College News
2025: The Year in ReviewNew MFA programs in Screenwriting and in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. A celebration of the legendary Black Music Division. Commencement honoring Bennington's largest-ever graduating class.
2025 also brought Bennington alumni and families to campus for a combined All-Class Reunion and Fall Weekend, nurturing Bennington connections across generations.
Incoming Interim President Elissa Tenny on Returning to Bennington CollegeElissa Tenny, former provost and dean of Bennington College, will serve as the College’s interim-president beginning in January 2026. She spoke to the Bennington Banner about returning to Bennington College, for which she previously worked from 2002 to 2010.
Overbody at Usdan Gallery Featured in Brooklyn RailOverbody: New Works by Sreshta Rit Premnath, curated by Usdan Gallery Director Anne Thompson, is on view through December 6.
Medina Joins National Advisory Council on Campus BelongingDr. Alfredo Medina, Jr. is Bennington College's Vice President for Inclusive Culture and Belonging and Title IX Coordinator.
John Link Receives J.W. Paquette Superior Leadership Award from Midwest ACEJohn Link, Dean of Integrated Learning & Career Readiness at Bennington College, has been honored with the J.W. Paquette Superior Leadership Award at the 2025 Midwest Association of Colleges & Employers (Midwest ACE) Annual Conference, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 6, 2025.