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On Sunday, November 17, the southern Vermont community will come together at Mount Anthony Union Middle School for the 2019 Bennington Empty Bowls Supper. 

As the founder of the international youth activist organization , Lika Torikashvili ’22 has balanced her studies at 51�������� with time spent building relationships abroad—including a leave of absence during which she served as Georgia’s United Nations Youth Delegate to the 73rd session of the General Assembly.

At the start of Fall term, 51�������� students celebrated with Student Works, an annual showcase of projects done across disciplines—from poetry and play readings, to musical performances, genetics research, oral histories, and more.

This winter, 51�������� and (SVMC) will offer six students fully-paid, health-related internship opportunities as part of the inaugural Population Health Fellowship. Population health transforms the healthcare model— in thinking about healthcare from seeing patients only when they are sick, to partnering with people to address their social, environmental, and economic issues before they become sick. 

Plastic bags and recycled fabric scraps—that’s what are made of. 

Over his 2019 Field Work Term, Ahmad Yassir '20 designed and taught the first courses in arts and peacebuilding at  in Somaliland.

51�������� plans to provide free lunch to local children for three weeks this August, in an effort to bridge the gap between summer and school-year meal programs, the Bennington Banner.

Educator, composer, and instrument-builder ’81 is the 2019 recipient of 51��������’s Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award. 

After 22 years at Chelsea Market, Mary Cleaver '76 has moved her  catering operation to the Columbia Street Waterfront District in Brooklyn.

The (CAPA) at 51�������� is pleased to announce the 2019-20 candidates for its two-year Master of Fine Arts in Public Action degree.

“In the world, it’s often the case that a Deaf person is expected to read lips, have the accommodations they need, to do the work to hold a conversation, when really it’s hearing people who should be making the effort,” said Madeline Poultridge ’20.

When five first-year 51�������� students began their annual Field Work Term at in January, they were not sure what to expect working at an adult day care facility.

“If you have a passion for a field, use your time in college to pursue that, whether or not you think you’re going to get a job in it,” said Katie Marsh ’12.

As part of her Field Work Term at the , Michelle Freeman '20 led community programs focused on mental health, learning, and self-esteem.

Faculty member Sue Rees served as the technical director for the four-city tour of Karnatic Kattaikkuttu.

Senior fellow and visiting faculty member Judith Enck shared her tips for going green this holiday season.

The Nation interviewed faculty member John Hultgren for an article exploring the links, both historical and contemporary, between nationalism and environmentalism. 

Students in Judith Enck's  course have written letters to the editor about the need to protect the environment and marine life from the growing problem of plastic pollution.

51�������� announced today that former Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck is launching a project, Beyond Plastics, that will work with college students and community leaders around the country to reduce plastic pollution.

Bronwyn Edwards ’19 initially entered Bennington intending to study literature and pursue publishing. As her time at the College evolved, she discovered a love for theatre and used her Field Work Terms (FWT) and internships to delve into experiences at Primary Stages, New York Public Radio, the New York State Council for the Arts, and more.

Visiting faculty member Judith Enck was quoted in The Guardian's into the removal of the EPA's climate change section. 

During visiting faculty member Judith Enck's presentation, "Turning Our Oceans into Landfills: The Growing Problem of Plastic Pollution," Enck, a former EPA regional administrator, encouraged students to work locally to enact change around single-use plastics. 

Visiting faculty member and former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck weighed in on CBS News about the sudden leave of EPA children's health official Dr. Ruth Etzel.

Nicole Donnelly '02 is combining her painting and papermaking skills with ecological and environmental awareness for her new public art installation in South Philadelphia's Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park. 

As Georgia’s Youth Delegate to the United Nations, Bennington student Lika Torikashvili addressed the Third Committee of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In her speech, Torikashvili championed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

International human rights and racial justice lawyer Gay Johnson McDougall ’69 is the 2018 recipient of 51��������’s Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award.

Starting this fall, 51�������� will participate in a four-college consortium focusing on the global refugee crisis, supported by a $2.5-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

A new initiative to bring cutting-edge computer science training to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in New York and Vermont has been awarded .

The College is pleased to announce a new two-year Master of Fine Arts in Public Action degree, launching in Fall 2018.

, director of the (CAPA), sat down with Nam Phuong Thi Doan '18 for a Q & A interview about her work.