Alumni News

Micky Hillman '60 recently retired after a long career in fundraising for a number of nonprofits and activist organizations.

51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ alumni are publishing novels, memoirs, short story, non-fiction, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this winter.

Bennington alumni shared their professional and personal accomplishments in 2024 and their goals and hopes for 2025.

Nancy Halverson Melvin '76 is a teaching artist who designs and produces clothing, teaches after-school enrichment classes in painting and handwork for children through adults at the Chicago Branch of the Anthroposophical Society, and documents her work with short videos. She shared how her Bennington education started her long and fruitful artistic career.

Alli Poirot '02 MAT '03 is in her 21st year as an educator and is currently teaching International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) History at Dwight School in New York City. She shared how her Bennington education and supportive faculty members inspired and shaped her own career path.