College News
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ Prison Education Initiative Accredited to Add a Bachelor’s Degree51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ’s Prison Education Initiative (PEI), which serves Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men’s prison in Comstock, NY, is poised to become in New York State to offer incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Crossett Library Receives Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) AwardThis award offers national recognition of academic libraries that are making a difference for all underrepresented groups.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ’s Usdan Gallery Presents Nationally Touring Exhibit About Former Faculty Milford GravesMusic performances and documentary screening create a vibrant program of Milford Graves events.
Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal, a nationally traveling exhibition, gathers the multifaceted work of Milford Graves (1941-2021) to explore the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator, tireless polymath, and legendary 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ professor.
Making Bennington More Accessible with Diana PetschauerIn September 2023, was eager to start her position as the director of Student Accessibility Services at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ. This new role, which had previously been shared between Residential Life and Academic Services, was created to provide added accessibility and (ADA) expertise more conveniently than ever.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ Receives Cora Cohen ’64 PaintingBennington alum and notable abstract painter Cora Cohen ’64 donated a large painting to 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ before her death in June. The painting was given in honor of Pat Adams, a faculty member teaching during Cohen’s time at Bennington.