Alumni News

Image of Alcatraz prison library Reflections on Getting a College Education in Prison

Thomas Miles, a graduate of Bennington College's Prison Education Initiative at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York, wrote about his experience earning his associate's degree while incarcerated.

Image of The Boy Who Couldn’t Say Goodbye cover Reframing Life's Transitions

Jan Hadwen Hubbell '78 recently published The Boy Who Couldn’t Say Goodbye, a picture book aimed at helping young children better cope with life transitions.

Gareth McCullough ’25 Gareth McCullough ’25 Takes on the World

Gareth McCullough ’25 combined his desire to experience the music of the world with help from Assistant Director of Career Development and Field Work Term John Holste to design a two year journey of living and working abroad.

Image of George Whitmore An Enigmatic Record of Queer Survival

George Whitmore '68 published his novel Nebraska in 1987, two years before his own death from AIDS-related complications. Hailed as a landmark piece of gay literature, The Nation offered a refreshed review of the novel as its fortieth anniversary nears.

Image of Maren Hassinger's Tree Duet BAMPFA Presents the Largest Retrospective of Maren Hassinger '69

On view from June 6 through November 29, 2026, this career-spanning exhibition of Maren Hassinger ’69's work at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will feature live performance, site-specific installations, and participatory elements.