Student News
Ankori-Karlinsky '16: We're Expelling Our Kids to PrisonAn op-ed in the Rutland Herald by Roi Ankori-Karlinsky '16, a member of the Bennington College Incarceration Task Force, argues that strict suspension and expulsion policies in public schools cause significantly more harm than good.
Gloria Steinem To Give Commencement AddressActivist Gloria Steinem will address the class of 2015 at Bennington College’s 80th commencement dinner on Friday, June 5, at 7:00 pm on Commons Lawn.
Students Perform Weekly For Alzheimer's Patients Music faculty member Michael Wimberly's class performs every Wednesday for patients in the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center." We often lose sight of the fact that it's not just medicine that keeps you well," SVMC director of planning James Trimarch told the Bennington Banner. "It's this. It's music, love, activities with your friends." See the Bennington Banner for full coverage.
Bennington Students Win Japanese Speech ContestBennington was well represented in Vermont's Japanese Speech Contest, with students Thomas Melvin ’15 and Hoa Nguyen ’16 winning first place in the intermediate division, and Ella Peake ’17 and Carolina Roque ’17 taking second in the introductory division.
Human Rights Advocate, Educator Dr. Johnnetta Cole Addresses GraduatesFear and the courage to overcome it were the themes of the 79th Bennington commencement dinner.