Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BROUGHT BENNINGTON COLLEGE INTO BEING SOUGHT TO CREATE A COLLEGE THAT WOULD EMPHASIZE "THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND HER DEVELOPING INTERESTS," LEARNING "BY ACTIVITY AND LIVING", A COMMUNITY LIFE DESIGNED TO "BREAK DOWN ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT AND BETWEEN CURRICULUM AND EXTRA CURRICULUM, AND "A CONSCIOUS ELASTICITY IN EDUCATIONAL PLANS."THE PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING BY PRACTICE AND THE EMPHASIS ON THE INDIVIDUAL UNDERLIE EVERY MAJOR FEATURE OF A BENNINGTON EDUCATION: THE CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT AND TEACHER, THE INSISTENCE ON SELF-DETERMINATION, THE COMMITMENT TO LEARNING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES, AND THE FIELD WORK TERM, WHICH GIVES STUDENTS WORK EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY. THE PLAN PROCESS, THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES AND NAVIGATE THEIR BENNINGTON EDUCATION, EMBODIES THE COLLEGE'S MISSION.
BENNINGTON COLLEGE IS A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN BENNINGTON, VERMONT. THE TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 800 STUDENTS.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM: 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, AND IT IS THE ONLY COLLEGE TO REQUIRE THAT ITS STUDENTS SPEND SEVEN WEEKS - EVERY YEAR - AT WORK IN THE WORLD (FIELD WORK TERM).BENNINGTON'S CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC ACTION IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING THE WORLD; BY EMBEDDING IN THE CURRICULUM AN ONGOING DYNAMIC BETWEEN PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVATE AMBITIONS, BENNINGTON AIMS TO ENSURE THAT ITS GRADUATES ARE COMMITTED TO, AND CAPABLE OF, EFFECTIVE ACTION IN THE WORLD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BENNINGTON STUDENTS DRAW IN THE FULL BREADTH OF THE COLLEGE'S CURRICULUM WHICH OFFERS CLASSES IN THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS - TO DESIGN INDIVIDUAL COURSES OF STUDY THAT ARE UNIFIED AND FUELED BY THEIR INTELLECT AND IMAGINATION, GUIDED BY THEIR FACULTY, AND SHAPED BY THEIR EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE WORLD EACH YEAR.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS: BENNINGTON'S GRADUATE PROGRAMS ARE BUILT ON THE BELIEF THAT MAKING NEW WORK IS AT THE HEART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THE COLLEGE'S GRADUATE PROGRAMS ARE SMALL, INTENSIVE, AND SELECTIVE. BENNINGTON OFFERS A LOW-RESIDENCY MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN WRITING PROGRAM, WHICH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AS WELL AS AN ON-CAMPUS MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN PERFORMING ARTS. THE COLLEGE ALSO OFFERS A POST BACCALAUREATE PREMEDICAL PROGRAM. IN 2019-20, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 120 STUDENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Isabel Roche O'Brien | INTERIM PRESIDENT | 40 | $283,825 |
| Matthew T Rizzo | FORMER VP FOR INST. ADV. | 40 | $282,180 |
| Mariko E Silver | FORMER PRESIDENT (UNTIL: 06/30/19) | 40 | $269,242 |
| Brian Murphy | TREASURER/VP OF FINANCE | 40 | $228,330 |
| Paige L Bartels | SECRETARY | 40 | $215,276 |
| Jose Antonio N Cabasco | VP FOR ENROLLMENT | 40 | $182,386 |
| Delia S Saenz | VP FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION | 40 | $170,633 |
| Andrew M Schlatter | VP FACILITIES | 40 | $132,925 |
| Timothy Clemmey | ACTING VP INST. MGMT | 40 | $132,169 |
| Jude Higdon-Topaz | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $130,035 |
| Duncan Dobbelmann | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | 40 | $128,608 |
| Heather G Faley | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $127,669 |
| John P Bullock | ACTING PROVOST | 40 | $118,638 |
| Asad Malik | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Borda | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Penelope Perkins Wilson | TRUSTEE (DEC. 02/11/2021) | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Stimpson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Stephens | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| James Simon | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Marc Sherman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Scott | TRUSTEE (RES. 05/25/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Charlene Solow Schwartz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Scanlan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Beskind Safir | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel B Rowland | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Kornberg | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John J Kenney | TRUSTEE (RES. 12/31/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Nejla Katica | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/30/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Hecht | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William Derrough | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Ushkow Deane | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Clarke | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Paris Borden | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tracey Katsky Boomer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Priscilla Alexander | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Ader | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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