Since the Covid-19 pandemic, persistent staffing shortages have strained Middlebury’s dining team. On Aug. 15, to combat recruitment challenges, the college’s Human Resources Office launched a three week targeted pilot referral program, offering a $500 bonus in December to faculty and staff members ...
With the decision to shut down several programs at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) within two years finalized, Monterey-based faculty, staff and students are mourning the future of their school. On the other side of the country, the Vermont community has commended the choice, ...
Multiple changes to dining facilities on campus have launched this semester, from a new app to scan into the dining halls to the opening of the cafe “So-Full Sisters” inside BiHall to an expansion of the Grille’s offerings.
Over the summer, long-planned renovations to the first year residence Stewart Hall began. The renovations will update aging facilities in the dormitory as well as support Middlebury’s Energy2028 initiative by installing an energy-efficient geothermal HVAC system.
The Center for Health and Wellness (CHW) recently announced the termination of MiddSafe, a student-run mental health and violence prevention hotline that has been in use for almost a decade. Director of Health and Wellness Education Madeline Hope cited a decrease in student use as the reason for its ...
On Aug. 8, Middlebury College was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts accusing 32 elite colleges and universities of attempting to raise tuition costs through the early decision admissions pathway.
On June 30, Jim Ralph stepped down from his position as Dean of the Faculty, passing the baton to Professor of American Studies Roberto Lint Sagarena. Ralph had agreed to the transition in the spring of 2023, having served in the academic administration since August 2008.
In recent steps, both college President Ian Baucom and Middlebury faculty affirmed their commitment to maintaining academic freedom on campus in response to recent threats to the federal funding of higher education by the Trump administration.
Current first years are the first class to live in the newly constructed Battell Hall on the North end of Battell Beach. The building, which towers over the northern side of campus, houses approximately 300 new students — 41% of the class of 2029 — and 14 Resident Assistants (RAs). It’s the largest ...
This fall, 292 international students from 75 countries are enrolled at Middlebury and all were able to obtain their proper documentation to return, according to Smita Ruzicka, Vice President for Student Affairs. But the process was not without challenges.
The college will end all residential graduate programs and certain online degrees at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) by June 2027. In a community-wide email and video announcement, college President Ian Baucom said that the Board of Trustees decided on Wednesday, August 27 to ...
Over 300 Middlebury community members walked out of classes and their jobs on Thursday, May 8 to rally outside of Old Chapel in protest of recent budget cuts. About 10 faculty members, staff members and students addressed the crowd calling for reversal of changes to retirement benefits, in addition ...
As the May 25 commencement ceremony quickly approaches, the college has quietly altered the selection process for the student speaker. Student Government Association (SGA) President Brandon Striker ’25, known as B Striker, will be the only student speaker at commencement, marking a departure from ...
April 30 marked 100 days since President Trump took office, and in that time, uncertainty surrounding visas, research grant funding and key employment sectors has affected job prospects for Middlebury seniors and recent graduates. Students looking to work in industries or government programs targeted ...
This semester, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been overhauled to increase student flexibility, expand course offerings and broaden its academic scope.
The college announced on May 1 that it had received 11,831 applications for the class of 2029 and 2029.5, a six percent drop from last year’s 12,540. Meanwhile, the overall acceptance rate increased to 13.9% from last year’s 12%.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of marriage equality in Vermont, Special Collections hosted a panel of speakers and an open house related to its archive of the Vermont Freedom to Marry task force. Over 75 community members and Middlebury students gathered in the lower level of Davis Family Library ...
This year has witnessed surprise and turmoil on many levels. Historic election results in the U.S. and around the world, federal budget cuts, ongoing global conflicts, and seemingly universal political tension have allowed international and national discord to exert daily influence on the lives of Middlebury ...
In a series of moves last week, Middlebury’s next president, Ian Baucom, began to stake out positions on key issues at the college and in higher education that will shape his tenure, standing up for the college — and for Monterey.
Since the college’s announcement on April 16 that the U.S. government had terminated the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status of one Middlebury undergraduate student and three Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) alumni, administrators have further addressed ...