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Writer and medical technology executive Ciaran Cooper ’87 MFA ’04 has been elected to join the Bennington College Board of Trustees. 

Thirty-six Bennington students have been selected for paid fellowship opportunities during the 2025 Field Work Term.

A remarkable merger with University of the Arts dance. A class devoted to strengthening democratic discourse. Literary luminaries like journalist Michael Pollan '76 and poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair '10 returning to meet students and families.

2024 brought notable alumni and artists back to campus and brought Bennington's aesthetic and influence to the world.

As we look forward to 2025 and reflect on the past year, celebrate all that Bennington College has accomplished with the 5 most-read stories from 2024.

Dance Magazine highlighted the 36 BFA students, 20 continuing low-residency MFA students, and 13 faculty members from University of the Arts who have merged into Bennington College.