The first time “Zeitgeist” showed up in my inbox, I almost ignored it. It was my first year at Middlebury, and the word meant nothing to me. But I clicked the link out of curiosity. As I read through the questions, I was struck by how different they felt from the ones institutions usually ask. They ...
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As the weather finally warms up (forgetting this Tuesday's snow), students finally begin to trade parkas, mittens and wool hats for lighter layers. The College emerges from its winter routine as Adirondack chairs fill Battell Beach and McCullough lawn once again. Students rush to get a coveted ...
A couple years ago, I had a professor who started each class by introducing an “AI tool” and having us fiddle around with it. Write a nonsense poem satirizing the musical Hamilton in Lewis Carroll’s voice, I’d type in, and the program would barf out some metrically-challenged slop. Make me a ...
Lately, Middlebury College has been acting confused. With the state of the world right now, who can blame it? The cost to provide a liberal arts education continues to rise, which is exacerbated by the Trump administration’s war on higher education. We’re in the process of breaking up with our long-distance ...
This piece has been written by staff members at The Center for Careers and Internships. For students of the class of 2026 preparing to enter a competitive job market, getting an early start on the job search can help you navigate an increasingly competitive landscape. Hiring has become more selective, ...
The last time I wrote for The Campus was in Ramadan 2024. I wrote a piece on the famous Persian-speaking Muslim poet Rumi and his passion for fasting in this month. Two years have passed, and I find myself writing again during Ramadan. This time, however, my pen can hardly string words together on anything ...
Sunday, March 8th, was International Women's Day. In Anne Hathaway's speech to the UN on International Women’s Day, she delivers, “We come together in tribute to the hope and the work and the grit of those who have not yielded to cynicism, who leave the candle of our collective faith in the importance ...
On March 9th, 55 students arrived at President Ian Baucom’s house in style, sporting blazers, collared shirts, khakis and even ties. The students did not fail to follow the strict business-casual dress code, which explicitly stated: “Dress code is business casual — no jeans and DEFINITELY [emphasis ...
U.S.A. and Israel have partially invoked humanitarian reasons such as rescuing protesters to initiate the war. The mass killings and casualties of civilian protesters, internet blackout, imprisonment of activists like Narges Mohammadi and Nasrin Sotoudeh and systematic oppressions against Kurdish and ...
In June 1948, the Middlebury Board of Trustees voted to elect two women to the board for the first time: Gertrude Cornish Milliken and Alice Guest Howson. While the name Milliken may be familiar to many students on campus, Howson is not. In current blog posts, articles and published materials, Gertrude ...
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International students make up an integral part of Middlebury’s student body. The college has a long and proud history of welcoming international students. It was a founding member of the United World College Davis Scholars program, which has become the largest private scholarship for international ...
In response to the op-ed published on Feb. 19th, I would like to highlight some of SGA’s current initiatives. I am aware of how important transparency is in effective governance, and in our last semester together, I will make an effort to improve SGA’s communication with the student body.
Imagine a family in rural Bosnia and Herzegovina. They have a four-year-old child who has just recently been diagnosed with cancer. The nearest hospital cannot provide the treatment their child urgently needs. The best pediatric oncology care is in the capital, Sarajevo, which is hours away. They are ...
On any given walk to class, the campus feels quiet — not because it is silent, but because so many of us are plugged in. AirPods in, eyes forward, moving through shared space while listening to something entirely private.
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Middlebury’s Economics Department recently set a new department-wide threshold of 95% for receiving an A-grade. As we recently reported, this policy change stemmed from concerns about grade inflation, which has prompted us to ask: What is the value of an A?
In March 2024, the Middlebury College Republicans (MCR) was revived, with new president Joseph Jacobson ’27 framing the club as a necessary corrective to a stifling campus culture “opposed to free speech.” In another piece written on behalf of MCR, Jacobson reiterated that “advocacy for freedom ...
Athletic scholarships are prohibited in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The conference justifies this policy by emphasizing its “long tradition of success both in meeting high standards of athletic performance and academic excellence.” The ideal NESCAC student is not ...
Black pioneers have long been at the forefront of advancing sexual health education, innovation, and reproductive justice. Leading figures like Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Byllye Avery, and Gosnell Duncan were pivotal to the development of sexual health and changed the way we understand the intersections of ...
Middlebury College hosts the country's oldest student-run carnival. For many students, the carnival, which typically runs for three days in February, is considered the pinnacle of the Middlebury experience, encapsulating student life in Vermont. This year, the 103rd winter carnival was no exception, ...
The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and the Feminist Resource Center want to express our concern and dismay at today’s Alexander Hamilton Forum talk featuring a “conservative feminist,” Leah Libresco Sargeant, who defines women as immutably biologically different from men. ...