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Student Speaker Soumya Rachel Shailendra '21 addressed the Class of 2021 at Bennington College's 86th Commencement.
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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, a leader in international social justice philanthropy, will address the class of 2021 at Bennington College’s 86th commencement on Friday, May 28, at 7:30 PM.
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The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation has awarded Bennington College a $10,000 grant to support the Incarceration in America think tank that will be held October 1-2, 2021.
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Bennington College has announced that Claudia E. Keenan has been appointed Senior Vice President for Advancement and Communications. She joined the College on May 24.
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Twelve students from Bennington College have been selected to participate in the 2021 Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation Fellowships in Theatre, a program run in partnership with the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation.