College News

Bennington College’s student body is among the more economically diverse, compared with other elite colleges and universities across the country, according to the New York Times College-Access Index released Thursday. In order of their students’ economic diversity, Bennington ranked #43 on a list of nearly 300 of the country’s most selective universities.

Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students around the world for its 2023-2024 Young Writers Awards.

Bennington College welcomed a robust and diverse class of 211 new first-year and transfer students this fall.

College earns a top-ten ranking for classroom experience.

Bennington College is pleased to announce that President Laura R. Walker has joined the Editorial Board of LearningWell magazine, a publication of the Mary Christie Institute.

Etan Kerr-Finell, a fourth term MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the eleventh Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.

The New York Times may be famous for their “36 Hours in [insert-great-destination]” articles, but we couldn’t cover our picturesque corner of Southwestern Vermont in fewer than 48.

Lorraine Atwood has been named Vice President for Finance and Administration at Bennington College.

On June 29, Bennington College President Laura Walker sent the following message to the Bennington community:

On Saturday, June 3, 152 members of Bennington College’s Class of 2023 gathered, along with their family members and friends, faculty, and leadership, under a large tent on a green expanse of lawn at the southern end of campus to receive their degrees.