Faculty News

President Coleman Speaks at Gov 2.0 Summit

President Coleman was invited to this year's Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C., where she discussed Bennington's groundbreaking initiative to build a liberal arts curriculum around pressing, real-world problems.

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Gov 2.0 brings together innovators from government and the private sector—including, this year, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra—to highlight technologies and ideas that can be applied to the nation's greatest challenges. 

For more commentary from President Coleman on the role of higher education in society, read her recent interview in the Vermont independent newspaper Seven Days.