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Image of two matcha drinks Meet Your Matcha

This academic year, Eliot Wiersma '28 has been covering community news for the Bennington Banner. He recently sampled matcha tea at cafes around Bennington, including alumni-owned Pangaea and Café Briette.

Read more at the Bennington Banner
Image of Commons at night May Alumni Perspectives: Shay Totten '91

Hello from campus, where spring is a-blooming, and we’re about to celebrate and send off into the world our next class of exceptional Bennington graduates!

Image of Patricia Martin Persona Fog in a Digital World

Patricia Martin MFA ’22 appeared on the Harvesting Happiness podcast through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) in May.

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Image of Davin Malasarn and book cover Biologist-Turned-Writer Davin Malasarn Makes His Authorial Debut

Davin Malasarn, Ph.D., MFA '20 has published his debut novel The Outer Country (One World, 2026).

Read more at Pasadena Now
Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25 with one of her training groups Recent Graduate Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25 Empowers Youth Through Emotional Learning

Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25, front center, holding book

Bennington College caught up with Karina Gonzalez Perez ’25, now a Research Coordinator at The New School’s Center for Global Mental Health in New York City. In this conversation, Karina reflects on her impactful work helping youth build emotional awareness through the EASE program and how her studies in psychology, education, and community building at Bennington contributed to her success so far.