Events
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Jun 12
The Resilient Brain: From Research to Practice
Linda Hecker, Lead Educational Specialist, presents Study Skills and Writing Strategies Workshops at Brain Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Jun 14
2013 Landmark College Golf Classic
Tee it up for education at the 2013 Landmark Golf Classic. All proceeds benefit the Landmark College Scholarship Fund.
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Jun 15
You’re Invited to Open House
Now with more degree options than ever, learn how Landmark College can be a key part of your college degree plans and your success! Register today.
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Jun 20
Life After High School: Fostering Resilient Adolescents
Join Linda Hecker, Lead Educational Specialist, as she explores ways to embrace learning differences and strategies that improve executive function skills, during her visit to Punahou School in Hawaii.
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Jun 24
Landmark College Summer Institute
Explore the power of applying research-based Executive Function strategies in the classroom and beyond June 24 - 28.
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Aug 13
Flint Hill Institute
Four days of workshops focused on Teaching Reading and Writing with the Common Core in Mind, Managing Executive Function Challenges, and Learning Disabilities.
Alumni News and Events
There’s always something going on for our Alumni to stay connected. Visit often to stay up to date on all the latest news and events.
News
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Landmark College Ushers in 60 New Graduates
Friends, families and alumni came from across the U.S. as well as Canada, South America and Europe to celebrate with faculty and staff, a turning-point achievement for 60 new Landmark College graduates—earning a college degree.
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Landmark College Alumna Among Recent Graduates Recognized For Service To Others
Norwich University President Richard Schneider takes a look at how service to others has a lasting impact on Vermont college students, including Landmark College Alumna, Meghan Benzel.
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In Remembrance of Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Sargent Fay: A Friend, A Colleague, and A Mentor
It is with great sadness we share the passing of Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Sargent Fay.
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The Next Generation of Leaders Celebrated at Landmark College
On May 2, 2013 twenty-five talented, hard-working college students were recognized for their leadership contributions at Landmark College.
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Exciting Finish Extends Win Streak to Nine for Landmark College Men’s Baseball Team
So there we are…bottom of the 7th, down by three.
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Student Achievement Shines at Landmark College Academic Awards
In a tribute to outstanding students of academic year 2012-2013, Landmark College held an inspirational academic awards ceremony recognizing academically savvy students who have made exceptional achievements in subject areas including mathematics, English, the sciences, and other liberal arts disciplines.
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Landmark College Professor Earns Outstanding Educator Award
For her dedication to educating bright, at-risk college students with a pedagogy honed by action research, Dorothy Osterholt, Landmark College Associate Professor, was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) at the spring meeting of the northeast chapter in Bridgeport CT.
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Winning Streak Continues for Landmark College Men’s Baseball Team
The cool, drizzling weather was hardly enough to stop the Sharks from adding another win to their season tally and moving their record to 6-0 as they defeated Putney by a score of 8 – 4 on Saturday.
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Landmark College Professor Explores 50 Years of Change in the Field of LD With The Washington Post
The field of learning disabilities turns 50 this year – an event celebrated by Professor James Baucom, a Landmark College founding administrator and current Professor of Education, in an article published today in the Washington Post.
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Landmark Baseball Team Takes Double-Header to Move Win Streak to Five
It was another great Sunday for Landmark’s Baseball team as they put away two more wins. They defeated McGills 12 – 2 during the first game and defeated Brattleboro 7 – 1 during game two.
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Landmark College Professor Shares Insights on Increasing Student Motivation
Associate Professor of First-Year Studies at Landmark College, Sophie Lampard Dennis shares insights on ways to increase student motivation and the role she views educators having in the process.
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Overcoming Academic Struggles Became Her Roadmap to Success
With her master’s degree complete, alumna Andrea Tolliver is thankful for the academic framework, and the confidence, she gained at Landmark College.
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Landmark College President Discusses Models of Educational Success
During a recent interview with Higher Education Today, Landmark College President Dr. Peter Eden, shared insights about the College’s unique and proven educational model.
