Student News
Theaster Gates in ResidenceThe artist, curator, urbanist, and facilitator Theaster Gates was in residence at Bennington College in April, speaking to students, faculty, and staff about making place and making change, the two driving forces of his work. The highlight of his time on campus was the Adams–Tillim Lecture, which he delivered on April 25. By Aruna D'Souza
Hamilton ’18 Op-Ed: What Good in Body-Shaming a Body-Shamer?Sarah Hamilton ’18 penned an op-ed in Minnesota’s Star-Tribune on the disturbing pervasiveness of body-shaming in today’s political discourse—from both sides of the aisle.
Kaluah '18 Pens Op-Ed on Malawian EconomyMalawian student Khumboh Kaluah '18 wrote an op-ed in the Nyasa Times on the complex issue of his home country's transition to a less cash-predominant economy.
Led by Scully '94, Students Propose Local Hydropower ProjectsHydropower developer Bill Scully ’94 is working with Bennington students on two new power generation projects in the village of North Bennington.
Designing the FutureThis January, four Bennington students took part in a think tank with nine peers from Arizona State University and ten delegates from the Los Angeles-based Center for Cultural Innovation. The goal of the six-week program, conceived by Bennington College, ASU, and CCI and supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, was to draw upon art and design thinking to radically reimagine the future of arts and culture in America.