College News
Students, Staff Volunteer on Bennington ACTS DayMore than 60 Bennington students and staff members painted, gardened, cleaned, and beautified several sites in the local community last Saturday for the first annual Bennington ACTS Day.
Bennington to Kick Off Annual Spring Music FestivalSunfest, Bennington's annual, all-day music festival, will begin on Saturday, May 1, at 12:00 pm. This year's bill features a number of student bands and incoming acts, including Real Estate—featuring Alex Bleeker '08 on bass—whose self-titled album was ranked among the top 20 of 2009 by Pitchfork.com.
Lichtenstein ’78 Offers Advice to Students"Be enthusiastic about your work, but always stay humble," filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein '78 told a room full of Bennington students as part of the "Beyond Bennington" speaker series, which invites alumni to campus to discuss their careers with current students.
Rosenberg ‘86 to Deliver Commencement AddressBennington is pleased to announce that screenwriter, producer, and alumna Melissa Rosenberg '86 will address this year's graduating class at the College's 75th commencement dinner on Friday, June 4, at 7:00 pm on Commons Lawn.
New Media Expert Clay Shirky at BenningtonAuthor, consultant, and educator Clay Shirky, an expert on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies, will speak on "Motivation in a Connected Age" on Monday, April 5, at 7:00 pm in the College's Tishman Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.