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Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Now Open at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæâ€™s Usdan Gallery

More than 100 people attended the opening of Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæâ€™s Usdan Gallery on the evening of Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The 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. The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm and by appointment through April 27. For more information, visit the . 

image of PEI graduation 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ Prison Education Initiative Accredited to Add a Bachelor’s Degree

51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæâ€™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. 

Image of Crossett Library Crossett Library Receives Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award

This award offers national recognition of academic libraries that are making a difference for all underrepresented groups.

Milford Graves Collage Excerpt 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæâ€™s Usdan Gallery Presents Nationally Touring Exhibit About Former Faculty Milford Graves

Music 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.

Portrait of Diana Petschauer Making Bennington More Accessible with Diana Petschauer

In 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.