David Buckwald Named Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Bennington College
David Buckwald has been named Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Bennington College. As part of the College’s leadership team, Buckwald will take...
David Buckwald has been named Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Bennington College. As part of the College’s leadership team, Buckwald will take responsibility for enrollment, financial aid, and marketing and communications.
Buckwald has more than 20 years of experience as an enrollment leader at highly selective institutions, including Columbia University, Bates College, and Fordham University. Most recently he has served as the Vice President of Enrollment Management and College Counseling at Avenues: The World School, which has campuses in New York, São Paulo, Shenzhen, Silicon Valley, and online. In this role, he oversaw a team of more than forty global admissions and enrollment professionals and nearly twenty college counseling professionals on five campuses around the world.
“Like many higher education enthusiasts, I’ve long been captivated by Bennington College,” said Buckwald. “To me, no other institution so fully challenges and nourishes a talented student, providing a transformative launchpad for their respective journeys and contributions to society. Bennington’s distinctive milieu, remarkable dedication to learning and making, and its leading experiential learning program all combine to offer an unmatched liberal arts college community.”
WittKieffer’s Shelley Arakawa and Ashlee Winters Musser led this search.