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After Zalkar Ziiaidin ’22 graduates, he plans on becoming a full-time software engineer. However, as Ziiaidin pursues his studies at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ, he’s not waiting to make his mark on the ever-evolving world of computer science.

As a college student, getting to an 8:00 am class on a Friday morning can be difficult. For Mareme Dieng ’20, however, balancing self-care and commitments to make it to class is all the more a victory on days when she’s arriving to Bennington from Tunisia. Or San Francisco. Or Turkey. Or Barcelona. 

As the founder of the international youth activist organization , Lika Torikashvili ’22 has balanced her studies at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ with time spent building relationships abroad—including a leave of absence during which she served as Georgia’s United Nations Youth Delegate to the 73rd session of the General Assembly.

At the start of Fall term, 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ students celebrated with Student Works, an annual showcase of projects done across disciplines—from poetry and play readings, to musical performances, genetics research, oral histories, and more.

Plastic bags and recycled fabric scraps—that’s what are made of.