School of Abenaki joins language schools as a pilot program
By Caroline Kapp | January 23, 2020Abenaki, a Western Algonquian language, will be offered through a pilot program at Middlebury Language Schools for the summer of 2020.
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Vermont supreme court hears case on campus
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | January 23, 2020As part of their “On The Road Series” the Vermont Supreme Court held hearings in Wilson Hall on January 15th.
Cook Commons Dean Ian Sutherland departs mid-year
By Caroline Kapp | January 23, 2020Students in Cook Commons were informed of Dean Sutherland’s departure via email on January 16th. No one would comment on the nature of his departure.
Economics major is reclassified as STEM
By Nicole Pollack | January 23, 2020The internal decision to recognize economics as a STEM program due to its focus on quantitative analysis will increase U.S. visa durations for international students in the major.
Health insurance blunder impacted 131 Midd students
By Sabine Poux | January 23, 2020131 Middlebury students could benefit from a settlement for uncovered medical insurance claims.
Sunrise movement hits Middlebury with banner drops
By Erica Bisaillon | January 23, 2020A banner dropped in BiHall on December 6 by Sunrise Middlebury. The nation-wide youth movement advocates for action to combat climate change.
Students charged for damages incurred during the fall semester
By Riley Board and Caroline Kapp | January 23, 2020Damages in Atwater during the fall totaled almost $6,000, an unprecedented amount for a single semester.
Students recieve scam emails and phone calls disguised as PubSafe
By Annabella Twomey | January 23, 2020Students received scam emails from an account posing as Public Safety, requesting personal phone numbers and demanding that students pay a fine.
The annual creation of an unconventional J-Term catalog
By Cecelia Scheuer | January 23, 2020“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.
Stickers advertising white supremacist organization found on campus and in town
By Riley Board | January 23, 2020The 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.
Student-organized symposium addresses global effects of settler colonialism
By Abigail Chang | January 23, 2020The 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.
Charles Murray invited back to Middlebury by College Republicans
By James Finn and Caroline Kapp | January 22, 2020Murray'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.
College increases wages for some entry-level staff positions following calls for higher pay
By Sabine Poux | January 11, 2020Many 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?”
Middlebury visiting scholar disinvited from speaking at NATO conference
By Riley Board | December 10, 2019Stanley Sloan believes that his critiques of President Donald Trump over Twitter led to the cancellation of his talk.
Update: President Vijayakumar will not be impeached for winter term absence
By Sarah Asch | December 8, 2019Over 30 students attended Sunday's SGA meeting, at which the senate voted unanimously to approve Vijayakumar's interpretation of the constitution.
Senate to discuss impeachment of SGA President
By Sarah Asch | December 8, 2019While 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.
Students protest for higher staff wages
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | December 7, 2019In 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.
Two scholars debate race- versus class-based affirmative action
By Rachel Lu | December 5, 2019Both scholars are proponents of racial and class diversity on college campuses, but disagreed upon the means by which to achieve increased diversity.
Community Council: A semester in review
By Tony Sjodin | December 5, 2019From 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.
College offers employees additional health insurance option with Panther Plan
By Abigail Chang | December 5, 2019While the new plan offers lower monthly cost and new options for tax deductibility, some employees remain skeptical of potentially high out-of-pocket expenses.