Faculty News

Image of City Cast Philly logo Creating the Future of Dance

51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ President Laura Walker and the Director of the BFA & Low-Residency MFA in Dance Donna Faye Burchfield joined City Cast Philly to discuss how Bennington saved the storied UArts dance program. 

The Scriptorium Serious Fun

How Bennington's Unique Writing Class Transforms Student Creativity and Confidence

Image of Maboula Soumahoro How the French Far Right Canceled a Black Anti-racism Scholar for ‘Racism’

The Guardian covered visiting faculty member Maboula Soumahoro, whose invitation to speak as part of a European parliament event discussing equality and inclusion in the workplace was rescinded after attacks by the French far right.

Image of Miroslava Prazak Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Names Miroslava Prazak as Fellow

The inducted four new fellows for 2024, including anthropologist and 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ faculty member Miroslava (Mirka) Prazak.

Image of cross like sculpture Art That Balances Life and Death

Faculty member John Umphlett's latest sculpture, , on view at the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) at the Bennington Museum through November, takes the form of a cross with angled arms–and is designed, too, for Umphlett's own entombment.