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Campus is alive once again with the sounds of students’ voices, the clatter of feet and bicycle wheels on sidewalks — and the ongoing sound of various campus construction projects.

College makes headway on planning and construction of campus buildings

By Ben Wagner | September 22, 2022

College tries out new half-credit course system this fall

By Lauren Thompson | September 22, 2022

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Elsa Alvarado ’18 named youngest director at pentagon

By Orly Berke | September 22, 2022

Computer science department faces unprecedented class sizes amid staffing shortages

By Amanda Manoogian | September 22, 2022

New Amtrak stop connects Middlebury and New York City

By Maya Heikkinen | September 22, 2022

MiddView leaders paid $300 stipend for orientation work

By Katie Futterman | September 15, 2022

Latest stories

Mixed reviews: Human Resources unveils new ‘skill matrix’ for staff compensation

By Maggie Reynolds | September 15, 2022

Cindie Webb has been employed by the college as a custodian for over eleven years. Webb spent the 2021–22 academic year cleaning all of HMKL — Hadley, Milliken, Kelly and Lang Hall — a job meant for five custodians. Webb and a colleague bore the impacts of understaffing, covering all 49 public ...

College continues to use Inn on the Green as student housing for second year in a row

By Ryan Mcelroy | September 15, 2022

Middlebury continues to house students off campus at the Inn on the Green for the fall 2022 semester — despite a decrease in overall student enrollment compared to last year — due to insufficient housing on campus.

Frisbee Dog statue reinstalled outside of Forest Hall facing Battell Beach

By Maggie Reynolds | May 12, 2022

A bronze statue celebrating a sport that supposedly began at Middlebury was reinstalled this past week outside of Forest Hall.

Rising juniors face limited and uncertain housing options

By Charlie Keohane | May 12, 2022

With the conclusion of a stressful housing draw, many juniors are left without housing for the fall semester and await the August draw process.

Khuram Hussain appointed new vice president for equity and inclusion

By Amanda Manoogian | May 12, 2022

Khuram Hussain will leave his current position at Hobart and WIlliam Smith Colleges to serve as Middlebury's next vice president for equity and inclusion starting July 1

Students organize for extension of visiting professor's contract

By Lauren Thompson | May 12, 2022

When Middlebury announced it would remove Cassarino's benefits next year, former students and advisees organized a campaign to demonstrate their support for her.

Middlebury students join over 20 colleges across the country for the Reproductive Freedom Protest

By Maya Heikkinen | May 12, 2022

Following the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, more than 100 Middlebury students rallied on the lawn below Middlebury Chapel on May 5 for a Reproductive Freedom Protest that took place in conjunction with over 20 other colleges across the country.

Nadya Tkachenko ’00 helps Ukrainian Refugees

By Carly Mcadam | May 12, 2022

A few weeks after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Nadya Tkachenko ’00 traveled to Poland, where she has been working to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees crossing the border.

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman ’80 to give 2022 commencement address

By Riley Board | May 10, 2022

Middlebury alumnus Dan Schulman ’80, CEO of the financial technology company PayPal, will give the commencement address to the class of 2022 on May 29. 

Zeitgeist 4.0

May 5, 2022

Read the fourth iteration of our annual Zeitgeist student body survey. 

Spring Student Symposium returns in person

By Emmanuel Tamrat | April 28, 2022

The Spring Student Symposium returned in person for the first time since spring 2019 on Friday, April 22.

How the course schedule comes together: Faculty, departments and coordinators plan for hundreds of classes

By Sabrina Salam | April 28, 2022

Every semester, students piece together a schedule of courses from hundreds of offerings across every department at the college — the product of a long scheduling process that involves all faculty, academic departments, the Dean of Curriculum’s office and the Registrar.

Think tank accuses 10 Middlebury alumni of fraudulent voting, officials say claims are unfounded

By Emily Hogan | April 28, 2022

EAI alleged that ten Middlebury graduates had not been removed from the voter rolls upon graduating, and had voted in multiple places in the 2020 election. Officials verified that at least some of these students lived abroad, and were still eligble to vote in Middlebury. 

College to celebrate LGBTQ+ students at first Lavender Graduation

By Orly Berke | April 28, 2022

Middlebury will host its first Lavender Graduation ceremony this year to honor the achievements of queer and transgender students during their time in college. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 in Wilson Hall for LGBTQIA+ students from the classes of 2022 and 2022.5.