The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) is partnering with the China Scholarship Council to launch a new scholarship program beginning in the fall of 2024, intended to host 20 Chinese students at MIIS on a yearlong full-ride scholarship.
The most extensive documentation of same-sex couples in America lives right in the town of Middlebury at the Henry Sheldon Museum. The museum holds archives of the relationship between Sylvia Drake and Charity Bryant, one of the earliest documented lesbian couples, when they lived in Weybridge, Vt. ...
Being a Ukrainian student in Vermont, studying at one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States, I feel the urge to use my privilege and resources to expedite Ukraine’s victory. My sister, my friends and my home remain in Kyiv. So, despite the 4,420 miles that physically separate me from ...
Nikky Sztachelski ’25, from Weston, Conn., is in the midst the transition from winter to spring track. In this installment of seven questions, Sztachelski, a psychology major and film and media culture minor, talks about her pre-race snack, her favorite track memory and her hype song.
The Office of Advancement and the Student Activities Office (SAO) are collaborating with student organizations this spring to launch the inaugural Join the Club fundraising campaign. Club leaders had the opportunity to opt into the campaign between Dec. 5 and Feb. 21, and the actual fundraiser will ...
Vermont resident and cocktail professional Sam Nelis is working to realize his full vision of the Specs Café: a café by day and cocktail bar by night, with an associated retail space for local beverages along with café and bar equipment. The Winooski, Vt. space opened as a café in December 2023, ...
They say that to have an eating disorder is to be at war with yourself. Likewise, to paraphrase Baudelaire, they say that the greatest trick of the enemy is to convince you that there is no war. Overcoming an eating disorder is challenging because it requires you to choose to be at peace with your body ...
On Saturday, Feb. 17, Alexa Mustafaj ’25 drew a foul from Amherst College’s Maya Cwalina with a minute and 16 seconds remaining in their NESCAC quarterfinal matchup. Mustafaj stepped up to the line, took a deep breath and sank the ensuing free throw. The shot did more than just put the game beyond ...
An increase in thefts from vehicles in student parking lots in recent weeks led Public Safety to urge caution and vigilance from students.
The much-loved and uniquely long-lasting student band Mutual Friends played their final show on Saturday, Jan. 28, just a week before five of the band’s eight members skied down the Snow Bowl for the Feb celebration. In addition to lead singer Annabelle Iredale ’23.5, guitarist Andrew Grossman ’23.5, ...
Music, art and food filled Edgewater Gallery in downtown Middlebury during its second Musical Brunch. The gallery hosted community members along with some current and upcoming artists on display at the gallery on Feb. 10 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Liz Lebeau sang at the event, accompanied on classical ...
Through the Axinn Center for the Humanities Middlebury has received a $1.48 million grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities for All Times, an initiative that fosters education and research on migrant justice in Vermont and globally through the creation of thirty new Public Humanities Labs. The ...
Both men’s and women’s squash teams saw major improvements this season and could pan out to be some of Middlebury’s most exciting teams for years to come.
Students and community members packed the Mahaney Arts Center to witness the third annual United for Ukraine event. The show was organized by Middlebury College’s Ukrainian students in partnership with the Mahaney Arts Center and the Music department, with support from the Office of the President, ...
Eva Vekos, the state attorney for Addison County, has been charged with a DUI after showing up at a Bridport, Vt. crime scene impaired.
The college announced changes to the composition of the class dean structure in early February, marked in part by the hiring of new dean, Sabrina Durand, this past fall.