Provost's Office

The Provost's Office oversees all aspects of the academic experience, so that we can provide a dynamic, integrated learning environment for all students. 

The way in which we recruit, support, and evaluate faculty, design our ever-emergent curriculum, implement the Plan process, and provide many varied opportunities for outside-of-the-classroom learning enables students to create a rigorous, wide-ranging, and cohesive course of study within a community of caring and motivated peers. We are dedicated to providing the most meaningful and transformative education possible, and (like Bennington students and faculty) constantly review, question, and—when necessary—change our approach to better achieve these ends.

The following offices and programs fall under the umbrella of the Provost's Office: Academic ServicesCrossett Library; the Elizabeth Coleman Center for the Advancement of Public ActionField Work Term; Graduate Programs (MFA in Dance, Music, Public Action, and Writing), and Postbaccalaureate Premedical ProgramInstitutional ResearchRegistrar.

Hours

  • during term: M–F, 9:00AM–5:00PM
  • summer/FWT: M–F 8:30AM–4:00PM

Location

  • Barn 123

 

Contact

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Barbara Alfano
Director of First-Year Forum

Bio

call balfano@bennington.edu call 802-440-4378
Maurice Hall
Maurice Hall
Provost

Bio

call mauricehall@bennington.edu call 802-440-4400
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Sarah Harris
Dean of Faculty

Bio

call sharris@bennington.edu call 802-440-4379
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Kelly Hayes
Executive Assistant to the Provost
call kellyh@bennington.edu call 802-440-4400
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Bryan Knights
Provost's Office Assistant
call bryanknights@bennington.edu call 802-440-4409
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Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Associate Dean of Pedagogy and Advising

Bio

call thomasleddycecere@bennington.edu call 802-753-2462
Meredith Meurs
Meredith Meurs
Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs
call mmeurs@bennington.edu call 802-440-4406
Noelle Murphy
Noelle Murphy
Dean of Studies
call nmurphy@bennington.edu call 802-440-4664
Karen Prime
Karen Prime
Budget Manager
call karenprime@bennington.edu call 802-440-4363

Program Coordinators

The Program Coordinator provides general administrative services and support to the faculty, staff, and students associated within the academic area, including: managing area budgets, purchasing equipment and supplies, managing student workers, coordinating field trips, coordinating campus visits for guest speakers and artists.

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Olivia Biro
Music Library and Program Coordinator
call oliviabiro@bennington.edu call 802-440-4382
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Amber Boris
Assistant Program Coordinator
call amberboris@bennington.edu call 802-440-4394
Liza Charbonneau
Liza Charbonneau
Senior Program Coordinator - Visual Arts, Dance, and Drama
call lcharbonneau@bennington.edu call 802-440-4549
Valene Gallett
Valene Gallett
Program Coordinator - Science and Mathematics
call valenegallett@bennington.edu call 802-440-4460
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Jessica Lynn
Supervisor, Program Coordinators and Senior Program Coordinator for Literature; Society, Culture, and Thought; Cultural Studies and Languages
call jessicalynn@bennington.edu call 802-440-4376