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Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Vol 28, No 2)(Bennington College, 1996) Godwin, RebeccaLetters/ Bulletins/ Around Campus/ Student Notes /Faculty Notes/ Parting Shot/ Association News/ Class Notes/ Obituaries/ The Greening of BenningtonItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring 2001)(Bennington College, 2001)Tending Your Lightning Field by April Bernard/Faculty Notes/The Elders of North Bennington photographs by Kevin Bubriski MFA '97/Liberal Education and Democratic Leadership by Elizabeth Coleman/Mapping the Brain by Ciaran Cooper '88/Steven Bach: A Class Act by Lise Johnson '01/Excerpt from Dazzler: The Life and Times of Moss Hart by Steven Bach/Flare by Mary Oliver/Excerpts from Modern Art by Evelyn Toynton '70/Class Notes/Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring 2002)(Bennington College, 2002)9/11 Responses: 9 Failures of the Imagination by Jonathan Lethem'86, Recapturing the Flag by George Packer, After the Fall by Lisa Feldman '76, Reflections on Terrorism by Mansour Farhang/Faculty Notes/ The Art of Eating by Edward Behr '73, Excerpts from The Body Electric by James Geary '85, Multimedia Sculpture: Lincoln Schatz '86 by Jennifer White '02/There's a Lot of Room by Eva Salzman '81Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2004)(Bennington College, 2004-06)Convocation 2003; Making a Writer’s Life - Bennington’s MFA in Writing program celebrates its 10th anniversary; “Spy” an excerpt from an acclaimed collection of essays by Alec Wilkinson ’74; New Leading Man - A profile of Peter Dinklage ’91; Fertile Soil: Dance at Bennington - A rare 1938 film of modern dance legends at Bennington; A Green Mountain Return - A profile of Ellen McCulloch-Lovell ’69, former Clinton Administration official and the new president of Marlboro College; Long Way Back to the River Kwai: Memories of World War II by Loet Velmans; Class Notes & Alumni Bookshelf; Obituaries - Remembering Ben Belitt.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2004 / Winter 2005)(Bennington College, 2005-01)Katherine Merck ’46 and Albert Merck give Bennington largest gift in College’s history; Iona Bruckner ’04 senior commencement speech; Bennington 2004 commencement remarks by the Nobel Peace Prize–winning Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi; "Earthquake: Misfortune, Injustice, or the Will of God?" Excerpt from a Dissent magazine article by Mansour Farhang; Another Look at Velázquez: an interview with Eve Sussman ’84, whose video installation, 89 Seconds at Alcazar, was at the 2004 Whitney Biennial; Quantum Leap: A Radical Idea for Keeping Kids in School; Molly Sackler ’85 and Missing in Action: The Women Behind Television’s Golden Age; Faculty Notes & Bookshelf; Class Notes & Alumni Bookshelf; Taking Creative Risks: Fran (Grossman) Bull ’60; In MemoriumItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2005)(Bennington College, 2005-06)Convocation; Sculptor Anthony Caro: The Bennington Chapter; “black-tipped reef shark in the distance. whoa!” An ecosystem becomes a classroom, as seven Bennington students explore coral reef biology in the waters off the island of Grand Cayman; The Landscape of the Face Bold black-and-white photographic portraits from Bennington alumna Margo Davis’ recent book, Under One Sky; Legends of the Fall: Alumni and Family Weekend 2004 Remembered; Pride of Family Excerpt from alumna Carole Ione Lewis’ acclaimed memoir, which chronicles four generations of African-American women; Reclaiming, Reviving, and Preserving; Voluntary Servitude Selections from poet and faculty member Mark Wunderlich’s newly published book; Faculty Notes & Bookshelf; Class Notes & Alumni Bookshelf; In Memoriam.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2005)(Bennington College, 2005-09)Alumni on Campus - Kevin Alter ’85 and Eve Sussman ’84; Heavy Metal Music students perform in a gamelan orchestra with a Javanese music master; Breaking New Ground Students, faculty, staff, and friends gathered for the Student Center groundbreaking in June; The Amplified Everyday - Students use technology to influence their art; The End of an Era Four integral members of the community say goodbye at the end of a collective century spent at Bennington; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Discovering Patience Through a Lifetime of Letters Megan Marshall ’75 completes The Peabody Sisters; The Democracy Project Unveiled; Living Democracy: Perspectives from South Africa South African leaders and activists arrived in March for the gripping inaugural Democracy Project conference; Political Processing: Student Views of Living Democracy; Waking from a South African Winter Dream by Paul Voice; Installation in Usdan Gallery by Elana Herzog ’76; Alumni Events in New York City; Commencement 2005 A recap of Bennington’s 70th commencement, including an excerpt by keynote speaker and author Jonathan Lethem ’86; Class Notes; In Memoriam.