College News
Poet and Memoirist Safiya Sinclair ’10 to Deliver 2024 Commencement AddressBennington College is pleased to announce that poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair ’10 will address the class of 2024 at Commencement.
Spring 2024 Poetry at Bennington Series AnnouncedPoetry at Bennington, an endowed program of short-term residencies that brings established and emerging poets to Bennington College for public readings and close work with students, has announced its Spring 2024 lineup of featured poets.
Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Now Open at Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery More than 100 people attended the opening of Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal at Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery on the evening of Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The nationally traveling exhibition gathers the multifaceted work of Milford Graves (1941–2021) to explore the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator, tireless polymath, and legendary Bennington College professor. The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm and by appointment through April 27. For more information, visit the Usdan Gallery's website.
Bennington College Prison Education Initiative Accredited to Add a Bachelor’s DegreeBennington College’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI), which serves Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men’s prison in Comstock, NY, is poised to become the tenth in New York State to offer incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Crossett Library Receives Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) AwardThis award offers national recognition of academic libraries that are making a difference for all underrepresented groups.