How a Small Vermont College Saved UArts’ Dance Program
Bennington College, a small college in Vermont, took over the University of the Arts’ dance program after the Philly university closed without warning last year. Why? And how? Host Trenae Nuri talks with Laura Walker, president of Bennington College, and Donna Faye Burchfield, director of the dance program, about how this tiny college hundreds of miles away saved a storied dance program in Center City.
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