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2006)(Bennington College, 2006)Philanthropy at Bennington; Dedicated Alumna Brings New Life to Campus; Foresight from Four New Trustees; Bennington-LAByrinth Theatre Company Collaboration; Beyond the Classroom: Lectures on Campus; Of the Water: An original work created by artists-in residence and Bennington students; Faculty Honors Span the Disciplines; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Remembering Peter Drucker; Learning Democracy: Intimate Insights and Open-ended Inquiry; A Meeting of Minds A unique collaboration between Bennington and The Neurosciences Institute; Emergent Improvisation Takes Flight Dance faculty member Susan Sgorbati ’72, MFA ’86;Giving Voice to a People: Myth and Modernity in Stories from Ghana Mohammed Naseehu Ali ’95; This Woman’s Work: Judith Schneider Bond ’61 Excels as Scientist, Mother, Educator; Alumni Focus; Class Notes; In MemoriamItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2006 / Winter 2007)(Bennington College, 2007)Borges and Mathematics: Postcard from the Classroom Faculty members Jonathan Pitcher and Jason Zimba teach the writings of Jorge Luis Borges; Faculty Notes; The Shawn Boys Move Beyond Puppet Shows (New York Times Excerpt) Faculty member Allen Shawn and his brother Wallace Shawn continue to collaborate; Harold Kaplan, at 90, Looks Back; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Writer-in-residence Donald Hall becomes U.S. Poet Laureate; Beyond Compare: Maude Maggart ’97 Sings; Half Rabbit, Half Chicken: An Excerpt from Book Excerpt The Omnivore’s Dilemma Michael Pollen; Spinterview Interview Rockers Thomas Hughes ’06 and Sam Hughes ’08 discuss the Spinto Band; Class Notes; In Memoriam; Commencement 2006 Excerpts from the commencement speeches of Aarti Rana ’06 and faculty member Glen Van BrummelenItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2007)(Bennington College, 2007)Bennington College Greens Up; Barcelona Architectural Drawing Intensive; Spotlight on Philanthropy; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; In a Tub MFA Writing Seminars faculty member Amy Hempel offers the first story from her acclaimed collection; Faculty Notes; Faculty member—and former Minister of Transport for South Africa—Mac Maharaj speaks; Why Minister of Transport? (Book excerpt) Nelson Mandela describes his colleague Mac Maharaj in an excerpt of the foreword to Maharaj’s biography; Novelist Kiran Desai ’93 wins the Man Booker Prize; Jules Olitski in Memoriam; In an excerpt from Art and Objecthood, the author and critic lauds Jules Olitski’s paintings; Behind the Screens with Melissa Rosenberg ’86; In an excerpt from his essay The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem ’86 argues for a “cultural commons.”; Alumni Events 2007; Still My Bennington; Class Notes; In MemoriamItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine. Special 75th Anniversary Edition (Fall 2007)(Bennington College, 2007)Martha Graham Letter to the World; Martha Hill On Early Dance at Bennington; Ben Belitt a translation of Libro a poem by Pablo Neruda; R. Buckminster Fuller Prime Design; Helen Frankenthaler ’49 Tales of Genji III: a painting; W.H. Auden Noon: a poem; Stanley Kunitz an interview; Wallace Fowlie Return to Bennington; Carol Channing ’42 Back from NRT; Peter Drucker an interview by Rebecca T. Godwin; Kenneth Burke Rx for Prosperity; Alan Arkin ’55 Arkin on Arkin; Shirley Jackson On Being a Faculty Wife; The New Yorker cartoons by Lee Lorenz, Charles Saxon, and Warren Miller; Howard Nemerov This, That & The Other a poem; David Smith Reality Is a Choice; Erich Fromm The Age of Anxiety; Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin”’; Julian Bond The Social System is Part of the Problem; Andrea Dworkin ’68 a photographic portrait; Jules Feiffer Men and Women; Kathleen Norris ’41 two poems; Andy Warhol On Warhol’s “Campbell Soup Can” by Suzanne Stanton ’65; The Green Mountain Boys; Kurt Vonnegut Skylarking and Socialism; Bernard Malamud Idiots First: a short story Michael Pollan ’76 an excerpt from The Botany of Desire; Anaïs Nin This Taboo Is Lifting; Sally Mann ’73 58 two photographs; Milford Graves “Jazz Scientist”; Jonathan Lethem ’86 an excerpt from Motherless Brooklyn; Bret Easton Ellis ’86 a photographic portrait; Donna Tartt ’86 a photographic portrait; Mansour Farhang Reflections on Terrorism; Kiran Desai ’93an excerpt from Man Booker Prize-winning The Inheritance of Loss; Anna Gaskell ’92 a photograph from ‘half life’ Steven Bach an excerpt from Dazzler: The Life and Times of Moss