Alumni News

The Millions logo Lobato '15 Published

Bruna Dantas Lobato '15 writes about the Juan Goytisolo's 1970 novel in verse, Count Julian, in The Millions, and about a new translation of Ferreira Gullar's Dirty Poem in Asymptote Journal.

Read the poem in the Asymptote Journal.

Image of Helen Frankenthaler Fashion Label Honors Frankenthaler '49

The fashion house is displaying two of Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings as acknowledgement of the artist’s influence on the current collection and announced it would donate 15% of a week’s sales to the Foundation’s scholarship fund at Bennington.

Proenza Schouler Honors Helen Frankenthaler Proenza Schouler Honors Frankenthaler '49

The international fashion house Proenza Schouler is displaying two of Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings at its flagship location in New York City to acknowledge the artist’s influence on its current collection. The label will donate 15 percent of a week’s sales to the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s scholarship fund at Bennington.

The Best American Short Stories Bickerts, Briere MFA '11, and Mayhew Bergman MFA '10 Included in Best American 2015 Collections

"Strange Days” by MFA in Writing Director Sven Birkerts and "Vision" by Tiffany Briere MFA '11 were included in The Best American Essays 2015. “The Siege at Whale Cay,” by Assistant Director Megan Mayhew Bergman MFA ’10, was included in The Best American Short Stories 2015.

Image of Mike Rugnetta Rugnetta ’06 Talks Idea Channel in the LA Times

The Los Angeles Times recently spoke with Mike Rugnetta ’06 about the Idea Channel, his eclectic YouTube channel that operates under the aegis of PBS Digital, and how his current work is an extension of what he did at Bennington.