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On Monday, Sept. 30, Middlebury College released an update on its process of examining the endowment for investments in or connections to the war in Gaza. The college announced that it would not be taking any actions towards divestment from war profiteering, claiming it only maintains minimal investments in companies suggested for review.
On Friday, Oct. 4, Middlebury welcomed two renowned African musicians — Balla Kouyaté and Matchume Zango — for a night of musical wonder and communal merriment.
Middlebury’s Peter Kohn Field is set to host the 2027 Division III Field Hockey Championship. This marks the first time that Middlebury will host the national championship for field hockey.
Neel Epstein ’25, originally from New York, N.Y., is currently on the men’s tennis team. At this year’s ITA New England Regional, Epstein was the singles runner-up, and he will travel to Rome, Ga. for the ITA Cup on Oct. 10.
On Oct. 7, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Addison County District Court heard a brief competency hearing for Jerry L. Hoffman, who was charged last spring with attempted murder in the second degree, aggravated assault with a weapon and resisting arrest.
The volleyball team (11–4) notched a 3–1 victory over Tufts University (7–6) this past Saturday, marking their 10th consecutive win this season.
On Sept. 23, U.S. News & World Report released its 2025–2026 national liberal arts colleges rankings, which dropped Middlebury to 19th place — eight positions lower than last year, tied with Grinnell College and Washington and Lee University. This ranking is Middlebury’s lowest since its first appearance on the list in 1988, when the college was ranked 17th.
Senior Research and Instruction Librarian Brenda Ellis retired on Wednesday after over 23 and a half years in her position, making her the seventh librarian to depart from the college in the past two years and the third in the past five months.
The Adirondack chairs known and loved by students for enjoying Middlebury’s seasonally nice weather may soon face a competitor: adult playground equipment.
Amidst balloons, flowers and cake, the Ilsley Public Library last Saturday celebrated the centennial anniversary of its completion and official dedication to Colonel and Mrs. Silas A Ilsley on Sept. 25, 1924. The Ilsley Library 100th Birthday Bash also marked the start of a new chapter for the library as it moves forward with the Ilsley 100 Project, a major renovation and expansion of the library building. Activities at the event included a birthday cake bakeoff, attendees singing happy birthday to the library, a story time for children and a presentation on the history of the library.
It has been 18 months since former Vermont Governor and Executive-in-Residence Jim Douglas filed a lawsuit against Middlebury College for the removal of “Mead Memorial Chapel” from the campus landmark now known as the Middlebury Chapel. In that time, the parties have attended multiple oral arguments, with the latest taking place last week, and clashed in court filings over a proposed deposition of President Laurie Patton and the relevancy of various discovery requests.
The field hockey team (4–0) continued their undefeated start to the season after winning a 2–1 thriller against number four ranked Babson College on Sept. 15. Grace Keefe ’26 scored with just 24 seconds left in regulation to propel the Panthers to success.
The Opera Company of Middlebury (OCM) hired Robin Allen LaPlante as their new Managing Director in August. The organization is taking this change in leadership as an opportunity to reflect on their progress and goals after 20 years of programming and productions in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. While Middlebury is rarely the locale that comes to mind when one thinks of the opera — an art form usually associated with bustling cities such as New York and Vienna — OCM has managed to create opportunities for the local community to enjoy and appreciate its value.
Women’s Soccer
A mainstay of the Middlebury arts scene, the Performing Arts Series is back for its 105th season with a lineup as rich as it is varied. From classical chamber music to modern dance, there is something to compel everyone to make a trip to the Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) this fall. The Performing Arts Series has long allowed students, professors and community members to enjoy first-class, diverse arts programming as a collective. With classes underway and back-to-school antics in full swing, don’t forget to include these fabulously curated events while marking up your calendars this syllabus week.
This past weekend, the Middlebury men’s tennis team competed in the NESCAC championship as the top seed and two-time defending champions. After handily defeating Trinity College 5–0 in the first round, the Panthers narrowly lost to eventual winners Bowdoin College 4–5 in the semifinals.
A lot can happen in 732 days. Two senior classes have graduated from Middlebury. Two new classes have joined it. But in all of those days, Middlebury Women’s Lacrosse has not lost a single game.
To date, more than 1000 Middlebury alumni have signed the Open Letter to Middlebury College pledging to withhold donations until student demands at the Middlebury Gaza Solidarity Encampment are met. We are immensely proud of the students who are embodying Middlebury’s mission statement principles of leading “engaged, consequential, and creative lives.”
As Gaza Solidarity Encampments at universities have spread across the country, major media outlets have directed their attention to covering free speech rights, encampments as a valid form of protest and the history of student movements. While the violence towards and silencing of students deserve coverage, this narrative de-centers those at the heart of the conflict — Palestinians and Israelis. Politicians have used the encampments as a springboard to demonize the progressive movement, and to advance their agenda against their opposing party. Our western outlets love to center America, and although America is heavily involved, the victims and the perpetrators remain thousands of miles from Middlebury’s campus. The New York Times, The Guardian and my home newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, have focused both daily coverage and op-eds on student and faculty activism at elite higher-education institutions.
In the 1990s, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s “Deep Blue” computing system. Many people thought this was impossible — an AI system could never be complex enough to emulate the creative and intuitive processes required in high-level chess. Of course, the final score was 4–2, to Deep Blue.