Despite an idealistic public stance in opposition to racism, Michael Schmidt still deemed Skau worthy of recommendation in a private setting.
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It has come to our attention that white supremacist and former cop David Skau is still employed by Bennington College’s Campus Safety department.
We sat down with the director of Campus Safety, Ken Collamore, and addressed the issues raised by the student union representatives.
With this column, over the coming weeks, we point out disparities in how students of different backgrounds and dispositions interact with the college.
This article is a part of a series regarding student concerns about the role of Campus Safety at Bennington. In part I of this series, Student Union representatives Karlyn Ellis and Every Jennings discuss their perspective on issues regarding Campus Safety.
This week’s edition focuses on academic issues as we are currently halfway between the first seven-weeks ending and registration for next term. People are curious to hear President Walker’s thoughts on the academic issues the college is facing.
“Being an anti-racist and welcoming place for students-of-color is a priority for the college,” claims Tony Cabasco, the Vice President for Enrollment at Bennington College. I can attest the same for The Beacon.
small groups from the student body met in two open forum virtual town hall Zoom meetings, to discuss what community governance should look like at Bennington. The long-anticipated event was fueled by concerns that the the administration’s scope of power has expanded, and its transparency has dwindled.
Today’s edition focuses on Laura’s priorities and goals as President of the college. The goal of this column is to provide the community with an understanding of the President, and I hope this edition can be a foundation for such an understanding.
