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New energy joining Bennington College staff

BENNINGTON- Lorraine Atwood has been named vice president for finance and administration at Bennington College.
As part of the college’s leadership team, Atwood will oversee the college’s financial operations, facilities management and planning, human resources, and information technology...

Sofia Alvarez to speak at Bennington College

BENNINGTON- Bennington College has announced that playwright, screenwriter, and director Sofia Alvarez ‘07 will address the class of 2023 commencement at 10 am on Saturday, June 3. In addition, the faculty speaker will be Professor of Art History J. Vanessa Lyon and the senior student speaker...

Bennington College week of free readings

BENNINGTON - From Thursday, January 6, to Friday, January 14, each night at 7 pm, critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars will host “Writers Reading,” an evening reading series during the MFA program’s winter residency. All readings are free,...

Bennington College students can’t wait to welcome prospective students at their upcoming fall open house.

Fall open house at Bennington College

BENNINGTON - Bennington College will host a fall open house Saturday, October 30, from 10 am to 3 pm at Cricket Hill Barn. This event will include an informal Q&A with faculty and current students, a financial aid workshop, campus tours - including a tour of secret spots around campus - and a...

College hosting poetry readings

BENNINGTON - Poetry at Bennington will continue Wednesday, October 27, with Sandra Lim and Ladan Osman, who will read from their poetry.
Lim is the author of three books of poetry, including the Louise Glück for the Barnard Women Poets Prize winner “The Wilderness.” Her poems have appeared...

College accepting young writers’ applications

BENNINGTON - Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students nationwide for its 2021 to 2022 Young Writers Awards.
This annual competition, which accepts entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is free to enter and open to all students in ninth, 10th, 11th,...

Craft talk

BENNINGTON - Poetry at Bennington will continue Wednesday, October 6, with Justin Phillip Reed, who will read his poetry over Zoom, from 7 to 8:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Reed will also host a virtual “craft talk” earlier that day from 3 to 4 pm. For more information on...

NYT poetry critic to visit college

BENNINGTON - The Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, in partnership with the Bennington Museum, presents an evening with The New York Times Book Review poetry critic David Orr on Friday, September 24, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington...