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¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2020 at the 85th Commencement—and first-ever virtual ceremony—this year with multimedia artist Nigel Poor ’86, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated co-host of the podcast Ear Hustle. Learn more about graduate outcomes across the years.

In Nick Brooke's class, , 12 songwriters challenge each other to rewrite their songs in unique ways. Haiku? Disco? Blast beats? Stratocaster? All of that and more.

Today, Interim President Isabel Roche sent the following memo to the ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Community:

Literature faculty member Phillip B. Williams as a 2020-21 Fellow at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Laura R. Walker has been selected to be the next President of ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College. A pioneering media executive and leader in the arts, Walker has a long record of empowering prominent non-profit institutions to realize their creative potential and strengthen their impact.

Following a vote at the May Board of Trustees meeting, ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College is pleased to announce that Mareme Dieng ’20 will be serving a two-year term on the College’s Board.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Drama students presented a Zoom reading of Can't Weed All Just Get a Bong?, a modern-day Alice's Adventures in Wonderland adapted by Sonise Lumbaca '21.

In lieu of in-person concerts, ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College seniors studying music present Senior MusicFest 2020, a full double album of their divine, diverse senior work.

Thirteen students in Tatiana Abatemarco's course presented their market basket study, which analyzes the availability of healthy foods in an area, to the ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Hunger Council via Zoom.

From 113 entries received from students around the country, Rachel Huang from Flushing, Queens, NY; Athena Tumbelekis from Geneva, NY; and Artley Whipple from Orinda, CA have been selected as winners of the Earth Day poster contest.

Students from the course led by Dina Janis, Michael Giannitti, Sherry Kramer, Richard MacPike, and Jennifer Rohn present their original works of theater, online and on air.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, twenty-two ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College students are interning for local organizations working to support food sustainability, public health, family initiatives, and other resources for ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø community members.

Nine students from high schools around the world were selected as winners of ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College’s 2019-2020 .

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College trustee Matthew Clarke has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Design Trust for Public Space.

On Saturday, May 9, ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø students, alumni, and rising star bands will perform as part of Sunfest, ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø's annual all-day music festival.

During Field Work Term, Flo Gill '22 served as a community cast member and assistant producer on , a short film produced by Slung Low, a theatre company based in Leeds, England.

Multimedia artist Nigel Poor ’86 and poet Mary Ruefle '74 have been announced as finalists for the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College's Prison Education Initiative (PEI) has partnered with fellow members of The New York Consortium for Higher Education in Prison (NY-CHEP) to provide protective face masks for all incarcerated individuals in New York State.

As the ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø community social distances during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual Wellbeing Assistant Soumya Shailendra '21 is compiling a community cookbook to foster healthy eating habits during quarantine.
Want to contribute your favorite recipe? Email soumyashailendra@bennington.edu.
Beat the Monday morning blues by following on Instagram for new recipes every Monday!

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø students offer their thanks to essential staff supporting students remaining on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During Field Work Term, Stanzin Angmo ’20, Ren Barnes ’22, Ekaterina Burtseva ’20, Elene Charkviani ’22, DaEun Jung ’21, and Ulysses Lin ’20 participated in the inaugural Population Health Fellowship. This fully-paid, health-related internship opportunity was jointly offered by ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College and (SVMC).

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø students, faculty, and staff in Kerry Ryer-Parke's course go virtual with this arrangement of Love Is Love Is Love Is Love by Abbie Betinis.

Faculty member J Blackwell ’95, ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Writing Seminars faculty member Jenny Boully, past BWS commencement speaker Garth Greenwell, and Helen Mirra '91 are recipients of the prestigious 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship.

Technical Instructor in Costume Production Richard MacPike is constructing face masks for ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø students remaining on campus. Learn how to make your own.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College’s 3D printers are usually a staple of the College's Visual Arts programming. However, as Southern Vermont grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the College’s 3D printing equipment and materials have been put to a now-critical use.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College's Student Health Center was featured on the cover of the April 2020 issue of the Journal of American College Health.

The ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that is the recipient of the Donald Hall Scholarship for Poets. She will begin her studies in June 2020.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI) has been awarded a grant of $50,000 from the Ford Foundation.

This Field Work Term, Kayly Hernandez Panameno ’22 and James Walkergoutal ’20 worked as Production Fellows at XTR, a nonfiction film and television studio founded by Bryn Mooser '01.