CAPA News
Bennington College celebrates first graduating class from the Prison Education InitiativeOn February 4, 2023, Bennington College's Prison Education Initiative (PEI) held its first college graduation inside Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, NY.
Prison Education Initiative Celebrates $100,000 Grant from Mother Cabrini Health FoundationBennington College’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to continue and expand a program bringing quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men’s prison in Comstock, NY.
Sharing Pakistani Traditions at the Social KitchenThe Social Kitchen in the Student Center hosted a traditional Pakistani dinner on January 14 with Ayesha Attique as a special guest.
By Paige Colby '25
Bennington students are changing the world. Again.Bennington College students testified to the Town of Bennington Select Board about the scourge of oil trains parked in the community.
A Lifetime of Public ServiceOn October 20, 2022, Bennington College and local community members gathered for a conversation with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy. The conversation took place as the College named its Public Policy Forums after Senator Leahy in recognition of his service to the state of Vermont.