Presidential Leadership grant awarded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Liz delivers keynote address at the 63rd annual Conference on World Affairs following in the footsteps of previous keynote speakers Arthur Miller , Eleanor Roosevelt, and Henry Kissinger
Student Center opens
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Three new student houses—Perkins, Merck, and Paris-Borden—built
Bennington celebrates 75th anniversary with $20 million gift for a new facility to house the College’s emerging public advancement initiative
Campus-wide renovations completed including Cricket Hill (2002) and Cricket Hill Barn, the East Academic Center, Davis Alumni House (2004), and more. Liz closes the 25th annual TED conference with a speech on higher education reform
LIZ@TED
2009 TED/ ASA MATHAT
New curricular formats— design labs and modules— piloted
Bennington awarded Campus Heritage grant from The Getty Foundation
Campus building and landscape master plan developed and implemented
Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) opens
Liz signs the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030
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Democracy Project P launched to focus on critical questions such as What kind of a world are we making? What kind of a world should we be making? What kind of a world can we be making?
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College changes to biomass, converting from an oil-based to a predominately wood-chip system, creating long-term financial and environmental benefits to the College
$ $75 million capital campaign concludes with $93 million raised
Major renovations begin on Dickinson Science Building
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The College receives an anonymous $1 million grant to establish the Elizabeth Coleman President's Discretionary Fund. The gift letter says, "Thank you, Liz, for all you have tried and accomplished in your desire to assist the development of young people."
Liz joins former President Bill Clinton at a press conference to inaugurate the Clinton Global Initiative-University (CGI-U), in which Bennington is highlighted
Bennington’s largest entering class ever matriculates
Architectural Digest ranks Bennington among 10 colleges with the best architecture
UP! Applications to Bennington reach an all-time high International student population is as large as it has ever been
Commons restoration project launched
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