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Bennington College–An Independent, Individually Planned Curriculum

Jared Hobson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:23:11 +0000

I spent some time on the campus of Bennington College in Vermont, where the curriculum is very different from most other colleges. Bennington requires students to create educational “plans” that map out their entire academic experience. Faculty members review these plans very thoroughly, and apparently about 70 or 75 percent of plans are rejected in the initial stages. Bennington is off-beat, but it is still quite rigorous.

I asked Emmet, my student tour guide, to explain a Bennington education to me. Here is what he told me.

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Bennington College: Creative, Self-Directed, Intellectually Serious Alternative

Jared Hobson — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:14:19 +0000

I recently spent a gorgeous spring afternoon on the campus of Bennington College in southern Vermont. The campus is a lovely mixture of colonial architecture and internationalist modern styles, and 650 students are proud to be known as a relatively off-beat, alternative, and artistic bunch. Like Marlboro, Bennington does not offer traditional majors, but requires students to develop their own plan of study that is closely supervised by the faculty.

This video offers a brief summary of my visit to Bennington.

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Marlboro: Quirky, Offbeat, Intellectually Serious Community

Jared Hobson — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:10:05 +0000

I recently visited Marlboro College in southern Vermont. Many colleges claim to be unique. Marlboro merits the label.

With only 320 students, Marlboro attracts students who want to take charge of their own intellectual development, who want to live in a quiet, rustic environment, and who are serious about getting involved in a tight-knit community.

Here’s a short video that summarizes my visit.

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