Faculty News
Creating the Future of DanceBennington College President Laura Walker and the Director of the BFA & Low-Residency MFA in Dance Donna Faye Burchfield joined City Cast Philly to discuss how Bennington saved the storied UArts dance program.
How the French Far Right Canceled a Black Anti-racism Scholar for ‘Racism’The Guardian covered visiting faculty member Maboula Soumahoro, whose invitation to speak as part of a European parliament event discussing equality and inclusion in the workplace was rescinded after attacks by the French far right.
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Names Miroslava Prazak as FellowThe Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences (VAAS) inducted four new fellows for 2024, including anthropologist and Bennington College faculty member Miroslava (Mirka) Prazak.
Art That Balances Life and DeathFaculty member John Umphlett's latest sculpture, Bit Death; Life; He Blows on Them and They Wither, on view at the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) at the Bennington Museum through November, takes the form of a cross with angled arms–and is designed, too, for Umphlett's own entombment.