CAPA News
Torikashvili Selected as Georgia Youth Delegate to the United NationsAs Georgia’s Youth Delegate to the United Nations, Bennington student Lika Torikashvili addressed the Third Committee of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In her speech, Torikashvili championed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
$2.5 Million Grant Awarded to Support Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement, and EducationStarting this fall, Bennington College will participate in a four-college consortium focusing on the global refugee crisis, supported by a $2.5-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
NSF Grant Awarded to Bring Computer Science to Formerly IncarceratedA new initiative to bring cutting-edge computer science training to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in New York and Vermont has been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant.
Bennington College Establishes New Master of Fine Arts in Public Action The College is pleased to announce a new two-year Master of Fine Arts in Public Action degree, launching in Fall 2018.
Community Health Questionnaire Investigates PFOA RepercussionsThe survey, which was distributed by the College and completed by 443 people in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, NY, and Bennington VT, investigated cases of cancer and other illness tied to the presence of PFOA in drinking water.