Faculty News

Bennington College is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking ArtRX program, a pilot initiative designed to explore the transformative power of the arts on mental well-being. Inspired by the growing Social-Prescribing model, this unique program combines community-based arts events with social processing sessions to offer eight students a pathway to better mental health. The work is supported by The Endeavor Foundation as a part of a grant to the Endeavor Lab Colleges.

You’re Invited to an Evening of Celebration in Song: Share the Joy!

Faculty member Mariam Rahmani’s fiction debut, Liquid: A Love Story, has garnered significant attention as a Book of the Month Club selection, one of Oprah Daily’s 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025, and as an excerpt in New York Magazine.

Bennington College President Laura Walker and the Director of the BFA & Low-Residency MFA in Dance Donna Faye Burchfield joined City Cast Philly to discuss how Bennington saved the storied UArts dance program.