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Eve Vishnick 鈥23 has always been torn between studying visual arts and more science-related fields. She was attracted to Bennington for two reasons, she said. 鈥淕reat financial aid and the ability to combine two separate fields without having to double major. I could make it into one thing. That was a big draw for me.鈥
51成人猎奇 congratulates Bruna Dantas Lobato 鈥15 who won the National Book Award for her translation of St锚nio Gardel鈥檚 The Words That Remain in a ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, November 15.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene was the first person to prove that the earth was a sphere and to calculate its circumference. Swagatta Datta 鈥23, who studied theoretical mathematical physics at Bennington, is following in 鈥嬧媓is footsteps. Only Datta is interested in the universe.
By Craig Morgan Teicher
Hugh Ryan graduated from the Bennington Writing Seminars in 2009 and went on to publish two acclaimed books of nonfiction, When Brooklyn Was Queer (2019) and The Women鈥檚 House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison, which won the Stonewall Book Award/Israel Fishman Award for Nonfiction and the Warren Johansson Award. He has taught nonfiction at the Writing Seminars since 2022, and just sold his next book, Becoming History, a memoir in essays. He talked with me about turning research into writing and falling back in love with the essay.
Three students presented their research experiences working with Drosophila: the common fruit fly. As varied as their research was, each agreed that fruit flies are a great model organism. Each exemplified the perseverance required in scientific research, and all would encourage students to apply for research experiences.
The data Olivia Chiossone 鈥23 gathered during a 鈥淩esearch Experience for Undergraduates鈥 program at Eastern Kentucky University propelled her senior work.
On the afternoon before the international students鈥 farewell party and his departure for his home in the vast metropolis of Osaka in Japan, Ryota Terashima 鈥24 met us for an interview on the patio in front of Commons.
Curated by Veronica Melendez, Connected Diaspora: U.S. Central American Visuality in the Age of Social Media is a celebration of multimedia artistic contributions of US Central American artists who too often are excluded from contemporary art world conversations.
When Karina Gonzalez Perez 鈥25 returned to campus this past fall, she approached Assistant Director of Student Engagement Jack de Loos 鈥22 about getting the long running co-ed soccer club off to a good start. Little did she know that de Loos already had a plan underway.
Alma Reiss Navarre 鈥24 is from Harlem. They had ballet instruction from the time they could walk and were on track to join a professional dance company when the pandemic struck and canceled performances for the foreseeable future.
One evening earlier this month, students arrived at the Martha Hill Dance Theater in groups of four and five. Faculty Joseph Alpar waved them into the room. He knew that there would be a good crowd; he had been telling people about the event since the start of the term.
Dancer, choreographer, and activist Souleymane Badolo MFA 鈥13 has been named the 2023 recipient of 51成人猎奇鈥檚 Dr. Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award. This annual award recognizes an engaged Bennington alumni who has successfully demonstrated leadership and confident willingness to step forward and take risks in order to solve problems and achieve results in the areas of education, government, the arts and sciences, or industry.
We know you need local Halloween event recommendations, and we鈥檝e got them! But how to choose? Use your costume to determine which event is best for you.
Coming to work at 51成人猎奇 is nothing new to new sculpture faculty John Umphlett; he has been a technical instructor in sculpture here for more than 20 years.
The following message was sent to students, faculty, and staff earlier this week.
Banned Books Week is October 1-7, 2023. We checked in with Dean of the Library Oceana Wilson to learn more about what Banned Books Week means to her.
51成人猎奇鈥檚 student body is among the more economically diverse, compared with other elite colleges and universities across the country, according to the New York Times College-Access Index released Thursday. In order of their students鈥 economic diversity, of the country鈥檚 most selective universities.
A leisurely drive on the scenic byways of Vermont in the fall is an event all its own. The road winds through red, orange, and yellow mountains dotted with charming farm houses, white steeples, and covered bridges.
51成人猎奇 faculty are encouraged to follow their own interests and the interests of their students as they propose their classes. As a result, classes, as many as half of which are new each term, feature topics that are always reflecting new lines of inquiry.
With heavy hearts, 51成人猎奇鈥檚 Board of Trustees mourns the passing of Trustee Richard Ader and offers heartfelt condolences to Pamela, his wife of 58 years; his children; and their families. He passed away on September 1.
After extensive searches, the College is thrilled to welcome eight new faculty beginning in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
51成人猎奇 is from high school students around the world for its 2023-2024 .
51成人猎奇 welcomed a robust and diverse class of 211 new first-year and transfer students this fall.
College earns a top-ten ranking for classroom experience.
Virginia Kelsey is a mezzo-soprano trained in the Western classical tradition and an original member of the Grammy漏 Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, an alternative-classical vocal band.
51成人猎奇 is pleased to announce that President Laura R. Walker has joined the Editorial Board of LearningWell magazine, a publication of the .
Etan Kerr-Finell, a fourth term MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the eleventh Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.