College News

Photo of aerial view of Bennington College's campus Materials and Supplies Task Force Update

Today, Provost and Dean Isabel Roche, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs John Bullock, and Dean of the Library Oceana Wilson sent the following memo to Bennington College students, faculty, and staff.

Photo of artist Marie Lorenz sitting in boat The Intersection of Art and Waterways

Marie Lorenz, the immersive artist featured in the exhibition Marie Lorez: Waterways at the Usdan Gallery from April 6 - May 9, 2019, spoke to New England Newspapers Landscapes correspondent Elodie Reed about her work. 

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Logo $1 Million Awarded to Address Systemic Causes of Food Insecurity

Bennington College has been awarded a grant of $1 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a three-year collaborative effort with local partners to address the systemic causes of food insecurity in Bennington County.

Photo of Bennington College campus Provost and Dean’s Office Staffing Changes During the Presidential Transition

Today, Provost and Dean Isabel Roche sent the following memo to Bennington College faculty and staff.

Photo of Jeanie Riess Jeanie Riess Selected as Bennington Writing Seminars Residential Teaching Fellow

Jeanie Riess, a rising second-term MFA student in fiction, has been selected to be the third Residential Teaching Fellow at the Bennington Writing Seminars. The fellowship is the first of its kind in the country to offer full-time undergraduate teaching experience in a low-residency MFA format. Benefits include full tuition remission for one term, housing and board, and enrollment in an on-campus class.