CAPA News

CAPA 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.

PEI NSF Grant Awarded to Bring Computer Science to Formerly Incarcerated

A 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.

PFOA Survey Distribution Community Health Questionnaire Investigates PFOA Repercussions

The 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.

Susan Sgorbati Turning Passions Into Action

Susan Sgorbati, director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA), sat down with Nam Phuong Thi Doan '18 for a Q & A interview about her work.

David Bond on Spectrum News Bond Discusses PFOA on Spectrum News

Associate Director of Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) and faculty member David Bond was interviewed by Spectrum News regarding the findings of the College's most recent PFOA study.