Amateur versus Athlete: My first time on a horse
(12/04/25 11:01am)
My introduction to the horse world began with teeth marks on my hand.
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Four of six Honor Code amendments pass with student and faculty votes
(12/04/25 11:03am)
For the past two years, the Academic Integrity Committee (AIC) has been reviewing Middlebury’s Honor Code, bringing students, faculty and staff into the process. Dean of Students Joe Russell announced the results of this review process in November.
Ian Baucom wants Middlebury to be the best liberal arts college in the world
(12/04/25 11:07am)
Since Ian Baucom began his role as Middlebury College’s 18th president in July, he’s mapped out a regular walking route. Starting at his office in Old Chapel, he winds past Old and New Battell, through BiHall, out to the Knoll, back up College Street, around Proctor and down to Axinn. Sometimes he walks with a faculty or staff member, engaged in conversation. Other times he’s alone, thinking. He is still searching for a favorite campus tree, he said. Like any other first year, Baucom has time.
Letter To the Editor: The importance of a literary degree
(12/04/25 11:03am)
Editor's note: This Letter to the Editor is in response to an Oct. 30 news piece reporting on English department vacancies and the importance of a literary degree.
Students join farmworkers at Hannaford to call for adoption of Milk with Dignity program
(12/04/25 11:01am)
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the entrance to the Middlebury Hannaford on Court Street was crowded with students, farmworkers, and Addison County residents rallying in support of Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity campaign. Participants gathered to urge the supermarket chain to join the farmworker-designed human rights program, which establishes labor standards for dairy farms supplying store-brand milk.
Save small class sizes
(11/13/25 11:06am)
Small class sizes and intimate academic experiences have long been a core tenet of a Middlebury education. The college proudly boasts our 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and our average class size of 16 on its website and on every tour. But this has not been reflective of our Middlebury experience for years, and the college announced in the spring that it is raising its target enrollment to balance its budget. Maintaining small class sizes may save monetary costs, but at what deeper price?
Parini and Us: An exit interview
(11/06/25 11:04am)
To commemorate Jay Parini’s retirement from his position as professor emeritus of English and Creative Writing, some of the Arts & Culture team sat down with him to chat about his career, life post-retirement and everything in between.
Bridging academia and action at the Middlebury Migration Conference
(10/30/25 10:00am)
On Friday, Oct. 24, the Axinn Center for the Humanities hosted the Middlebury Migration Conference in McCardell Bicentennial Hall as part of its “Migrant Justice in Vermont and Beyond” initiative. The event brought together a range of artists, advocates and academics to discuss their experiences and work around migration and migration justice. In a moment where ordinary migrant workers like Guadalupe and Emanual Diaz are kidnapped from South Burlington and transferred to detention centers across the country, the conference created a space for urgently needed mobilization and solidarity.
Don’t study abroad
(10/30/25 10:03am)
Four years is a pitifully short time for something so blatantly, absurdly wonderful: being an undergraduate on this campus. It would be remiss of every Middlebury student to take for granted the fact that everyone they know is within a 15-minute walk. It would be remiss to forget that the gym, the ice rink, the tennis courts, the pianos, the computer labs, and all the camping equipment you could ever need are all universally accessible — and free. It would be remiss to forget that, if you are on the dining plan, you could eat eight completely different meals a day without ever driving to the grocery store or spilling a single bubble of dish soap.
In light of English Department vacancies, faculty revisit importance of a literary degree
(10/30/25 1:04pm)
With several English Department faculty on leave, on associate status or recently retired, the department is facing staffing concerns, and no replacement positions have been approved by the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC). According to Professor of American Literature Brett Millier, who retired last spring, the department’s proposal for her replacement was denied.
Large class sizes impact faculty, student experience
(10/30/25 1:04pm)
Between 2019 and 2025, Middlebury’s undergraduate population rose from 2,580 to 2,653 students, according to data from the college’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Research. Enrollment saw large surges after students took time off during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in 2020 and then returned to campus in 2021 and 2022, causing a record peak of 2,858 on campus students in the fall of 2021.
