Tara Affolter, professor of education studies, spoke about her new book, “Through the Fog: Towards Inclusive Anti-Racist Teaching,” and posed a question whose answer she has devoted her life’s work to changing: Who gets to be a child or a teenager in this country?
The Middlebury Board of Trustees approved at their recent meeting the addition of a second Student Constituent Advisor (SSCA) and the use of Universal Design in the renovation of Warner Hall, a set of standards that goes beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guideline.
Fran and Spence Putnam, local climate activists and community members of SNEG, spoke Friday afternoon about their recent self-designed study tour of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland, and what they think Vermont can learn from Nordic countries’ climate policies.
Students created a "mutual aid spreadsheet" with resources to help community members navigate the suspension of classes due to coronavirus.
Middlebury will begin remote classes following the break on March 30.
The college has not yet sent out an official statement about plans for suspension.
The Campus plans to publish an obituary of Nash with commentary from his family, friends and peers. Please email campus@middlebury.edu with memories of Nash for publication.
The Middlebury Student Mail Center received an award for efficiency in distribution from technology company Neopost in October after delivering over 89,000 packages in the 2018-19 school year.
Middlebury canceled the three C.V. Starr Schools in Italy for the spring semester due to concerns over the coronavirus COVID-19. Assistant Director of International Programs Alessandra Capossela said the decision was prompted by concerns that students might face more difficulties leaving the country ...
Leif Taranta ’20.5 and other student activists are leading workshops teaching the Middlebury community how to be more effective activists.
As the housing application process kicks off, the International Student Organization (ISO) is eying a residential space for international students that would function as a space for intercultural dialogue across the student body.
Middlebury alumni Kris McGuffie ’97 and Alex Newhouse ’17 spoke last Thursday about the dangerous role of artificial intelligence in online extremism, drawing connections between the growth of the Internet to the rise of online extremist communities.
The Student Government Association Finance Committee is dedicating $100,000 of budget surpluses to fund student-run projects through the MiddKid Mega Project, a one-time competition to incentivize creative ideas and expedite the process of funding them.
Students voted on Feb. 26 in favor of eliminating the position of commons senator, reducing the Student Government Association senate from 17 to 12 members. Only 10 percent of the student body voted in the referendum, which also changed SGA members’ titles from “senator” to “representative.” ...
Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad continue to react to the global spread of Coronavirus. With over 300 cases confirmed in Italy, Middlebury’s host university in Ferrara, Italy has decided to postpone the start of the semester. As a result, the one Middlebury student currently studying in Ferrara ...
Census day is April 1. Here’s what Midd students need to know.
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, gave a talk on Monday about the multifaceted alliance between the United States and Israel and fielded questions from student protesters.
A semester into Tobacco 21, Kevin Kareckas, Middlebury’s alcohol and other drug education specialist, is envisioning a tobacco-free future.
History Professor and Black Studies Program Director William Hart announced the creation of the Twilight Project, a collaborative research initiative that will delve into Middlebury’s fraught history of inclusion and marginalization, during opening statements to Nikole Hannah-Jones’ talk on Tuesday ...
Exploring the role of education in a time of global uncertainty, an interdisciplinary panel and Q&A served as a follow-up to writer and climate activist Naomi Klein’s Feb.13 talk. Moderators Hannah Laga Abraham ’23 and Ivonne Serna ’23 asked five faculty members from across the disciplines ...