Alumni News
Ibarra Collaborates at Rio OlympicsMusician and faculty member Susie Ibarra is working with David Hertz, a Brazilian chef and a World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, around the launch of Refettorio Gastromotiva, a food and cultural center that will repurpose 12 tons of food from the Olympics to turn it into nutritious meals for the neediest of Rio.
How America Shut Its Doors to the Next Nabokov Jeva Lange '15 published an opinion piece today in The Week which explores the difficulties that international students face after graduation.
Black Mountain College Appoints Arnal MFA '00 The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center announced that Jeff Arnal MFA '00 has been appointed executive director. Arnal cofounded Free Range Asheville, a platform for performance, research, and discourse in 2015. He received his MFA in Music from Bennington College in 2000.
Take Pride in Your DocsAlex Simon ’09 was named “DIY Docs” Artist of the Month by Dr. Martens in June. In a feature on the company’s blog, Simon talks about her work since graduating from Bennington, including her about-to-launch creative business, Make Good Choices.
Selected Shorts: Megan Mayhew Bergman MFA '10NPR's Selected Shorts aired a reading of Megan Mayhew Bergman's story "Hell Diving Women" from her collection Almost Famous Women. Anika Noni Rose (Dream Girls, Raisin in the Sun) read it.