Kai Arrowood '29 (he/him) is a News Editor.
Kai previously served as a staff writer. He is a prospective English and Sociology joint major. Aside from The Campus, Kai is a copy editor for Middlebury Geographic and an avid participant in National Novel Writing Month.
In June 2024, the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement — which set a fixed annual contribution from Middlebury College to the town — expired. Over the past two years, local town government and college financial managers have been negotiating a new agreement that accounts for the college’s ...
On March 2, Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted a video message on X, formerly known as Twitter, encouraging Americans in the Middle East to monitor updates following the initiation of “Operation Epic Fury.” The travel advisory for Jordan, which typically rests at level two — “exercise increased ...
Connor Williams ’08.5, a current lecturer and first-year seminar instructor at the college, has taken a roundabout path back to Middlebury. Before returning to his alma mater to teach during the 2025 J-Term, Williams served as lead historian for Congress’ Naming Commission. In that role, he ...
In some Middlebury classrooms, a few seats are filled not by degree-seeking students but by local residents who have chosen to audit a course. Since 2008, the college has allowed community members to audit most classes free of charge, in addition to welcoming residents to public lectures and ...
In a town that receives an average of 80 inches of snow a year, Middlebury’s snow removal team shoulders a heavy responsibility. Yet with a recent uptick in extreme weather conditions and a statewide salt shortage, Facilities staff are navigating an increasingly unpredictable winter landscape.
Middlebury’s winter term, or J-Term, brings a wide range of visiting instructors to campus each January, from career academics and graduate students to professionals working in the field. While the month offers a unique opportunity to teach an intensive course in Vermont, visiting faculty — particularly ...
On Nov. 14, college President Ian Baucom sat down with Jamie Henn ’07, a climate advocate and founding member of the Sunday Night Environmental Group (SNEG). The discussion, held in Wilson Hall as part of the “What Works Now” conference, marked the 20th anniversary of SNEG and echoed the college’s ...
On Friday, Nov. 7, critically acclaimed monologist Deborah Lubar put on her one-woman drama, “If You Were Really There” at the Town Hall Theater (THT). The full-length show, running nearly two and a half hours, was Lubar’s first in 25 years, she said in an interview with Zach Shivers, box office ...
On Tuesday Oct. 28, prominent environmental activist Tabi Joda visited Middlebury to discuss his work with One Billion Trees for Africa, an organization dedicated to the reforestation of the Sahel, a rapidly desertifying strip of land across Northern and Central Africa. The talk was hosted by a wide ...
Between 2019 and 2025, Middlebury’s undergraduate population rose from 2,580 to 2,653 students, according to data from the college’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Research. Enrollment saw large surges after students took time off during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in 2020 and then ...
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