News of Donald J. Trump’s election as the nation’s 45th president sent waves of shock and uncertainty throughout campus, prompting students to stage protests against the president-elect and discussions of what the next four years will bring. For many, election night was a surprising and ultimately ...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Club, along with the Economics and Political Science Departments hosted Scott Winship to speak this past Thursday, March 3 in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Winship, the Walter B. Wriston Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, presented a talk titled, “Inequality, ...
The College notified 338 new students of their early admission to the Class of 2020 via an online portal on Dec. 5. Mailed letters were sent in the next week. The students were chosen from an overall application pool of 636 applicants. This is an increase from the 280 students offered early admission ...
In an effort to alleviate student stress and promote mental health at the College, several administrators are working to develop a multi-faceted plan to build community and resilience, promote mind-body well-being, increase diversity and foster inclusivity. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean ...
On Thursday, Nov. 12, in the wake of the events that took place at the University of Missouri and Yale University surrounding racial tensions, students of the College wore black clothing and stood in front of Carr Hall in solidarity with black students across the nation. The event was organized by ...
August marked the introduction of two new student life staff members to the College: Baishakhi Taylor joined the College as the new Dean of Students, taking over from Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of the College Katy Smith Abbott, while AJ Place assumed the role of an Associate Dean of ...
On Monday, Mar. 2, College President Ronald D. Liebowitz announced the creation of the new Fund for Innovation in a schoolwide email. The fund, established by a group of donors looking to inspire innovative programs and initiatives throughout the college, will be accepting applications from students, ...
Following the recent restructuring of the Board of Trustees, July 1 will mark a wide-sweeping change in faculty governance. These changes come at a pivotal transition point for the College, as the new President will assume his position in 2015. President Ronald D. Liebowitz wrote in an all school email, ...
In order to study the influence and perceptions of the Middlebury brand, the College sought the advice of Baltimore-based consultant Mark Neustadt. After interviewing students, faculty, alumni and prospective students alike, he presented his observations and suggestions to the faculty last spring. “The ...
Students packed McCullough Social Space to the brim on Monday evening for the third annual It Happens Here (IHH) storytelling event, with overflow seating and a live-feed held in Crossroads. Members of IHH presented fourteen accounts of sexual violence submitted by students at the College. Luke Carroll ...