BENNINGTON – Bennington College President Laura Walker will leave at the end of the fall term, the chair of the school’s board of trustees announced Friday in an message to the college community.

According to Board Chair Nick Stephens, “As the end of Laura's initial contract approached this summer, she chose not to renew a full contract, but graciously agreed to continue to serve as president through the end of the fall term to ensure consistent and steady leadership.”

The board will “will shortly name an interim president who will assume the presidency in 2026 and begin a national search for a permanent president immediately after that,” Stephens wrote.

Walker, he said, “will continue as a strategic advisor concentrating on new revenue projects and fundraising next year.” Local New

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