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Students from Bennington, NYU, and Drew University led a protest at Columbus Circle in New York City on Saturday, November 5th against police brutality. 

Rohail Altaf '17 and Asad J. Malik '19 were recently awarded a $3000 prize at the Vermont Hackathon for creating an app that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve student engagement in online courses. The pair opted for general entry, rather than as a student team, in order to be able to compete in the overall pool, against agencies and tech companies.

Representatives from a class gave a report to the Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday about their ongoing research to generate a feasibility study on local dams and waterway privileges. 

Roi Karlinsky '17 and Ben Simpson '12 researched alternatives to Vermont's current DUI laws, and testified based on that research for bill H.560, which proposes alternatives Vermont's current DUI policies. 

On Thursday, October 6, 51�������� welcomed EPA Senior Health Scientist Joyce Donohue. In May 2016, the EPA issued a new guidance level of 70 ppt for PFOA in drinking water. Dr. Donohue gave a public lecture on the background and significance of the new EPA health guidance level for PFOA in drinking water. 

Tim Collins spoke on WKVT in September about performing The Bystander, a one-man-show based on the bystander effect, at 51��������. 

This summer five Bennington students from Bosnia explored the intersections between peacebuilding and theater through their work with The Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now, they are bringing what they’ve learned back to Bennington. They will present their work at the Peacebuilding in Action panel on October 1 at the Center for the Advancement of Public Actions (CAPA).

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation held a meeting of community member and local legislators from Vermont on September 28 in at 51�������� to answer questions from the community, and communicate further information about PFOA as it unfolds. 

Following about Bennington’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI), the Glens Falls Post-Star published calling the program “a model for inmate education.” The editorial cited US incarceration rates and argued “We cannot afford to write off that many people.”

Bennington's Prison Education Initiative (PEI) was the subject of a recent article in the Post Star. The article spoke highly of the initiative's positive results on the lives and prospects of the inmates that participate in the program.

Musician and faculty member Susie Ibarra is working with David Hertz, a Brazilian chef and a World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, around the launch of Refettorio Gastromotiva, a food and cultural center that will repurpose 12 tons of food from the Olympics to turn it into nutritious meals for the neediest of Rio.

Pop-up courses at Bennington let faculty, experts, and students to dive deep into the issues as they happen by Jeanne Bonner MFA ‘16

The National Science Foundation has awarded an $18,000 EAGER Research Grant to David Bond, Associate Director of CAPA, to support his ongoing research on the role of fossil fuels in driving contemporary social and environmental change. Bond is joined on the grant by Lucas Bessire, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.

The Department of Education announced today that 51�������� was among the colleges and universities selected from a competitive national pool to participate in the Second Chance Pell pilot program.

On Wednesday, June 29, the Vermont state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hosted a community meeting at 51�������� to discuss the ongoing PFOA issue in the region. David Bond, associate director of CAPA and principal investigator of the College's research on PFOA, provided an update on the work thus far.

Born out of student response to community need, supported and informed by study with faculty, GANAS brings together students, migrant workers, and organizations focused on promoting healthcare, human rights, and education for the undocumented workforce supporting Vermont's dairy industry. .

Bennington students, working in collaboration with the State Department's Art in Embassies program, are creating a public artwork for the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway—and, in the process, are learning how art can function as a form of diplomacy. By Aruna D'Souza.

Need caption to provide context for central inquiry. —Michael Thomson '15

For my senior work I was interested in exploring characters who, for one reason or another, have trouble living up to their political ideals in everyday life. My play Vagabonds is a feminist re-visioning of the writing life of the eminent French writer Colette. —Molly Kirschner '16

Through an emerging partnership with an, international corporation, Bennington students are influencing business–and vice-versa.

David Bond is a cultural anthropologist specializing in the study of crude oil, the environment, and science. He is a faculty member and senior associate at Bennington’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action, where he continues to work at the intersection of hydrocarbon disasters and governable forms of life.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation hosted a public meeting at 51�������� with nearby residents of North Bennington, Bennington, and Shaftsbury.

David Bond, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, spoke with Vermont Public Radio about a course being taught at 51�������� about PFOA. 

Faculty member Janet Foley recently spoke with NPR about about PFOA. She, David Bond, and Tim Schroeder are teaching a course beginning next week.

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin hosted a community meeting at 51�������� with nearby residents of North Bennington.

David Bond, Tim Schroeder, and Janet Foley spoke with WAMC about the research into PFOA.

Faculty members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder spoke about the upcoming work on the NSF-funded research into PFOA. 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 51�������� nearly $90,000 for a Rapid Response grant to support a new course and conduct original research on the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination recently discovered in Hoosick Falls, NY, and North Bennington, VT.

Faculty members David Bond and Tim Schroeder spoke with WNYT about the ongoing research into PFOA.

51�������� hosted a community meeting with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and residents of nearby North Bennington.