College News
![Eve Mefferd](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Eve-Mefferd300x225.jpg?itok=1Tiqmctk)
Eve Mefferd '19, chair of the Student Educational Policies Committee, was the student speaker at Convocation 2018. She spoke about the "enormous potential for creating leverage points" for which Bennington's flexible curriculum and student-centered education allows.
![Bennington Review Issue 5](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Bennington-Review-5-300x225.jpg?itok=goAc6UWT)
The newly relaunched Bennington Review has released its fifth issue, featuring innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and film writing around the theme of “Fauna.”
![Commons Lawn](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Campus1200x761.jpg?itok=nKkYl0h3)
As we round the corner into the new academic year at Bennington, we carry the momentum of all that our community accomplished over the past year. The feats of our students, faculty, and staff—enlivened by Bennington’s pioneering spirit—astonish year after year, as you’ll see for yourself below.
![VT Statehouse Internship](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/forbes-internship300x225.jpg?itok=vWNL7m4t)
In her column for Forbes, Mariko Silver, president of Bennington College, discusses the valuable lessons students can glean from internships that go differently than they initially expected.
![Commencement 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Commencement-2018-300x225.jpg?itok=crwroQV_)
Bennington College celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2018 at Commencement this year with speaker Liz Lerman, who bestowed upon graduates a series of wishes for their futures.