BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day

Ade Bryon ’24, Rodrigo Diaz ’25, Peace Kolomba ’25, and Mia Jay-Pachirat ’25 traveled to COP28 in Dubai to participate in a protest for DeltasUNite, building capacity for youth with partners drafting a new United Nations Convention on Conserving the River Deltas (UNCCRD). They met young climate activists from around the world, learned about the climate crisis from top scientists and national leaders, and gained a world-class education on the state of climate negotiations.

Alma Reiss Navarre ’24 has studied ballet their entire life. But at Bennington their love of dance, choreography, and movement combines with work in public action, visual arts, music, and accessibility to support a wide range of “non-linear growth".

As part of a “Community Reading + Celebration” in the Student Center, BIPOC Bennington students presented their work, including the latest edition of r0ver magazine.

Bennington College’s B-Rad radio station was ranked #14 among college radio stations nationwide by the Princeton Review. Student DJs spoke about their experiences working on the station.

Shlesha Pradhan ’24 studies Biology, Neuroscience, Dance, and Music, exploring how music can enhance physical therapy experiences. She shared how Bennington’s flexible Plan Process allows her to combine her passions across disciplines.

• Students in the Fall 2023 How to Build a Forest course learned the tools and concepts needed to evaluate land from an ecological perspective. They presented their final projects across a variety of mediums, including podcasts, blogs, paintings, sculptures, and illustrated guides.
• When she arrived at Bennington, Halley Le ’25 was interested in chemistry and sustainability, specifically environmental chemistry or research pertaining to solar energy conversion and solar fuels. She is using her Field Work Terms to explore how chemistry intersects with these scientific fields.
• In Fall 2023, students presented their research experiences working with Drosophila: the common fruit fly. As varied as their research was, each agreed that fruit flies are a great model organism. 

From populist "rousings" in South Asia to resurgent civil society in Venezuela, from digital hate to photographic violence, from the question of first-person authority to Hannah Arendt’s vision of democracy, senior presentations in Society, Culture, and Thought showcase the breadth and depth of Advanced Work in SCT.

• During the class Examining Space, students learned how to shape foundry wax and prepare sand molds for the purpose of conceiving and realizing an object in iron. 
• Sawyer London ’24 has had a lifelong interest in ceramics. At Bennington, he has taken a broad range of courses— including in food studies and art history, sculpture and textiles, and environmental studies and public action—to supplement his studio work.
• Xiao (Smile) Ma ’23 discusses her experience exploring Visual Arts at Bennington.
• Recent graduate trustee Alisha Bade Shrestha ’23 discusses her experience studying Performing and Visual Arts at Bennington College and the "small nestled miracles" she found on campus.
• Learn about the new Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Exhibition on view at Usdan Gallery.