Shelton Walker will assume the position Jan 18. privacy and protection, The new land is called Camp Venture and will provide space for future growth. The faculty are committednot just intellectually, but also as leading practitioners in their field. "Especially post-`Me Too,' hiring a woman who demonstrably silenced minority employees about sexual and racial harassment is tone deaf.". [4][5], A native New Yorker, Walker grew up in Westchester County. As president of Bennington College, Dr. Silver ledall operations of the college and becamea recognized thought leader across higher education. In 2014, Dr. Silver led the design of a 10-year strategic plan for the college which emphasizes the education and development of the whole student, integration of curricular and co-curricular experiences, and a redesign of Bennington's signature Field Work Term in which every student must pursue a seven-week internship or work experience every year of their undergraduate studies. 365 Dorset Street Dr. Rodriguez has dedicated his career to high-quality public education and championing equity and inclusion, diversity, and outreach to under-resourced communities. She previously served as the Chair of the Hudson Square Business Improvement District and of SRG (Station Resource Group), and as a member of the boards of Tribune Media, Saint Anns School, Public Radio International, and Education Development Center, as well as the digital advisory board of Cooper Hewitt. Though that dialogue will continue against the backdrop of an unprecedented global pandemic, Walker says that she sees opportunity in these challenges. Low 24F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Breaks of sun in the afternoon. Subscribe today. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. BENNINGTON Bennington College President Laura Walker announced Thursday that Shelton Walker (no relation) has been appointed to a newly created role of chief of staff and vice president for strategic initiatives at the college. Bennington celebrates the ongoing making of workshared on walls, in shows and performances, in lectures and readings, and in electric conversationsand believes that strongcommunity is vital for a collaborative education. Robert Devore Leigh (b. Learn more. In the course of her tenure, Dr. Silver significantly raised Bennington College's national and international profile, more than doubled the college's endowment, increased the applicant pool by over 25% with significant growth in international student enrollment and, in fall 2017, welcomed the largest, most academically qualified, and most diverse class in Bennington's history (21% international students, 26.5% U.S. students of color), while bringing a Bennington education within reach for a broader range of students (23% Pell Eligible). All five presidents were proud of the way they handled their first years and were looking forward to the fall semester, when spending more time with colleagues and students could be possible. Report this job. Should Outgoing Presidents Have Hiring Powers? "Bennington is really a place where faculty can work creatively, and innovatively adapt our work to the world that we're living in so that we truly are preparing students well for the world that they are moving into, and not the one that is being left behind," he said. She received her PhD with distinction at Columbia, where she was a Woodbridge and Presidents Fellow. Laura Walker is in her first year as president of Bennington College. Washington, DCNew Century Advisors, LLC, Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan 91 Like us on Facebook. We just had to ride the wave.". She publishedThe Writing on the Wall: Inside Higher Education;Mind Cure in New England: From the Civil War to World War I;College on Your Own, and scholarly works inNew England Quarterly,Womens Studies, andHarvard English, and editedThe Oven Birds: American Women on Womenhood 18201920. After she received her MBA, she joined Sesame Workshop (formerly Childrens Television Workshop) in 1987, where for eight years she was the Vice President of Development and led the organizations efforts to establish a cable television channel (now Noggin). She is married to lawyer Bert Wells and has two children. The memo says that "a great deal of time and care" was devoted to hearing input from students, staff, faculty, alumni and supporters during which concerns about Walker were expressed. New York, NYCitrin Cooperman & Company LLP, Alan Kornberg 74 For both new presidents, collaboration with their predecessors helped smooth the transition. Cloudy with rain ending for the afternoon. By applying to a job using CareerBuilder you are agreeing to comply with and be subject to the CareerBuilder All faculty, staff and students "had several opportunities to hear from each candidate and to submit their feedback to the committee" this spring. On June 1st, 2020, Walker was announced as the 11th President of Bennington College, in Bennington, VT. [22] Awards and honors [ edit] In 2008, Walker was honored with an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. for use of our website. There was the discomfort thats natural to that length of an incumbent.. Enter your email below to receive job recommendations for similar positions. Fewer high school students, more difficult ability for families to pay for college education. So did Laura Walker, president of Bennington College in Vermont; Kenneth Daly, president of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, N.Y.; and Maurie McInnis, president of Stony Brook University in New York. "We are delighted with both these honors, because they acknowledge our drive to embrace our history and look to the future." Neither Coleman nor Kornberg were available for comment Wednesday after the announcement was made. During her 23 years at the helm of NYPR, Walker oversaw considerable growth at the organization, including "the creation of one of the largest newsrooms in New York, the expansion of company holdings with a number of strategic acquisitions, and the launch of major programs and platforms that elevated the brand, including one of the first formal podcast divisions of its kind," WNYC Studios, according to the release. You have permission to edit this article. ", "[At New York Public Radio] we grew by creating a community vision and looking forward to how we can reach more people, how we can sound more like the city, and how we can do more of what we do best," Walker said. In 1984, he was featured in Esquires story on the Best of the New Generation. He wrote articles on applied ethics and chaired a biotechnology advisory panel for the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment in addition to developing an Internet-based academic program at Chapel Hill. He is a founding member and serves on the Leadership Group for the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, and is a former director of the Board of Higher Education and Workforce, both of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The board is also seeking input from the Bennington College community regarding the qualities and qualifications the next president should possess. In 1928, six years before the college would begin, Robert Devore Leigh was recruited by the Bennington College executive committee to serve as the first president of Bennington. Coleman served as the ninth president of Bennington College from July 1987June 2013. He moved into the dormitory to quarantine with students at the beginning of the spring term. Her past year has looked a lot like those of her fellow first-year presidents, and she was excited to be able to start meeting colleagues face-to-face. He