Frisbee Dog statue reinstalled outside of Forest Hall facing Battell Beach
By Maggie Reynolds | May 12, 2022A bronze statue celebrating a sport that supposedly began at Middlebury was reinstalled this past week outside of Forest Hall.
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Khuram Hussain appointed new vice president for equity and inclusion
By Amanda Manoogian | May 12, 2022Khuram 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, 2022When 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, 2022Following 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, 2022A 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, 2022Middlebury 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, 2022Read the fourth iteration of our annual Zeitgeist student body survey.
Spring Student Symposium returns in person
By Emmanuel Tamrat | April 28, 2022The 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, 2022Every 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, 2022EAI 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, 2022Middlebury 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.
Student volunteers call abortion centers for FiveThirtyEight study on wait times
By Amanda Manoogian | April 28, 2022A group of 17 Middlebury students volunteered for a FiveThirtyEight Research Project on abortion wait times for clinics across the U.S. The team, which was led by Professor of Economics Caitlin Myers, dedicated upwards of 10 hours each over the course of two Mondays in order to call 737 abortion clinics ...
Nationwide non-dairy milk shortage limits options in Crossroads, dining halls
By Bea Parr | April 28, 2022Students had to either forego their Crossroads orders or power through tummy issues during a shortage on non-dariy milk options.
Student facing four charges, including hate motivated crime, following reported assault
By Tony Sjodin | April 27, 2022This is a developing story. Continue to check back for updates.
College buys land in downtown Middlebury for affordable housing development
By Ideal Dowling | April 21, 2022Middlebury purchased land on Seminary Street Extension in downtown Middlebury for $1.5 million to offer affordable and subsidized workforce housing.
Middlebury Language Schools to introduce an English Language School
By Ryan Mcelroy | April 21, 2022Middlebury announced the opening of its 13th language school, the English Language School (ELS), which will focus on the instruction of students learning English as a second language.
College announces new staff compensation plan to address its widespread below-market rate wages
By Jake Gaughan | April 21, 2022Originally announced in March, the new compensation structure will tie Middlebury staff compensation to the wages at peer institutions and aims to bring all staff wages within 15% of the market median.
Engineering dual-degree partnerships expand options for Middlebury students
By Xiaoyuan Jiao | April 21, 2022Students can either do a 3-2 program at Columbia, in which they finish their Middlebury degree in three years and go to Columbia for two, or a 2-1-1-1 program at Dartmouth, in which they complete two years at Middlebury, one at Dartmouth, return to Middlebury for their senior year, and then complete ...
Raymond Diaz ’23 wins SGA presidential election in close race
By Abigail Chang | April 21, 2022With 56.1% of the vote, Raymond Diaz ’23 was elected SGA president for the 2022-23 academic year.
English and American Literatures Department to be renamed English Department
By Riley Board | April 21, 2022After more than a dozen years under the name English and American Literatures (ENAM), the ENAM department will become the English Department, under the designation ENGL, beginning July 1, 2022.