and will bring together Bennington College alumni and friends—including Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Obie winners and nominees—to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24-hour period. Ticket sales and donations will benefit the Spencer Cox ’90 Scholarship for student activists at Bennington College.
Mogelson ’05 Recounts Battle for Mosul in New YorkerJournalist Luke Mogelson ’05 embedded himself with a SWAT team of Iraqis, all of whom have suffered at the hands of ISIS, as they joined the desperate fight to retake Mosul.