Alumni News
![Amy Gerstler](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/amy-gerstler300x225.jpg?itok=hPo0aI8m)
Poet and Bennington Writing Seminars alum Amy Gerstler MFA '00 has been awarded a prestigious 2018 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.
![Michael Pollan](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/michael-pollan%20300x225.jpg?itok=1cikiAq2)
The latest book from journalist, food reform advocate, and award-winning author Michael Pollan '76 will explore how mind-altering psychedelics might be used to treat depression, anxiety, and addiction.
![Sylvan Esso](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Sylvan%20Esso%20300x225.jpg?itok=A0uP4EgL)
The latest tour of electronic/folk duo Sylvan Esso, featuring vocalist-songwriter Amelia Meath '10, includes a sold-out show at MassMoCA on March 31.
![Jordan Thomas](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Jordan%20Thomas%20300x225.jpg?itok=enoEOAc0)
Once an S.E.C. regulator, now thriving as a lawyer for whistle-blowers, Jordan Thomas '92 has built one of the top legal practices in the country defending those who expose corporate wrongdoing.
![Submissions Open For Visionary Leadership Award](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/VisionaryLeadershipAward-440x300.jpg?itok=LLq3PzQk)
Submissions are now being accepted for nominees for the 2018 Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership award.