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Image of Sarah Zoric Sarah Zoric Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars

Sarah Zoric, an MFA student in fiction, has been selected to be the tenth Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.

Image of college graduates Bennington College celebrates first graduating class from the Prison Education Initiative

On February 4, 2023, Bennington College's Prison Education Initiative (PEI) held its first college graduation inside Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, NY.

Image of 4 people seated around table Prison Education Initiative Celebrates $100,000 Grant from Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Bennington 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.
 

Image of Keith Michel Keith Michel Appointed Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Keith Michel has been named Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Bennington College.

Image of the Barn Bennington College Joins National Register of Historic Places

Two recent designations elevate the College’s architectural and historic significance.