Student News

An essay by Marine veteran Teresa Fazio MFA ’18 in Rolling Stone magazine addresses the problem of “toxic masculinity” in military culture—which, she says, has normalized gender shaming, sexual harassment, and even assault. 

As they do every Field Work Term, Bennington students fanned out all over the country and the world to test and deepen their knowledge in the field. This year, 598 students worked at 497 organizations in 30 states and 35 countries. They did their work with the help of a network of Bennington alumni and families who support them by offering jobs, mentoring, convincing their employers to take them on, and offering housing at low or no cost.

Four Bennington College students participated in an intensive EMT training course over the College's annual Field Work Term (FWT), a seven-week period during which students take on jobs, internships, and entrepreneurial endeavors related to their studies and professional ambitions.

The Book Club Play, written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Kirk Jackson, will open on March 4 at Hubbard Hall.

Kitty Brazelton’s new song-cycle, The Art of Memory, which she hopes to perform on campus in 2017, is very much a Bennington affair.