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Bennington College Bold liberal arts since 1932. The only U.S. college with a guaranteed annual internship program for real-world career prep.

Bennington College holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. It was the first to include the visual and performing arts in a liberal arts education. Bennington is the only college in the country to require an annual internship, Field Work Term, since its founding. For two months every winter students work with an organization or institution of their choosing, anywhere in the world, to apply what they have learned on campus and to bring focus to what they study at Bennington. Rooted in an abiding faith in the talent, imagination, and responsibility of the individual, Bennington invites students to pursue and shape their own intellectual inquiries, and in doing so to discover the profound interconnection of things. Bennington liberates and nurtures the individuality and rigorous creativity of its students, supporting them as they forge their own paths and work toward a world more beautiful, sustainable, democratic, and just. Located in the picturesque southwestern corner of Vermont, Bennington borders New York's capital district and the culture-rich Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The College is a short drive to its southern neighbors Williams College, The Clark Art Museum, and MASS MoCA and to the shopping, outdoor adventure, and literary offerings just to its north in Manchester, Vermont.

Bennington College is proud to share news that Janet Lin, one of our esteemed MFA in Screenwriting professors, is a prod...
10/16/2026

Bennington College is proud to share news that Janet Lin, one of our esteemed MFA in Screenwriting professors, is a producer on the new HBO Original Series, Crazy Rich Asians.

Janet is an Emmy-nominated writer whose credits include Bridgerton, The Orville, The Night Shift, and Bones. She loves helping emerging writers turn their personal stories into compelling, industry-ready scripts.

šŸŽ¬ Ready to bring your stories to the screen?

Apply now to Bennington’s MFA in Screenwriting.

šŸ“… Priority Deadline: December 15
šŸ“… Final Deadline: January 8

The final deadline to apply for the MA-CMHC Winter 2027 residency is October 15th! The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental...
10/13/2026

The final deadline to apply for the MA-CMHC Winter 2027 residency is October 15th! The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a low-residency program designed to offer the best of both worlds: real and meaningful connections with faculty and peers and the flexibility of remote learning. Learn from practitioners and experts, choose a concentration that aligns with your interests, and meet the requirements for licensure in many US states.

For more information visit https://www.bennington.edu/ma-cmhc.

10/12/2026

šŸ—£ļø What makes dialogue work?

For Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, a faculty member in Bennington’s new low-residency MFA in Screenwriting, it’s about making every line reveal something about the character.

Good dialogue starts with a strong voice. Find yours with the guidance of working screenwriters and award-winning faculty.

Apply now!

šŸ“… Priority Deadline: December 15
šŸ“… Final Deadline: January 8

Why Bennington’s MFA in Screenwriting?Because compelling writing needs more than a classroom.At Bennington, you’ll spend...
10/09/2026

Why Bennington’s MFA in Screenwriting?

Because compelling writing needs more than a classroom.

At Bennington, you’ll spend two years developing your voice, building a body of original work, and learning alongside world-class faculty, with the flexibility of a low-residency program and creative communities in Vermont and Los Angeles.

Come for the craft.
Stay for the community.
Leave with your next chapter.

MEET THE MFA IN SCREENWRITING FACULTY: AARON RAHSAAN THOMASWe’re proud to announce that award-winning screenwriter, dire...
10/07/2026

MEET THE MFA IN SCREENWRITING FACULTY: AARON RAHSAAN THOMAS

We’re proud to announce that award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas is joining Bennington’s new low-residency MFA in Screenwriting as a member of the faculty.

A Peabody Award-winning writer on Friday Night Lights, Aaron is also the co-creator and executive producer of CBS’s S.W.A.T.

Fall Weekend 2026 was a blast. The campus hosted parents, family members, friends, and even some alumni for a multitude ...
10/06/2026

Fall Weekend 2026 was a blast. The campus hosted parents, family members, friends, and even some alumni for a multitude of activities: music performances, faculty workshops, aluminum pours, apple c***r pressings and tastings, and a harvest dinner that featured dishes grown from our own backyard (small thanks to Purple Carrot Farm). It’s moments like these that showcase the breadth of the

September was a month full of music, art, film, and new beginnings. Take a look back with us.It began with Convocation 2...
10/01/2026

September was a month full of music, art, film, and new beginnings. Take a look back with us.
It began with Convocation 2026:
1) President Danielle Egan speaks with students in the audience before Convocation 2026;
2) Faculty member in music Virginia Kelsey finishes her part of the musical presentation at Convocation 2026;
3) The audience, including faculty member in Literature Camille Guthrie, delights in the music at the beginning of Convocation 2026.

Admissions staff and interns met with prospective students and their families, brainstormed ideas, and gave tours.
4) Riley Seidel '26, admissions counselor and social media coordinator, met with a prospective student in A-Loft;
5) Admissions interns Juhee Kim '29 and Sadie Burch '28 generated ideas and took notes on a whiteboard in the Admissions Office;
6) Admissions intern Sadie Burch '28, right, gave a tour around campus.

Students joined faculty member in French Noƫlle Rouxel-Cubberly in Tishman and Kinoteca for an all-night film class (7).
8) Students pour into Kinoteca, the second location for an all-night film class with faculty member in French Noƫlle Rouxel-Cubberly;

College leaders visited Judith Belzer '78's exhibition Walking Project: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral at the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, VT.
9) President Danielle Egan enjoyed Judith Belzer '78's exhibition Walking Project: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral with faculty member in Music Michael Wimberly.
10) President Danielle Egan and Erin McKenny, director of the Robert Frost Stone House Museum, host guests to the Judith Belzer '78's exhibition Walking Project: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.
11) Bennington College Board members tour the newly electrified barn at the Robert Frost Stone House Museum.

Thank you, Bennington college Community, for an incredible month.

Vermont or LA? Why limit your options?Bennington’s new low-residency MFA in Screenwriting gives you access to iconic cre...
09/28/2026

Vermont or LA? Why limit your options?

Bennington’s new low-residency MFA in Screenwriting gives you access to iconic creative environments—a quintessential New England campus and the heart of the industry—while you develop your voice, craft, and a career-making portfolio of work.

Two homebases. One screenwriting program.

šŸ“… Priority Deadline: December 15
šŸ“… Final Deadline: January 8
🌐 Website: https://www.bennington.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mfa-screenwriting

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