Bennington College

Bennington College

      private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Bennington, Vt., U.S. Bennington is a liberal arts college comprising disciplines of literature and languages, social sciences, visual arts, music, dance, drama, and natural sciences and mathematics. In addition to undergraduate programs, the college offers master's degree programs in visual arts, dance, drama, music, liberal studies, and writing and literature. A two-month winter term known as the Field Work Term requires students to participate in off-campus employment. The work is intended to aid students in making career choices and to complement studies with practical experience. Total enrollment is more than 600.

      Bennington College is situated on 550 acres in the Green Mountains, and many of its buildings are converted barns and farmhouses. It was founded in 1932 as a college for women. Bennington College is home to the Visual and Performing Arts Complex and the Bennington Writing Workshops, held each summer. Notable alumni include painter Helen Frankenthaler (Frankenthaler, Helen), photographer Sally Mann, and dancer Merce Cunningham (Cunningham, Merce).

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