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The college decided to close its graduate campus, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), leaving us surprised at the speed of this decision and cautiously optimistic about what it will mean for Middlebury’s future.
I am a first year at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey pursuing a degree in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM). I may not be a student here for much longer. When the news of the Institute’s closure in June of 2027 — the month of my supposed graduation from the ...
Welcome to the pages of The Campus. Whether you’ve opened our paper to read about the closure of MIIS, the college’s role in a recent lawsuit or that new mural you may have noticed on Main Street, we’re glad you’ve found us. Of the 37 student editors who have made our first issue possible, 19 ...
For many college students at institutions like ours, “finance”, “consulting”, and “big law” have become catch-all terms that describe the failures and inequalities of the American economy. It comes as no surprise, then, that the announcement of Chuck Davis as our commencement speaker was ...
As faculty holding leadership positions in Global Security-related degree programs and research centers at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey, we are aware of calls for Middlebury to end its association with MIIS. While we feel sympathy for faculty and staff in Vermont ...
The future of academia and human capability has been called into question in the past several years with the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Perhaps nowhere is this concern more pressing than in a classroom, where A.I. has weakened trust between professors and students, made cheating ...
The Middlebury Commencement is in the realm of the sacred, in what sociologist Émile Durkheim called “the ritual sense of the word. It has … transcendental majesty.” What are its sacred elements?
Last Tuesday, the college announced that Chuck Davis, CEO of private equity firm Stone Point Capital, will deliver this year’s commencement address. Upon receiving the news, we felt both confused and disappointed.
Middlebury’s classism is genteel, and it’s easy to dismiss when times are good. This past month, it has become harder to ignore.
Three hundred million dollars. Imagine this sum for Middlebury — a king’s ransom. With this sum, we could build forty-two Atwater Dining halls. With this sum we could have Beyoncé at every spring concert for the next three decades. With this sum we could give over 3,000 students full ride ...
International and Global Studies (IGS) is one of Middlebury’s most popular majors. It offers students the opportunity to critically analyze global trends, to specialize in a region or theme of study and to develop foreign language skills before using them while abroad. It should be the Middlebury ...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a dramatic transformation in public discourse over the past decade. What began in the 2010s as a neutral descriptor for diversity and affirmative action programs which emerged in the decades following the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has recently evolved ...
SPECS Panther is a mascot for SPECS (sex positive education for college students) and serves the Middlebury community. As a part of Health & Wellness Education, SPECS Panther seeks to educate and spark independent dialogue, not be the end-all be-all resource on campus. We encourage Midd Kids to ...
Uncertainty is uncomfortable and overwhelming. It can be isolating and anxiety inducing, and it can make questions about our lives even weightier. But uncertainty also lays the groundwork for transformation. It prompts us to consider the norms we take for granted and invites deeper, more critical conversations ...
Ruth Hardy is a State Senator for the Addison District. She delivered these remarks on the floor of the Vermont Senate on April 22, 2025.
Sex Positive Education for College Students (SPECS) addresses topics such as consent and communication, pleasure, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and safer sex practices. SPECS knows that Middlebury’s diverse student body includes individuals from varying domestic and international backgrounds ...
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Last week, Middlebury students and faculty participated in the 18th annual Spring Student Symposium, which highlighted over 200 student research projects. The symposium spotlights undergraduate research at Middlebury at a time when the Trump administration has been cutting the funding of projects at ...
The Middlebury Campus has recently received a number of inquiries about our process for granting anonymity and removing names and pictures from our online publication. Our official policy on the subject, as listed on our website, remains the same: We only grant sources anonymity if they have a credible ...
According to a recent piece by The Campus’ editorial board called “Middlebury may be next on Trump’s chopping block. What now?”, Middlebury College is one of 60 schools who received a letter warning them of antisemitism investigations on campus. Following the pattern of the Trump administration’s ...
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On Wednesday April 2, the college announced that it is planning to cut at least $10 million from its annual budget by reducing faculty and staff retirement benefits and increasing student enrollment. In their statement, they laid out three guiding principles: minimizing disruption to the workforce, ...