The Middlebury Off-Campus Project

Faculty at Home: Series redefines the classroom

Two professors started a remote lecture series that allows all members of the Middlebury community to learn across disciplines from their own homes.

College fumbles approach to racial bias conversations during Middview

MiddView leaders grappled with expectations to serve as educators and BIPOC ended up bearing the brunt of the burden.

Students elect first-year senators, senior senator to Student Government

First-years elected two class senators to represent the class of 2024 and seniors elected one senator in a special election.

Big data, big implications: 2020 Clifford Symposium tackles data across disciplines

  This year’s annual Clifford Symposium — titled “The Rise of Big Data” — focused on the growth of data across disciplines and its importance for the future of learning at Middlebury. The conference was held over Zoom on Thursday, Sept. 24.    ‘Truth in Numbers? Data in Environmental ...

Class-action lawsuit against Middlebury seeks spring tuition refund

A class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court late last week accuses Middlebury College of not adequately reimbursing students for spring tuition.

Student reports being the target of a racial slur on campus

A day of resistance and solidarity was soured by the actions of a pair of students behind Ross last night. Rodney Adams ’21 and Jameel Uddin ’22 were preparing for a relaxing evening after a day of protesting when two white students confronted and harassed them with a racial slur, according to Adams. Per ...

September 24 Issue

This week, The Campus presents its third issue of the semester. This fall, we will continue publishing content online on a weekly basis on Thursdays. You can browse our stories on our website, as well as check out a virtual front page each week.

Our world just got bigger; so did our responsibilities

the tension inherent in these unparalleled circumstances requires students to be more conscientious, intentional and gracious than ever. 

Thin Ice

No coaches, no contact, no competition: Club teams play on

Without coaches, contact or competition, athletes on club sports teams get creative in finding ways to practice.

Can we please stop talking about our quarantine weight?

And yet, we spend a lifetime being our own judges and executioners. It’s exhausting. 

Students flock to old haunts as Phase Two loosens restrictions

When Middlebury transitioned to Phase Two last week, students were released from campus quarantine and allowed to traverse Addison County — and traverse they did.

Changes to Title IX alter reporting and investigation procedures

New regulations related to the 1972 federal civil rights law which prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs have changed the Title IX investigation and hearing process at Middlebury.

Please don’t stop the music: Singing groups play the semester by ear

With sufficient precautions, the college’s choir and a cappella groups are determined to find a way to continue the experience of ensemble singing.

The essential workers among us: MiddKids on the frontlines

As states across the country issued stay-at-home orders last spring, essential workers carried on working and took on personal risks to keep the country functioning. Among their ranks were several Middlebury students who faced daily concerns about personal and familial health, battled exhaustion, balanced ...

Burlington High School shuts doors for fall semester after detection of hazardous chemicals

Burlington High School will close for the duration of the semester due to the presence of dangerous chemicals on campus.

Sit down, shut up and be a man

While women are now forging multidimensional identities, men are sometimes denied comparable flexibility.

Siefer’s Scoop Episode #3: Gianna Palli ’23.5, Women’s Basketball

In this episode of Siefer's Scoop, women's basketball's Gianna Palli '23.5 talks about the effect of the pandemic on the team's season, her injury after just six games and how it impacted her decision to take a gap semester.

Direct Your Attention: Casey Neistat’s Reinvention

Before a week ago, Casey Neistat had uploaded 11 videos in the past eight months. In the last 10 days, he has uploaded 10 times.

A case for Evelyn Waugh: Humanity and absurdity

“The correct procedure [when assigned a story], is to jump to your feet, seize your hat and umbrella and dart out of the office with every appearance of haste to the nearest cinema."