Student News

North Bennington Train Station Student Research to Inform Local Hydroelectric Decisions

Representatives from a class gave a report to the Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday about their ongoing research to generate a feasibility study on local dams and waterway privileges. 

The Bystander, by Tim Collins "On Students' Minds"

Tim Collins spoke on WKVT in September about performing The Bystander, a one-man-show based on the bystander effect, at Bennington College. 

Dado, Nejla, Amina, Ajsa, Inas Our Way Is Peace

This summer five Bennington students from Bosnia explored the intersections between peacebuilding and theater through their work with The Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now, they are bringing what they’ve learned back to Bennington. They will present their work at the Peacebuilding in Action panel on October 1 at the Center for the Advancement of Public Actions (CAPA).

Dorset Theatre Fest. Young Playwrights Competition

The winning plays from Dorset Theatre Festival’s Jean E. Miller Young Playwrights Competition, which is supported by Bennington College faculty, students, and alumni, will be performed on Wednesday, September 28, 6:30 p.m., at the Manchester Community Library. 

Academy of American Poets "Artistic Excellence"

Franci Revel '18 is the winner of this year's American Academy of Poet's Bennington College Poetry Prize for her poem "Pasture." Revel's work was recognized as part of the AAP's University and College Poetry Prizes Program, which "sponsors over 200 annual poetry prizes at colleges and universities across the U.S." The AAP prizes also provide "visibility and financial support to poets demonstrating artistic excellence." Her piece is currently featured on their website.

Engagement: Philosophy and Dance Shipman '17 and Gover to Present at Philosophy and Dance Conference

Antony Shipman ‘17 and faculty member in philosophy Karen Gover will present a panel at the symposium “Engagement: Philosophy and Dance” at Texas State University in San Marcos on September 8-10. 

Isherwood at the marble quarry Isherwood Spearheads Art and Technology Collaboration

This summer, faculty member Jon Isherwood once again spearheaded a collaboration between the Digital Stone Project and Garfagnana Innovazione in Tuscany, focused on bridging the gap between art and technology. This is the fourth such collaboration between Isherwood and students from Bennington College, the Digital Stone Project, and the Italian incubator for the artisanal stone industry.

Svalbard, Norway Domesticating the Extreme

Community, Climate and Geopolitics in the Svalbard Archipelago

Thesis by Alexander "Sandy" Curth '16

Image of Bennington College 2016 Commencement Speaker Jane Chu The Class of 2016 Hits the Ground Running

Plans for the members of the Class of 2016 range from publishing to public service to academia to the professional realm, and include work at organizations ranging from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to StoryCorps. Bennington College celebrates their successes and looks forward to seeing what they’ll do next

Sarah Goone '16 was awarded a collaboration grant to present a puppet show, Hero College and Community Collaboration Grants

Two students were recently awarded the first two Fund for North Bennington College and Community Collaboration grants, which are intended to increase community benefits between the College and the Village of North Bennington.