At Middlebury--the largest employer in Addison County--the college’s crisis management team has developed a roadmap for maintaining staff wages after most students departed during the unfolding pandemic.
"Right now, your decisions as a traveler, as a tourist, are bound to have unintended consequences."
As Middlebury College students evacuated campus and Covid-19 broke out in Vermont, town businesses saw a decline in sales and were forced to close or reduce staff.
The individual tested positive through Porter Hospital's drive-through testing service and is now self-isolating.
Fewer than 140 students remain on campus as they wait with uncertainty for the college's next steps.
The show must go on.
We want to hear about the litany of feelings that characterized many students’ last few days on campus.
As the International Students’ Organization Executive Board, we are distressed about the impact the administration’s decision to evacuate campus.
It’s taken a pandemic for me to feel it, but real community can happen at Middlebury.
Last Tuesday, an email leaked announcing Middlebury's move to remote learning. Within minutes, a self-proclaimed "Senior Week" had begun.
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Normally, two employees must walk the campus twice a week for two hours to clear the campus of trash and hazards outside. On Thursday and Friday, it took teams of five entire days.
As of Friday, March 13, all Middlebury programs abroad have been suspended for the spring semester due to travel concerns related to the coronavirus.
Prompted by growing coronavirus concerns, students will attend classes remotely following an extended two-week spring break.
According to student organizers, Charles Murray's lecture — scheduled for March 31 — will likely be cancelled due to the suspension of in-person classes.