Elizabeth Coleman has been the president of Bennington College since 1987. She is the subject of both wide praise and harsh criticism for her role in the Bennington Symposium of 1994, a high profile decision to eliminate tenure and fire more than two-dozen full time members of Bennington's faculty. Under her leadership, the college has recovered from its financial difficulties and seen a surge in enrollment. Bennington College Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont. ...