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Aerial shot of students milling around Bennington College's Commons building MFA in Screenwriting Program Highlighted by Hollywood Reporter

Writes The Hollywood Reporter:

Bennington College has long been known for graduating literary talent, with notable alumni like Brett Easton Ellis, Donna Tartt and Kiran Desai. Now, the Vermont school is looking to break new screenwriting stars.

Learn more about the MFA in Screenwriting
President Danielle Egan speaks with students in the audience before Convocation 2026. The Month in Pictures: September 2026

September at Bennington was full of music, art, and film.  

It began with Convocation 2026. 

Robertson Ward, Jr., VAPA Complex Schematic East West Elevation (detail), colored pencil on paper, 1968. Usdan Gallery at Bennington College Presents VAPA at 50

Exhibition considers the history and future of Bennington College’s iconic Visual and Performing Arts Center.

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Willa Donovan ’26 and Proteety Amiron ’29, House Chairs of Leigh, welcome new students. Bennington College Welcomes the New Students for the Fall Term

Bennington College welcomed a robust and diverse group of students starting with new international students on Monday, August 24. New domestic students arrived on campus for Orientation on Friday, August 28.

Four students smiling and sitting with notebooks on the porch of Cricket Hill in autumn. 9th–12th Grade Students Invited to Submit to Bennington College Young Writers Awards

Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students around the world for its 2026-2027 Young Writers Awards.