Hart; Mary Oliver Flare: a poem; Nelson Mandela an excerpt from the foreword of Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa; Donald Hall The Hard Man: a poem; Dana Reitz Sea Walk a photograph by Nancy CampbellItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine. 75th Anniversary Year in Review (Spring / Summer 2008)(Bennington College, 2008)The Bennington Curriculum: A New Liberal Arts; Design Labs Invite Students to Change the World; Dance at Bennington: 75 Years of Moving Through Selected images from an exhibition of the Bennington Dance; A Solid 75 Bennington’s diamond year of dance; The Bennington Reflections Project; Helen Frankenthaler ’49; Field Work Term: Then and Now; Three Master Teachers: Paul Feeley and Simon and Herta Moselsio; 75th Anniversary Celebration Takes to the Road; Pioneers Support Bennington in its 75th Year; Alumni Speakers: 75th Year Spotlights Bennington’s Own; Class Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Faculty Notes; In MemoriamItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Winter 2009)(Bennington College, 2009)Photographer and Bennington faculty member Liz Deschenes breaks away from her own photographic tradition for a pioneering style; The curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, Elizabeth Ann Semmelhack ’86, invites you to explore one of the most unique museums in North America; Bennington on Biomass A progressive choice for a greener campus; Charles Bock MFA ’97 book excerpt Bock’s Beautiful Children; Design Labs: A Year Later Students and faculty share their experiences in these hands-on workshops piloted last year. Roxana (Barry) Robinson ’68 excerpt from book Cost; Faculty Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Class Notes. Alumni Profiles: Felicia (Warburg) Rogan ’49 is the grande dame of Virginia’s wine industry, Charlene (Solow) Schwartz ’54: The spirit to serve; In Memoriam: Remembering Rebecca B. Stickney ’43Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2009 / Winter 2010)(Bennington College, 2010)The Class of 2009 enjoys Commencement remarks by renowned New Yorker columnist Hendrik Hertzberg and class speaker Dorothy Allen ’09; The Year in Headlines; A grant from the AndrewW. Mellon Foundation supports Bennington’s environmental program; Under the watchful eye of literature faculty member Rebecca Godwin, plain china: Best UndergraduateWriting 2009 is born; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Faculty Notes; Remembering Steven Bach, Remembering Marlene Dietrich; PatriciaWoodbridge ’68 offers a glimpse into her career as an art director; The Center for the Advancement of Public Action advances founders’ mission; Eric Ramirez-Ferrero ’85 and Ayesha Mawji ’95 collaborate on the CHAMPION Project, a five-year public health initiative aimed at increasing the positive involvement of Tanzanian men in the fight against AIDS; A look at recent campus work and upgrades; Your Gift at Work; 2009 Donor Report; Class Notes & Alumni Spotlights; In MemoriamItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2010)(Bennington College, 2010)On Rwanda and Resurrection; Faculty member Amie McClellan’s research on “helper” protein may provide insight for cancer treatment; Jonathan Lethem ’86’s latest novel, Chronic City, is lauded; Carolyn Crossett Rowland ’37 and OceanaWilson, director of library and information services, discuss Bennington College’s Edward Clark Crossett Library, which turns 50 this academic year; Patricia Johanson ’62 creates public spaces that integrate infrastructure, social and recreational space, wildlife habitat, and art into a unified whole.; Michael Bibbo ’89 is NASA’s go-to guy for television and radio programming; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Faculty Notes; Your Gift atWork: Crossett Library; Class Notes; Alumni Profiles: Irene Borger ’71 remembers her friendship with J.D. Salinger, Kay Dickersin ’73, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Clinical Trials at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses how consumers can change public health care, Isabel Rose MFA ’97 on being a multitalented artist, John Boyd ’03 helps save the world on 24, Rachel (Emmons-Bradley) Embraza ’00 talks about why she gives to Bennington; Alumni gathering in New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. In Memoriam: Emalea Warner Trentman ’36, Grace Ewing Huffman ’44, Lionel Nowak MA ’55, P’85, Kenneth Noland, former trustee.