is the past chair of the Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium (LAOCRC); served as the California Association of Latino Community College Trustees and Administrators Association (CALCCTA) Board President and was an appointee of former California Governor Jerry Brown to WICHE. Bennington, VT. Posted: February 10, 2023. "Bennington has always had a great tradition and still very much is about the student centered experience, it's about the individual looking at themselves," she said. With Bennington's history as a "traditionally white college," Walker explained, the school and others like it must act as a leader in achieving equity and engaging in conversations around race. Low 24F. In July 2019, previous Bennington President Mariko Silver resigned to become president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation and faculty member Dr. Isabel Roche led the college for a year in the interim. So does Wallace. However, his priorities for the small public, two-year college quickly shifted last spring to focus on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. McInnis said she hopes that's true for her as well. During her term, Isabel Roche led Bennington College through a year of exciting changes for the institution and unprecedented tumult in America. Bennington College Laura Walker, the incoming president of Bennington College, has been. As Mariko said, the world needs more Bennington.". ", "Laura seems to have learned a lot for her experiences at New York Public Radio," Murphy added, noting that he sees value in the continuation of an honest dialogue on the subject within the college community. He went on to teach as a professor of law at New York University Law School. Walker is an adviser to the nonprofit Springboard Enterprises and online education platform MasterClass, according to the release. She also oversaw the ongoing work of the universitys long-standing Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, and the creation and launch of the Center for Immersive Media, a research center devoted to the exploration and understanding of new and emerging technologies. Wallace has years of experience at community colleges in Arkansas, but hed never been a college president before. "Bennington's maturity as an institution was achieved, in short, not by abandoning or softening its most radical principles, but by embracing and revitalizing them," she wrote. "I look forward to bringing that perspective to Bennington. In 2020, Laura R. Walker took office as the 11th President of Bennington College, previously serving as a pioneering media executive as former President & CEO of New York Public Radio for 23 years. Walker is a visionary, mission-oriented, and strategic leader who spearheaded the transformation of NYPR from two city-owned local stations to the . My experience went from the uncertainty about what I was supposed to be doing to the uncertainty of what we were all going to do.. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join for a conversation about plastics and the future of our planet with environmental leader and author, Bill McKibben, and Pullitzer prize-winning journalist, Elizabeth Kolbert, moderated by Beyond Plastics president and former U.S. EPA regional administrator, Judith Enck. Lexington, KYUniversity of KentuckyCollege of Arts & Sciences, Ellen Beskind Safir 66 For at least two years following her retirement Coleman will continue her involvement with the college as the first director of CAPA, upon the request of the trustees. New York, NYNew York Philharmonic, Susan Paris Borden 69 Prior to her appointment, Dr. Roche served as Provost and Dean of the College for eight years (2011-2019) and taught French language and literature at Bennington for eight years (2002-2010). Bennington is the only college in the country to require an annual internship since its founding. Benningtons third president, Frederick Burkhardt, earned degrees at Columbia and Oxford before receiving his PhD from Columbia in 1940. During his tenure, Chancellor Rodriguez led the efforts for a taxpayer-approved $3.3 billion local facilities bond in 2016 and the hiring of close to 800 full-time, tenure-track faculty. Each stepped into their respective presidencies between February and August of last year. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and a Masters degree in English from Columbia University. New Bennington College president embraces COVID, controversy as a new term begins. Laura Walker (Photo Janice Yi WNYC), courtesy Bennington College. 0 suggestions are available, use up and down arrow to navigate them, Administrative Assistant - Remote/Online/Work From Home (PT/FT) - Hourly Rates Ranging From $15 up to $26.25/hr, 200 N. LaSalle St. Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60601. Keeping students and employees safe and their institution afloat through the past year was the top priority for most first-year college presidents who stepped into their roles right before or during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walker initiated and nurtured innovative programming in the news, music, culture and talk categories, including audio collaborations with The New Yorker, ProPublica and the BBC. Bronxville, NYEdgewood Management, LLC, Catharine Stimpson Bennington is in the midst of an immensely exciting and transformative period in its history and experiencing extraordinary growth. It was not time for me to bring in change, because it would have been too disruptive.. Bennington College. Bennington is a highly engaged community of active makers and practitioners. Walker says it is exactly that unique character which attracted her to Bennington College, despite the fact that her professional background is not in education. It found no evidence that either senor management or human resources condoned discrimination or discriminatory harassment. New York, NYEllipsis Entertainment, Charlene Solow Schwartz 54 A noted scholar, practitioner and educator-activist, Dr. Rodriguez has 30-plus years of experience as an educator, faculty member, and administrator within California public higher education. Dr. Rodriguez has been very active in higher education issues on a national level. and both meet and comply with their provisions. In addition, the executive assistant supports the Chief of Staff & Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, and the operations of the Office of the President. "What I want to do at Bennington is identify and dive deep into our unique strengths to reach an even larger and more diverse audience in every way, to have more of Bennington out there," Walker said. As president of Bennington, he oversaw the transition to a co-educational institution and was instrumental in a major campus expansion, including three new student houses, a new science building and lecture hall, and plans for a visual and performing arts center. Within three weeks, the number of active COVID-19 cases at Norwich fell from 89 to zero. While it seems impossible to imagine this place without her, in many ways we won't have to: Her imprint -- from the programs she seeded and buildings she erected, to the spirit of innovation she instilled -- will be here always.". The college. His leadership at both institutions was marked by increased student enrollments, racial and gender diversification of faculty, students and administration, increased support for student success and institutional equity, increased grants and endowments, and robust university, business and community engagement. Jan 2013 - Jul 20163 years 7 months. Before that she taught literature at SUNY-Stony Brook. 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