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This January, four Bennington students took part in a think tank with nine peers from Arizona State University and ten delegates from the Los Angeles-based Center for Cultural Innovation. The goal of the six-week program, conceived by 51��������, ASU, and CCI and supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, was to draw upon art and design thinking to radically reimagine the future of arts and culture in America.

An essay by Marine veteran Teresa Fazio MFA ’18 in Rolling Stone magazine addresses the problem of “toxic masculinity” in military culture—which, she says, has normalized gender shaming, sexual harassment, and even assault. 

As they do every , Bennington students fanned out all over the country and the world to test and deepen their knowledge in the field. This year, 598 students worked at 497 organizations in 30 states and 35 countries. They did their work with the help of a network of Bennington alumni and families who support them by offering jobs, mentoring, convincing their employers to take them on, and offering housing at low or no cost.

Four 51�������� students participated in an intensive EMT training course over the College's annual Field Work Term (FWT), a seven-week period during which students take on jobs, internships, and entrepreneurial endeavors related to their studies and professional ambitions.

The Book Club Play, written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Kirk Jackson, will open on March 4 at Hubbard Hall.