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2010 / Winter 2011)(Bennington College, 2011)Twilight series screenwriter and Bennington alumna Melissa Rosenberg ’86 addresses the College’s newest graduates along with senior speaker Michael Cahoon ’10; The inaugural class of Fellows at the College’s Center for Public Action (CAPA; Joy Goldsmith ’60 describes her journey from philosopher to philanthropist; Faculty Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Green Zone Bennington students take the organic movement into their own hands—literally; Capturing Field Work Term; When a forgotten chapter of military history is finally rediscovered, three Bennington women receive their due as World War II heroes; Behind the Scenes with Holland Taylor ’64 One of Bennington’s most notable actresses gets up close and personal about her new role as former Texas governor, Ann Richards; Coverage of Reunion 2010; Your Gift At Work: The Bennington Fund Scholarship Campaign; Zero to 25 Bret Easton Ellis ’86 interview; Donor Book; Class Notes and Alumni Spotlights; Sarah Stanbury ’71, Glenn Horowitz ’77, Angela Sheehan ’07; In Memoriam Sara “Sally” (Brownell) Montanari ’38, Margaret (Allen) McLellan ’40, Joan Chase Hinton ’42, Elizabeth (Hubbard) Banker ’43; Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Harrington Dickinson ’43, Fay (West) McEwan ’49, Bill Dixon (former faculty member), Ken Kensinger (former faculty member), and Robert Clements (parent).Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Spring / Summer 2011)(Bennington College, 2011)Faculty Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; Longtime faculty member in theatre and mediation; Faculty member Allen Shawn’s new memoir, Twin, explores the mysteries of family and autism; Brenda Kydd ’69 talks about an unusual gift to the College; Joan Goodrich, Vice President of Planning and Special Programs retires; A Bennington Insider’s Guide to the Can’t-Miss Experiences in Art; Katherine Perkins ’11 traces the tangents that have made up her Bennington education; Why Do You Give? Thoughts on why a Bennington education deserves support; Your Gift at Work; Alumni Gatherings; Class Notes and Alumni Spotlights; In MemoriamItem Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Fall 2011 / Winter 2012)(Bennington College, 2012)Commencement 2011 Actor and arts leader Tim Daly ’79 and senior speaker Keenan Walsh ’11; Q&A with the College’s new Chairman of the Board, Alan Kornberg ’74; Pas de Deux Three faculty members, four students, and one prestigious invitation: Bennington College dance goes to France; $10 Million for Excellence and Innovation Laura-Lee Whittier Woods ’48 honors beloved former faculty member Peter Drucker; The long lost musical treasures of former faculty member Gunnar Schonbeck are rediscovered by MASS MoCA; Faculty Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; An Entrepreneur’s Approach to Giving; You Are Here Alumni explain why the Bennington campus still lingers in their memories…and why those memories need to be preserved; Now Open: CAPA; Alumni survey; Donor Book; Class Notes and Alumni Spotlights Ella Russell Torrey ’47, Michael Pollan ’76, Bill Scully ’94; In Memoriam.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine (Summer 2012)(Bennington College, 2012)Paradise Found: An excerpt from Megan Mayhew Bergman’s MFA ’10 universally praised debut Birds of a Lesser Paradise; Faculty Notes; Alumni & Faculty Bookcase; MFA Faculty Win Top Honors; Champions of Verse A special gift from Henry Dale Smith, Jr. and Deborah Klang Smith P’05 reasserts poetry’s prominence in, and beyond, a Bennington education. (Poetry at Bennington series); Faculty member Milford Graves retires; Art faculty members Liz Deschenes and Yoko Inoue are two women whose names—and work—are no longer the best-kept secrets in the art world; The “impossible” dream that became Bennington’s astonishing production of Angels in America; Local alumni Anthony Cafritz ’85, Constance Kheel ’67, and Jessica Howard ’64; Bennington pays tribute to Helen Frankenthaler ’49; Former trustee Loet Velmans and his wife Edith make a generous bequest; Class Notes Marri Davis’s ’86, Julieanne Smolinski ’05, Miranda Kennedy MFA ’12; In Memoriam Life Trustee Carolyn “Crossie” (Crossett) Rowland ’37; Edith (Noyes) Muma ’36; Pamela (Richards) Brooks ’41; Elizabeth “Betty” (Haas) Pfister ’43; Ethel Winter Hyman ’45; Miriam (Hermanos) Knapp ’55; and Anne (Schlabach) Burkhardt, former faculty member.Item Bennington: The Alumni Magazine. Special Edition (Fall 2012 / Winter 2013)(Bennington College, 2013)Letters to Liz; 25 Years The Cliff Notes; Excerpted remarks from President Coleman’s remarks at Cooper-Hewitt Museum (May 1987); Excerpted remarks from President Coleman’s inauguration speech (October 1987); Selection of courses taught by President Coleman(1987–present); Excerpts from accreditation reports prepared by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (1983–2003); A Liz Coleman story; A presidential endorsement; An excerpt of President Coleman’s TED Talk; What it is to work with Liz; Donor Report; Class Notes; In Memoriam.