More than 400 students have tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the spring semester — with more than 100 cases reported on certain days during the past four weeks — leaving professors to reconsider how they should include students who cannot attend in-person class.
The college administration, alongside the Student Government Association (SGA), the Russian department and individual student groups, have sent out emails in recent weeks with official statements and information regarding campus-wide talks and fundraising efforts.
St. Stephen’s College — the only Middlebury partner in India that accepts men — informed Middlebury in February that it would not accept any students from the college for the 2022–23 academic year, prompting the program-wide suspension.
During their quarantines, many Middlebury students with Covid-19 have struggled to get food, stay up to date with their classes and interpret the college’s expectations for students who test positive.
Two packs of antigen tests containing four tests total were distributed to each student in the testing center and dining halls throughout the week.
Ting Cui ’25.5 and Faith Wood ’24.5 were elected in normal Feb elections, while Michael Eller ’24, Joel Machado ’22 and Nia Williams ’22 were elected in special elections and will serve their class years for the remainder of the academic year.
After more than three years at Middlebury, Visiting Assistant Professor of History Lana Povitz may be leaving the college — but not if a group of student organizers has anything to do with it. Current and former students of Povitz’s have put together a website, a demonstration and op-ed over the ...
The Middlebury Staff Council conducted a survey in September 2021 asking staff at the college and Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey about working conditions across the institution. Fifty-four percent of eligible employees responded to the survey.
Due to over-enrollment during fall 2021, Bread Loaf became an alternate housing option for Middlebury students as a solution for the lack of space on the main campus. As a result, new staff positions in dining, facilities and transportation were added to accomodate a new housing area 30 minutes away. ...
When Covid-19 began to spread in early 2020, Middlebury’s Crisis Management Team was the first to respond at the college. The team, a core group of college administrators, gathered to consider their options for sending students and faculty home, closing campus grounds and moving to an online teaching ...
The beginning of the spring semester brought a return to seemingly “normal” dining operations, with staff shifting schedules and dining hall procedures to fully accommodate indoor dining, regular Grille hours and the impending opening of the food truck.
While Middlebury students often scatter across the globe after graduation, some chose to remain in Vermont and work for the college or return many years later to their alma mater. According to Maggie Paine, director of advancement at the college, 7% of college faculty and staff are alumni. The Campus ...
Middlebury Language Schools announced on Feb. 11 that they will partner with Goucher College in Baltimore to launch a 4+1 masters program, offering Goucher students the opportunity to pursue dual undergraduate and graduate degrees including a Master of Arts of Applied Languages in either French or Spanish. ...
Due to icy conditions at the Snow Bowl, students watching the annual ski races were asked not to hike the hill and instead gathered outside of the lodge. The Winter Ball, typically hosted by Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) on Saturday evening was also replaced by a Winter Wonderland Carnival ...
Middlebury Language Schools announced on Feb. 11 that they will partner with Goucher College in Baltimore to launch a 4+1 masters program, offering Goucher students the opportunity to pursue dual undergraduate and graduate degrees including a Master of Arts of Applied Languages in either French or Spanish. ...
Behind this popular sushi operation is sushi chef John Maru, founder of Sushi Maru. In the Freeman International Center kitchen, Maru works with a partner and three part-time student workers to make an average of 150 sushi boxes a day, distributed in Crossroads, MiddXpress and the Grille.
The college shortened the required isolation period for students who tested positive from 10 days to 5 days in the first week of J-Term, in accordance with changing CDC guidelines.
The on-campus student population is expected to decrease for the spring semester — but will still be more than 150 students larger than an average year.
Middlebury is planning to hold the Feb graduation celebration ceremony followed by the Ski Down procession for the class of 2021.5 class on Feb. 5, with some modifications to accommodate current Covid-19 health and safety guidelines.
Students planning on studying abroad in the Kingdom of Morocco for the spring semester were informed on Jan. 3 that they would not be able to attend for the upcoming semester, prompting a scramble to find alternative housing and study abroad plans for the spring.