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“Who’s starting this thing?” the director of the race, Bob Dunkle said as he abruptly stopped his UTV near a group of Middlebury students at the course’s starting line and climbed out. One of the students offered to help, and Dunkle tossed him an airhorn as he delivered quick instructions.
I am a first year at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey pursuing a degree in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM). I may not be a student here for much longer.
Dear Middlebury,
This summer, Addison County faced extreme weather, including an intense thunderstorm in July and a drought in August. Both events caused damage throughout campus and in downtown Middlebury, raising concerns about the broader implications of climate change in the local area.
This past June, the family-owned Hero Sushi and Asian Grocery opened its doors at 21 Macintyre Lane beside Middlebury Discount Beverage, inviting students and locals to enjoy a cozy, welcoming space filled with fresh Asian food and distinctive snacks.
As students moved back onto campus this past weekend, they might have noticed the vibrant tree frog outside of The Middlebury Shop at Forth N’ Goal Sports that now watches over downtown Middlebury. This past spring and summer, the 15-foot-high mural was designed, created, and installed by local artist Matthew Haywood in collaboration with Middlebury Union High School art teacher Joseph Schine ’03 and his students.
New and first-time filmmakers from around the world came to Middlebury to showcase their work at the 11th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, which took place Aug. 20–Aug. 24.
When the strongly nautical “Vanisher, Horizon Scraper” by Quadeca released this summer, I was as landlocked as one could be. It was a few minutes past midnight, and I had just returned from a movie night at a friend’s apartment to my parking spot on the fourth floor of GSU’s parking garage. In six hours, my alarm would go off, and I would have to get ready for work. Sleep was long overdue. However, on my phone’s glowing screen, the notification for the release of Quadeca’s newest album had just arisen. I weighed my options for a moment, and then sat back in my Honda’s drab interior and queued the first song.
The Middlebury Performing Arts Series (PAS) is returning to campus for its 106th season to highlight performance art forms of all kinds — music, theatre and more will grace the eyes and ears of the Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) this fall. Whether you’re looking to unwind from the beginning of school chaos, or simply seeking a fun performance to watch, this year’s lineup has something for everyone.
After nearly two decades of polemics, the Monterey campus is set to close in 2027.
Beginning this fall, Health & Wellness Education is making updates to our community’s violence prevention strategy to strengthen our proactive power. This coming year, the MiddSafe hotline is ending, and a new group named PEAR (Peers Educating for Affirming Relationships, which combines the resources of both MiddSafe and the Mental Health Peer Educators, will take its place. This change allows our community to bolster our efforts in the prevention of interpersonal violence through increasing professional staff focus on Green Dot Bystander Intervention and the promotion of healthy relationships more actively and effectively in partnership with student peer health educators.
The college decided to close its graduate campus, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), leaving us surprised at the speed of this decision and cautiously optimistic about what it will mean for Middlebury’s future. After facing large budget cuts and changes to workplace benefits, students and staff at Middlebury have recently campaigned for the closure of the Institute, building on an idea that has been on the minds of some faculty members for several years due to MIIS’ financial strain. Last spring's walkout, various op-eds from faculty and students in The Campus, and our own Editorial Board’s call for the closure of MIIS crystallized the desire for change. We commend President Baucom’s quick decision to heed the voices of our most forthright faculty, staff, and students. It is one that will shape his legacy and our perception of him as a decisive leader. But we will not waste a moment before asking what this will mean for the college going forward besides a partially salvaged budget and an unsettled definition of what our school really is.
The college will end all residential graduate programs and certain online degrees at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) by June 2027. In a community-wide email and video announcement, college President Ian Baucom said that the Board of Trustees decided on Wednesday, August 27 to approve his recommendation that Middlebury phase its Monterey-based programs out within the next two years, citing severe under enrollment and financial deficits.
For many college students at institutions like ours, “finance”, “consulting” and “big law” have become catch-all terms that describe the failures and inequalities of the American economy. It comes as no surprise, then, that the announcement of Chuck Davis as our commencement speaker was met with widespread consternation. We are glad that the school’s choice has inspired such debate and would like to contribute our own small piece to address some of the concerns that have been raised in The Campus and elsewhere.
As faculty holding leadership positions in Global Security-related degree programs and research centers at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey, we are aware of calls for Middlebury to end its association with MIIS. While we feel sympathy for faculty and staff in Vermont who will face reductions in their benefits, the statements that have recently been made in support of severing ties with MIIS have been very one-sided and in places incorrect. We write to correct potential misconceptions and to provide additional information about the Institute. We make two points: MIIS provides valuable benefits to Middlebury and personnel in Monterey have not been shielded from financial pain.
Over 300 Middlebury community members walked out of classes and their jobs on Thursday, May 8 to rally outside of Old Chapel in protest of recent budget cuts. About 10 faculty members, staff members and students addressed the crowd calling for reversal of changes to retirement benefits, in addition to dissociate from Monterey, staff unionization and community solidarity in the face of future changes.
As the May 25 commencement ceremony quickly approaches, the college has quietly altered the selection process for the student speaker. Student Government Association (SGA) President Brandon Straker ’25, known as B Striker, will be the only student speaker at commencement, marking a departure from the college’s tradition of allowing a student committee to choose a speaker from the pool of candidates.
April 30 marked 100 days since President Trump took office, and in that time, uncertainty surrounding visas, research grant funding and key employment sectors has affected job prospects for Middlebury seniors and recent graduates. Students looking to work in industries or government programs targeted by the Trump administration feel unnerved by funding cuts and sweeping executive orders that may affect their post-grad options.
This semester, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been overhauled to increase student flexibility, expand course offerings and broaden its academic scope.
The college announced on May 1 that it had received 11,831 applications for the class of 2029 and 2029.5, a six percent drop from last year’s 12,540. Meanwhile, the overall acceptance rate increased to 13.9% from last year’s 12%.