Faculty News
Bennington Faculty Member and Alumni Awarded 2026 Guggenheim FellowshipsBennington College faculty member Beatriz Santiago Muñoz and alumni jaamil olawale kosoko '05 and Molly Rose Lieber '21 are recipients of the prestigious 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship. They are among more than 100 Bennington-associated Guggenheim Fellows to have been awarded throughout both organizations’ histories.
Teaching at Bennington at the Dawn of AIThe Faculty Educational Policies Committee has a statement to help govern students’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in coursework. It is embedded in the policy about academic ethics, which had been, until recently, primarily about plagiarism and attributing others’ work.
Translation is the Deepest Form of Reading: 5 Questions for Bruna Dantas Lobato '15By Mollie Hawkins
Bennington Writing Seminars recently announced a new dual-genre concentration as part of the MFA in Writing; beginning January 2027, students can study literary translation alongside fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Designed and led by faculty member Bruna Dantas Lobato '15, the concentration is an opportunity for current and future students to deepen their understanding of literature through a global perspective. We asked Lobato a few questions about the new concentration and the art of literary translation.
Acha's Artwork Included in Miami-Dade County Art in Public PlacesWork by faculty member Beverly Acha is on view at Osvaldo N. Soto Miami Dade Justice Center in Miami, Florida, as part of the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places program.
The Accidental PoetExecutive Director of the Bennington Writing Seminars Mark Wunderlich is the 2026 Hal Prize poetry judge. He spoke with Door County Pulse about poetry and publishing.