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Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies Raquel Albarrán is remembered as a loving friend, passionate community leader and a revolutionary scholar. Raquel passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, due to natural causes. At the time of her death, she was on a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ...

In memory of Raquel Albarrán, a loving friend, leader and scholar

By Rachel Lu | November 17, 2022

Two alums from Wellington Management kick off Global Sustainability Speaker Series

By Brinlea La Barge | November 17, 2022

How student organizations get their funding

By Susanna Schatz | November 17, 2022

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SAO implements “tier system” to determine budget and resources for club sports

By Rachel Lu | November 10, 2022

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Middlebury students and community members rally in support and solidarity of women’s rights in Iran

By Xiaoyuan Jiao | November 10, 2022

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MiddView and First@Midd Leaders still awaiting compensation for work

By Sabrina Salam | November 10, 2022

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“Insane Person for President” served no trespass order after yelling in college library

By Mandy Berghela | November 10, 2022

Middlebury Public Safety received a call about a disturbance occurring at the Davis Family Library on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7:19 p.m.

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Some student organizations required to complete new anti-hazing training course

By Ben Wagner | November 10, 2022

The Student Activities Office (SAO) announced in mid-October that club sports, a cappella groups and social houses were required to complete a new online anti-hazing training in.

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Middlebury alumni reflect on experiences in politics and government

By Rachel Lu | November 3, 2022

Over the past few weeks, The Campus talked with six alumni working in politics and government to hear about their experiences, how Middlebury shaped their careers and the moment they caught the political bug. 

James Morone ’75 on “Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal”

By Madeleine Kaptein | November 3, 2022

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs (RCGA) hosted a talk on Oct. 20 by James Morone ’75, Middlebury alum and John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy at Brown University, entitled “Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal” after his most recent book published in 2020. This talk ...

Professor Matt Dickinson’s predicts Republicans taking the House, a 50–50 Senate

By Lily Jones | November 3, 2022

Professor of Political Science Matt Dickinson has been traveling around Vermont to give his analysis and predictions on the outcome of the 2022 national midterm elections on Nov. 8. 

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Student group Middlebury Civics In Action encourages civic engagement in talks and workshops

By Tiffany Li | November 3, 2022

Middlebury Civics in Action (Midd CIA), co-founded by President Erin Chouinard ’24 and Vice President Ethan Schmitt ’24.5 in spring 2022, is a student group aiming to help students get directly involved in the political process and to provide education regarding active civic engagement.

MiddVotes looks to expand voter turnout ahead of midterm elections

By Bridget Mcdonagh | November 3, 2022

MiddVotes — a nonpartisan club that works to increase civic engagement — is tackling midterm election voting head on. 

News in Brief: Fire sprinklers activated in Stewart, causing flooding in residential areas

By Brinlea La Barge | October 27, 2022

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, fire sprinklers in Stewart Hall were accidentally discharged, although no fire was involved. Students were required to evacuate the building until the situation had been stabilized and flooding subsided around 11 p.m. the same night.

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Community Council recommends banning pledge processes for student organizations, social houses

By Susanna Schatz | October 27, 2022

Middlebury’s Community Council voted unanimously to pass a recommendation on to Residential Life and the Student Activities Office (SAO) that would ban social house pledge processes from student organizations. It also recently recommended that social house oversight transition from the domain of the ...

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Counseling Services welcomes therapy dog, Stella

By Mars Etgu | October 27, 2022

Counseling Services at the Center for Health and Wellness (CHW) welcomed a new member last August, Stella the therapy dog, with plans to give students regular access to a therapy animal. 

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Jesse Stratton appointed new director of Environmental Health, Safety and Compliance

By Mandy Berghela | October 27, 2022

After seven months of vacancy, Middlebury named Jesse Stratton the new director of Environmental Health, Safety and Compliance (EHS). He started his new role on Oct. 3. 

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SGA announces winners of first-year and senior senator races

By Rachel Lu | October 27, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) held elections for the First-Year Senator and Senior Senator positions on Oct. 11 and 12. The new First-Year Senators are Kaveh Abu Khaleel ’26 and Nikita Rodov ’26. Florian Knollman ’23 and Hieu Nguyen ’23 won the senior senator positions in an uncontested ...

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MiddCourses to return to campus before J-Term registration

By Caroline Harding | October 27, 2022

MiddCourses, an anonymous, student-run course review and recommendations site for Middlebury students, will be returning in the near future. The site was shut down in 2021 because the software used to create the website was outdated.

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In memory of Jeff Cason

By Charlie Keohane | October 27, 2022

Respected professor, provost and community member, Jeffrey (Jeff) Cason, passed away last July, leaving an indelible impact personally and professionally on the Middlebury campus. 