College News
Announcing 2026 Field Work Term FellowsThirty Bennington students have been selected for paid fellowship opportunities during the 2026 Field Work Term.
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.