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Image of Liquid cover and Mariam Rahmani Rahmani Publishes Liquid: A Love Story

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.

Image of City Cast Philly logo Creating the Future of Dance

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. 

Hear the full episode on City Cast Philly
The Scriptorium Serious Fun

How Bennington's Unique Writing Class Transforms Student Creativity and Confidence

Image of Maboula Soumahoro How the French Far Right Canceled a Black Anti-racism Scholar for ‘Racism’

The Guardian covered visiting faculty member Maboula Soumahoro, whose invitation to speak as part of a European parliament event discussing equality and inclusion in the workplace was rescinded after attacks by the French far right.

Read more at the Guardian
Image of Miroslava Prazak Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Names Miroslava Prazak as Fellow

The Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences (VAAS) inducted four new fellows for 2024, including anthropologist and Bennington College faculty member Miroslava (Mirka) Prazak.