College News

Paran Creek Apartments Interior View Paran Creek Apartments Launches in the Fall

This fall will see the launch of the Paran Creek apartments—a new, experimental housing community for Bennington students in North Bennington, a short walk from campus.

Bennington College is awarded an NSF grant to expand work on PFOA 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 Bennington Review Wins Best Debut Award

Bennington Review was awarded the Firecracker Award from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses for Best Debut Literary Magazine. 

American Dance Festival An Oral History of the American Dance Festival

The 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. 

Dickinson science building “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.