On Jan. 20, the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs and Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) hosted an Alumni Career Conversation featuring Philip Consentino ’00, a retired agent in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The event took place at the Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room and was advertised ...
On Sept. 1, students received an email from President Ian Baucom announcing two new initiatives: Midd Saturdays and Midd@Night. Both programs aim to provide a variety of new activities for students and staff alike. Midd Saturdays hosts events, per its name, every Saturday, and Midd@Night will take place ...
In Aug. 2026, the college contracted the Thatcher Group — a historic preservation group — to renovate and restore Painter House. The renovations aim to preserve the unique and tailored interior and to transform administrative offices into distinctly new spaces which include curated living rooms, ...
In line with the new school year, Middlebury dining services have rolled out a suite of upgrades to the online menu service, Nutrislice. Key changes include granular nutritional information for food offerings, the ability to filter meals by allergens or specific dietary restrictions and meal schedules ...
On April 24, over 1000 books changed hands at a community book swap hosted by student organization Page One Literacy. Open to both students and community members, many brought a book to share. Others brought tote bags filled with them. Situated on Proctor Terrace, the event included a craft table, where ...
After a year-long consultative process, the student organization previously known as Hillel has changed its name to ‘The Jewish Association at Middlebury (JAM)’, while maintaining an on-paper affiliation with Hillel International, an umbrella network of Jewish campus groups across the United States. ...
President Ian Baucom announced on Jan. 22 that Executive Vice President and Provost Michelle McCauley will step down from her position on June 30, concluding a tenure spanning three decades of teaching and institutional leadership at Middlebury.
On May 1, the student organization Migrant Justice held a May Day Teach-In in the Grille, hosting a variety of student groups and faculty, staff and student speakers to discuss labor rights on campus and beyond. As various speakers took the stage, four student activist organisations simultaneously tabled ...
For more than a decade, Middlebury College has hosted students from the Kenya Scholars Access Program (KenSAP), which brings high-achieving and high-need students from Kenya to colleges primarily in the United States. With six students from the program currently enrolled at the college, the program ...
On April 2, Middlebury Queers and Allies (Q&A) organized a panel in recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility. The panel discussed topics ranging from building community to legal action countering anti-transgender legislation.
For student-athletes, Athletics staff, and regular gym-goers alike, the Peterson Family Athletics Complex is a daily fixture, but notably far from the college’s main dining hubs. The Den was created to close that gap, bringing convenient access to food to a corner of campus that had long gone without ...
Kim Stanley Robinson, an award-winning American science fiction writer, will deliver the 2026 commencement address. Commencement is scheduled for May 24 on McCullough Lawn.
When Julian Gerson ’18 first tried his hand at speechwriting, he was sitting in an English class at Middlebury College, drafting what he imagined might be a hopeful speech in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss to President Donald Trump. Nearly a decade later, Gerson is writing speeches delivered ...
The Middlebury Campus won the 2025 New England College Newspaper of the Year award in the college division of the New England Better Newspaper Competition. The contest is hosted by the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA), which holds an annual convention to bring together and honor the ...
On March 12, four faculty members hosted a panel titled “War in Iran: Faculty Perspectives,” organized in response to the airstrikes across Iran by the United States and Israel beginning on Feb. 28th. The panel included Caileigh Glenn, assistant professor of political science; Febe Armanios, ...
On March 9, President Ian Baucom welcomed 55 students from the Middlebury College Democrats (MCD) and the Middlebury College Republicans (MCR) into his home for the third joint meeting between the two groups. Students gathered around tables to share a meal and engage in conversations about their political ...
The labor market today is undergoing a rapid technological revolution with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2025, more than 100,000 employees were affected by AI-driven layoffs, and more than 30,000 employees have already been impacted this year.
In Jan. 2025, the Armstrong Science Library in BiHall closed to make way for the development of the new Quantitative Center, or “Q-Center.” Though the design of the space was finalized only this semester, the Q-Center has quickly become a popular place for faculty and students to gather and collaborate. ...
Connor Williams ’08.5, a current lecturer and first-year seminar instructor at the college, has taken a roundabout path back to Middlebury. Before returning to his alma mater to teach during the 2025 J-Term, Williams served as lead historian for Congress’ Naming Commission. In that role, he ...
At one point or another, most Middlebury students will walk up the stairs in Proctor Dining Hall and sit down for lunch in the Redfield Dining Room. There, they’ll take off their coats and backpacks, sit down at one of the round tables, and immerse themselves in an experiential part of the college’s ...