College News
NSF Awards Bennington College Grant to Expand Study of PFOA Bennington College Faculty Members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to deepen and expand the College’s response to PFOA contamination in New York and Vermont.
Bennington Review Wins Best Debut AwardBennington Review was awarded the Firecracker Award from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses for Best Debut Literary Magazine.
An Oral History of the American Dance FestivalThe American Dance Festival this summer celebrates its 40th year of bringing global modern dance to Durham, North Carolina. But the roots of the festival, and of modern dance itself, will always be be tied to Bennington.
“We Are Still In”Bennington College President Mariko Silver recently joined mayors, governors, other leaders in higher education, businesses, and investors in declaring, via an open letter, that they will continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement.
Top 10 Colleges for Political ActivistsBennington has been ranked among the top 10 colleges for political activists by College Magazine.