Alumni News
Bennington Becomes First US School to Participate in European Dance FestivalBennington College this summer became the first American school to participate in the European Schools Festival at the National Center of Contemporary Dance in France.
Remembering Former First Lady, Bennington Dancer Betty Ford (1918-2011)The Bennington community joins the nation in mourning the loss of beloved former First Lady Betty Ford, who died on July 8 at the age of 93.
Partisan Records Signs Bennington Band A year after forming as Tom Greenberg ‘10's senior project in music, BOBBY, a band made up of current Bennington students and recent grads, has been signed by Partisan Records and will be releasing their self-titled debut album on June 21. The album was featured this week on NPR's First Listen series, which previews select, upcoming albums in their entirety.
Photo by Bruno ’14 Chosen for Greenpeace ExhibitionThomas Bruno ’14 was one of 19 amateur photographers and the only American to have his work selected for an upcoming Greenpeace exhibition for pollution awareness in Turkey.
Desai ’93 Reflects Upon Journey to AmericaMan Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai ‘93 was one of six immigrant authors to share their coming-to-America story in a recent issue of The New Yorker. In her essay “Fatherland,” Desai discusses the guilt that she and many of her Indian peers felt when leaving their parents to immigrate to America.