Norah Khan

News Editor

Norah Khan '27 (she/her) is an News Editor.

Norah has previously served as a Arts & Culture Editor. She is majoring in Political Science and English, with minor in Spanish. Outside of The Campus, she is involved with Matriculate as an Advising Fellow and the Conflict Transformation Collaborative as a Conflict Coaching Peer Facilitator.

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News

MiddCORE students explore ethical and productive uses of ChatGPT through partnership with OpenAI

By Norah Khan and Luke Power | January 22, 2026

In the fall 2025 semester, MiddCORE announced its partnership with OpenAI for its 2026 J-Term session. The plan to work with the $500 billion company led to a 50% increase in applications to the program from last year, according to Robert Moeller, associate professor of psychology and director of MiddCORE. ...

Norah Khan

Arts & Culture

Worshipping sound at Ambient Church

By Norah Khan | January 15, 2026

Supposedly, writing about music is like dancing about architecture — but what about music that is equally architecture and sound?

Eliza Liebo

News

Food Studies minor faces risk of elimination

By Norah Khan | November 13, 2025

In a plenary meeting on Nov. 7, the faculty-led Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) presented a motion to eliminate the Food Studies minor. The EAC oversees the general direction of the college’s curriculum and makes recommendations on staffing and the allocation of teaching resources.

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Ian Baucom inaugurated as 18th president of Middlebury College

By Rachelle Talbert and Norah Khan | November 6, 2025

One day after the 225th anniversary of the college’s founding, Ian Baucom was formally inaugurated as the 18th president of Middlebury College. The ceremony was held on Sunday, Nov. 2 in Virtue Field House, marking the culmination of a three-day celebration highlighting the arts, academics and the ...

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MiddCORE to partner with OpenAI for J-Term program

By Norah Khan | October 9, 2025

MiddCORE, the college’s experiential learning program, recently announced its partnership with OpenAI for its 2026 J-Term session. Serving as a credit-bearing J-Term class, MiddCORE’s winter program requires a competitive application process and involves working with a company partner to take on ...

Noor Khan

Arts & Culture

Forgotten, but found again: Panchiko at Higher Ground

By Norah Khan | October 2, 2025

Fate works in mysterious ways. The sound of British band Panchiko was lost for years until it fell into the hands of the internet, simply by chance. In 2016, an individual had discovered their first collection of demos titled “D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L” while sifting through ...

Neel Shah

Arts & Culture

Welcome to the Zoo: WRMC’s SOS Fest

By Norah Khan | September 18, 2025

WRMC’s annual fall SOS (start of school) Fest brought neighs, ribbets, and everything in between on Sept. 13. The show was headlined by bands Frog and Horse Jumper of Love.  

Cole Chaudhari

News

Battle of the Battells: Inside the new dorm and its “vintage” predecessor

By Norah Khan | September 11, 2025

Current first years are the first class to live in the newly constructed Battell Hall on the North end of Battell Beach. The building, which towers over the northern side of campus, houses approximately 300 new students — 41% of the class of 2029 — and 14 Resident Assistants (RAs). It’s the largest ...

David Zhao

News

Black Student Union launches campaign to reclaim Adirondack House

By Norah Khan | April 3, 2025

Last month, the organizations Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Students Heard (BSH) launched a public initiative to reclaim the Adirondack House (ADK) as an affinity space for Black students, citing historical promises by the college and what they see as an urgent need for community building at Middlebury. ...

Arts & Culture

From the Archives: “Scrapped” exhibit pastes and patches the Middlebury community together

By Norah Khan | March 6, 2025

Wondering what connects Middlebury students throughout time? Look to Middlebury Special Collections’ new “Scrapped” exhibit for the answer.