Faculty News

Bennington College Faculty member Betsy Sherman has a paper in the award-winning biological and medical sciences journal, PeerJ. Her research examines sea urchins’ tolerance for increases in ocean temperature.

In a speech that tackled sexism, racism, organized religion, and the wisdom of condescending turtles, Gloria Steinem shared what she called "10 pieces of advice" at Friday's commencement dinner for graduates and their families.

Two students, two alumni, and a faculty member have been awarded 2015 Fulbright grants to support their academic and professional work abroad. 

Literature faculty member Mark Wunderlich, whose recent poetry collection, The Earth Avails, won the 2015 Rilke Prize, is interviewed in the current issue of The American Literary Journal. His poem "The Corn Baby" was published in the May 15 New York Times Magazine.

Co-curated by Tower 49 Gallery Director Ai Kato and critic and curator Karen Wilkin, The Bennington Legacy traces the lineage of a group of influential artists and teachers who were associated with the abstract modernist movement at Bennington College from the early 60s through the 80s. The exhibition is currently on view at Tower 49 Gallery in New York City. More info.