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 ...
In the 2025–2026 academic year, around 13% of Middlebury students were non-residents, hailing from more than 70 countries. For those students — and for all students in the United States without American citizenship — this means something very different from what it did before the second Trump ...
In a campus-wide email on Feb. 16, Middlebury’s Residential Life (ResLife) team announced housing updates for the 2026–27 academic year, including a reshuffling of sophomore housing and changes to Feb residential placement.
On Dec. 29, Domino’s Pizza opened a location in Middlebury at 40 Court Street. The Campus reported in a Jan. 15 article that Domino’s offered a more cost-effective option than other local pizza shops such as Nino’s and Green Peppers.
In some Middlebury classrooms, a few seats are filled not by degree-seeking students but by local residents who have chosen to audit a course. Since 2008, the college has allowed community members to audit most classes free of charge, in addition to welcoming residents to public lectures and ...
This spring semester, the Middlebury Economics department instituted a department-wide threshold of 95% for an A-grade. The department previously had no standardized cutoff; prior to this policy, individual faculty members used 93%, 94%, or 95%.
During its virtual Feb. 6–7 winter meeting, the Middlebury Board of Trustees approved a comprehensive fee of $94,386 for the 2026–2027 academic year, a 4% increase over the fees for this current academic year.
In a town that receives an average of 80 inches of snow a year, Middlebury’s snow removal team shoulders a heavy responsibility. Yet with a recent uptick in extreme weather conditions and a statewide salt shortage, Facilities staff are navigating an increasingly unpredictable winter landscape.
On Feb. 16, the student body received an email from the Office of Communications and Marketing announcing the launch of MiddStories, a digital hub for Middlebury news, commentary, features, and multimedia storytelling. The email described MiddStories as “a place to learn the latest news, to consider ...
On Monday, Feb. 16, students gathered in Coltrane Lounge for a Double Dutch workshop organized by the Black Students’ Union (BSU) in conjunction with Evolution Dance Troupe, part of a host of events planned for Black History Month.