CAPA News

Image of Luce Foundation logo $25,000 Awarded for Henry Luce Foundation Fellowship in Public Action

Bennington College has been awarded a grant of $25,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation to launch the Henry Luce Foundation Fellowship in Public Action for students studying at the College’s Center for the Advancement for Public Action (CAPA).

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation logo $20,000 Awarded to Local Organizations Addressing Food Insecurity in Bennington County

 Bennington College has awarded a total of $20,000 in grants to local organizations to implement and support seven community-proposed initiatives that explore and expand food systems in Bennington county.  

Image of Mellon Foundation logo Announcing the Food Insecurity & Population Health Fellowship

This winter, through the Food Insecurity & Population Health Fellowship, Bennington College will offer seven students fully-paid remote internships with organizations in the Bennington community focused on various dimensions of population health, with a special focus on food insecurity.

Image of hands surrounding table Woolard Publishes Monograph on Art, Engagement, Economy

Onomatopee Press has published Art, Engagement, Economy: The Working Practice of Caroline Woolard, a monograph about the work of Caroline Woolard MFA '20, which arose from her MFA in Public Action.

Image of Everyone Eats logo CAPA Joins Vermont Everyone Eats Hunger-Fighting Initiative

Bennington College's Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) has joined a local collaboration, funded by a $50k Vermont Everyone Eats grant, that will support local restaurants and provide nutritious meals to Vermonters.