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Powerhouse Speakers to Kick off Landmark College’s First Annual Capacity Building Institute
Be a part of the 2013 Capacity Building Institute which will bring together educators from the computer science and engineering fields, disability service providers, and instructional technology personnel from around the country to discuss ways to increase the number of students with disabilities successfully pursuing higher degrees and careers in the computing fields.
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Dr. Banerjee Delivers Keynote Address at LDA Conference
Dr. Manju Banerjee, director of the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training, is the keynote speaker at the Learning Disabilities Association of America’s International Conference, being held Feb. 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas. The title of her presentation is “Technologies of the Future: Where Assistive Meets Mainstream.”
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Landmark College “Bridge” Program Profiled in Chronicle of Higher Ed
Landmark College’s “Bridge” program, which helps students master skills needed for academic success, develop better study habits, and either get back on track or stay on track for graduation, is featured in this week’s edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, considered by many to be the No. 1 source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators.
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About.com Looks to Landmark College for Advice on Choosing the Right College
A new article in About.com’s ADD/ADHD guide features an interview with Landmark College Senior Vice President Brent Betit, Ed.D., who describes what college attributes best serve students with ADHD, ASD, and learning disabilities in helping them achieve academic success.
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Landmark College Students Study Chile’s Ecosystem
PUCON, CHILE — A dozen Landmark College students and two professors are spending January exploring the cultures and ecosystems, not of Putney, VT but of Pucon, Chile, at the entrance to the Trancura Valley in the shadow of the Andes, just fifty miles from the south Pacific Ocean.
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Landmark College Kicks Off “Alumni Challenge” Can the Sharks set a new fundraising record?
Landmark College has announced its first annual Alumni Challenge — the goal is to raise $20,000 toward the Annual Fund with two exciting matching programs.
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Landmark College Celebrates December 2012 Graduates
They quoted Dr. Suess and T. E. Lawrence, Caroline Kennedy and Martha Graham. They thanked their families and friends, the faculty and staff, and others. And one by one, as they made their way to the podium to accept their diplomas, the newly minted graduates of Landmark College celebrated the December 15 commencement exercises with smiles, joyful tears, and a sense of accomplishment.
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Is ADHD Overdiagnosed?
Is ADHD over-diagnosed? Are we medicating children too quickly and frequently? Or are we simply doing a better job of recognizing and treating a pervasive disorder that afflicts almost one in ten children, and nearly as many adults? That seems to be the current debate. Is there a middle ground between these two views, one in which parents and educators can find some consensus? Published in USA Today, this story offers perspective on the topic from Landmark College Professor, Mac Gander.
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Professor Jen Morris Art Opening
The show is entitled “Enunciate: Photographs from Jen Morris”
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Three Landmark College Professors Collaborators in Brattleboro Literary Festival
Art Professors Humberto Ramirez and Jen Morris, and English Professor Lesle Lewis work is represented in Brattleboro Literary Festival
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AmeriCorps is Just One Way Landmark Grad is Giving Back
AmeriCorps helps support new community service programs and gives grads unexpected opportunities to lead and give back.
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Landmark College Honor Society Earns International and Regional Recognition
Landmark College Honor Society Earns International and Regional Recognition. Congratulations to the student scholar leaders of Beta Alpha Epsilon, who have achieved these honors in competition with students from two year colleges across the region and around the world.
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Fall 2012 Academic Speaker Series
An engaging lineup for Fall 2012 Academic Speaker Series is announced.
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Highlights from Spring 2012 Commencement
Each Landmark College graduate is given the opportunity to speak to the audience during commencement, a tradition that dates back to the founding of the College. Many of the speeches are moving because students share their educational experiences, the successes and the struggles, with family, friends and faculty. Here are a few highlights.
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A Celebration of Academic Success
Academic Awards highlight some of the many achievements of our students during their time at Landmark College.
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New Semester Exchange Expands Study Options for Vermont College Student
MONTPELIER, VT – Vermont’s independent colleges and universities annually pump nearly $1.4 billion into the state economy and attract 14,000 out-of-state students who spend their college savings in Vermont, according to a recent study by the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges (AVIC).