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51�������� celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2018 at Commencement this year with speaker Liz Lerman, who bestowed upon graduates a series of wishes for their futures.

51�������� Film-Video faculty member Mariam Ghani and Choreographer Liz Lerman ’69  of the prestigious 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. They are among more than 100 Bennington-associated Guggenheim Fellows to have been awarded throughout both organizations’ histories.

Choreographer, performer, writer, educator, and alumna Liz Lerman will address the class of 2018 at 51��������’s 83rd commencement dinner on Friday, June 1, at 7:00 pm on Commons Lawn. The event will be .

Liz Lerman '69 is the 2017 winner of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award and was also honored with an American Dance Festival's Distinguished Teaching Award. 

Choreographer Liz Lerman ’69 (below, center) was one of 50 artists this year to receive a $50,000 fellowship from .