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Image of 2026 happy new year message Cheers to a New Year

Bennington students and alumni shared their professional and personal accomplishments in 2025 and their goals and hopes for 2026.

Image of winter books cover Bennington College Book News: Winter 2026

Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, non-fiction books, photography collections, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who is being published this winter.

Partial view of ‘Comb of the Wind XV’ (1976). The San Diego Museum of Art A Revelatory Retrospective

Rachel Jans ’00 is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Diego Museum of Art. She recently curated Eduardo Chillida: Convergence, which was reviewed in The Wall Street Journal in December 2025.

Read more at the Wall Street Journal
Image of snowy commons building December 2025 Campus & Community Notes: Shay Totten '91

Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement Shay Totten '91 shares information about the upcoming Life After Bennington course, featuring presentations and conversations with Bennington alumni to provide guidance to current students as they begin to build their careers.

Image of Bennington commons December Alumni Perspectives: Shay Totten '91

Looking forward to more connections and opportunities for Bennington College alumni to engage in 2026.