Not many would characterize Middlebury’s student-administration relationship as “simple.” Mere weeks ago, the college faced intense, sustained outcry from students protesting Charles Murray’s third controversial invitation to speak on campus. On Murray and other issues, students have critiqued ...
Students remaining on campus have limited access to facilities as the college implements social distancing measures.
The college is preparing its facilities to provide additional support to Porter Medical Center and the greater community.
"Increasing transparency and student agency improves learning."
"What drives the pushback against universal pass/fail is the unwillingness of privileged Middlebury students to forego the unmerited benefits they receive from said privilege."
DLINQ has encouraged faculty to use a variety of online tools, including the now-ubiquitous conferencing platform Zoom for live video calls and Panopto for posted lectures.
Students organized the #FairGradesMidd and #OptInMidd petitions, generating buzz among students and faculty, after the college announced an opt-in Pass/D/Fail grading policy.
"The current opt-in Pass/D/Fail system presents an illusion of choice."
"We should not ask ourselves how we can make sure everyone receives the same on-paper outcome, but rather how we can help those who need support."
"In these difficult times, we have to be honest with ourselves about our goals and the effort we’re planning on putting into our work."
"Despite imperfections, the letter grading system is the last guardian of fairness in an inherently unfair society."
"We cannot choose the circumstances we live in, but we still have a choice about the kind community we want to create."
Students aren’t having a real college experience. We shouldn’t pretend that they are.
Last updated April 20, 1:00 p.m. Colleges across Vermont and Middlebury's peer schools in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) have been faced with the possibility of not conducting commencement exercises as originally planned, due to concerns about in-person gatherings during ...
Genevieve Herron '23 proposes a solution to the difficulty of long-distance friendships: letter writing.
Students struggled with quickly-changing travel restrictions and a chaotic return home as their study abroad programs were suspended.
We will actively update this map in response to how various Middlebury programs are affected by Covid-19.
Our Sex Panther has compiled all the best coronavirus references from the dating apps she's been scanning while sheltering in place at home.
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."