“We want to bring in some variety relative to what is typically taught at Middlebury”: Each year’s often-unconventional J-Term courses must first undergo an extensive vetting process.
The Community Bias Response Team named the incident in an all-school email, but chose not to identify the specific group. Public Safety has opened in investigation, but does not expect to identify any perpetrator.
The student-organized ‘Bodies at Borders: The Lived Effects of Settler Colonialism’ symposium brought together speakers who focused on settler colonialism and its impact on Puerto Rican, Palestinian, and Native American people.
Murray's 2017 visit caused campus uproar and nationwide campus free-speech debate. Now, the Middlebury College Republican co-presidents are asking the campus community to reengage.
Many workers, like Facilities Service Floater Isaac Larocque, say the change indicates more broadly how the college treats its long-term employees. “Seniority doesn’t really mean anything,” he said. “How can somebody who’s been here 20 years, or 10 years, just be left in the dust?”
Stanley Sloan believes that his critiques of President Donald Trump over Twitter led to the cancellation of his talk.
Over 30 students attended Sunday's SGA meeting, at which the senate voted unanimously to approve Vijayakumar's interpretation of the constitution.
While the discussion hinges on the interpretation of a flawed constitution regarding the president’s presence over winter term, many worry that the force driving the debate is personal.
In response, the college reiterated its commitment to reviewing wages for positions in lowest pay bands. "It took student action to get the college to address it," said College Landscape Horticulturalist and Staff Council President Tim Parsons.
Both scholars are proponents of racial and class diversity on college campuses, but disagreed upon the means by which to achieve increased diversity.
From the dissolution of the commons systems to the imminent installation of security cameras, Community Council has overseen a variety of non-academic developments this semester.
While the new plan offers lower monthly cost and new options for tax deductibility, some employees remain skeptical of potentially high out-of-pocket expenses.
As the semester came to a close, the SGA discussed eliminating the commons senator positions, voted down a proposed referendum to make Atwater Dining Hall fully vegetarian over Winter Term and began developing a bill to make Thanksgiving break a week long.
After multiple drafts and much debate, the new policy went into effect on Nov. 21, 2019.
There have already been $2,000 worth of damages to campus trees this fall.
In response to faculty recommendations, the college is exploring adding data science opportunities to its curriculum, with the long-term goal of creating a data science major.
Ever wonder how much squash dining services orders at a time? We found out.
In accordance with a 2017 SGA bill, dining halls are aiming to reduce meat consumption while providing nutritious alternatives and catering to student needs.
Dining halls across campus replace individual napkin holders with larger, centralized dispensers.
We’re not sure if you’ve heard, but this semester has been a chaotic one in the world of student journalism.