Taniya Noori ’25.5 creates tutoring opportunities for girls in Afghanistan
(10/23/25 10:01am)
In August of 2021, the Taliban’s violent takeover of Afghanistan halted the education of millions of women. In 2023, Taniya Noori ’25.5 made it possible for a few of them to continue.
Middlebury to Palestine: Excerpts from the Gaza Teach-In
(10/23/25 10:00am)
On Oct. 3 in the Grille, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted a Gaza Teach-In. Speakers emphasized Middlebury’s connection to the Israeli Genocide of Gaza personally, intellectually and as fellow human beings. Two years into the genocide and with a new U.S. president in office, this event followed the precedent of the first Gaza Teach-In hosted on November 1, 2023.
Middlebury hosts fourth annual car show
(10/23/25 10:00am)
People say a dog resembles its owner, and a similar relationship often holds true for cars. At the Middlebury Car Show & Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, Middlebury resident Diane Mott, the owner of an orange 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 camper van, wore a peace sign baseball cap of a matching shade, dangly orange Volkswagen van earrings and a shirt with the words “they can’t steal what they can’t drive,” a nod to the vehicle’s manual transmission. With large sunglasses pulling the outfit together, her nature befitted that of a classic VW bus owner.
Professors adapt to AI in the classroom
(10/02/25 10:02am)
Across departments, Middlebury professors are grappling with the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. Many professors, including Professor of English Megan Mayhew-Bergman and Lecturer in Chinese Mairead Harris, have modified syllabi to permit AI in specific contexts.
Celebrating 100 years of the Chateau
(10/02/25 10:00am)
The Chateau marked its 100th birthday on Saturday, welcoming French Department alumni, students and professors for a celebration of its legacy. The dorm was the first of its kind in the U.S., a maison française or “french house” conceived and built with the purpose of speaking only French inside in mind. With its iconic dormers and peaked towers, the building has long stood out among the campus’s predominantly gray-stone Georgian architecture.
Your first year seminar should be fun
(10/02/25 10:03am)
I’ve had many moments at Middlebury over the last few years where I marvel at what I’ve been able to learn here. Taking classes that are actually functional — invigorating, even — has been a fairly novel delight in my academic career, coming from a high school which is consistently on the list of failing public schools in our state. Needless to say, I did not exactly have great preparation for Midd classes, and I definitely did not do enough to remedy this before college. During my first weeks here, I could barely speak in class. The thought of writing anything at the college level made my stomach churn. What changed all of this for me, giving me a voice in discussions and an eagerness to write, was my first year seminar, “The Journey Within.”
Sampling error: you
(10/02/25 10:02am)
Two weeks ago, I made the case for specifying the global problems you wish to spend years on. Today I want to place these choices at the right altitude, because from arm’s length everything blurs and from 10 years out it usually becomes embarrassingly clear. Set aside the buzz lines, and your career adds up to about 40-50 years, roughly 80,000 working hours. That is the single largest block of time you will ever control. Life is smaller than it feels, and if you do not decide what those hours are for, inertia will determine it for you.
My college diary
(09/25/25 10:03am)
“You are a writer. Don’t tell your parents that.” My English advisor, Professor Robert Cohen, told me these words as I sat in his office, talking about my recent turn towards Buddhist thought and how I’ve unclouded my judgment of the outside world over the summer.
I’m re-learning my mother tongue
(09/25/25 10:04am)
In February 2024, I wrote an op-ed for The Campus titled ‘I’m forgetting my mother tongue.’ Within one day of publishing, I was contacted by over 30 students who grew up and live outside of the regions where their mother tongue is spoken. Together, we mourned the loss of our linguistic heritage. Last November, my maternal grandfather passed away. He was the first Oshwal justice in Kenyan history. When I sat down to write part of his obituary, I realized I had never asked him about his life. Everything I knew about him was from older members of my family. It was then when I recognized the necessity of my situation. I believe globalization is increasing the growth of multi-cultural communities, and it is allowing people to examine a world with more equity and equality. But it should not come at the expense of cultural sovereignty. It is up to the individual to make sure their culture is not forgotten.