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Student facing four charges, including hate motivated crime, following reported assault

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Middlebury suspends School Abroad in India until at least 2024

St. Stephen’s College — the only Middlebury partner in India that accepts men — informed Middlebury in February that it would not accept any students from the college for the 2022–23 academic year, prompting the program-wide suspension.

Staff Council survey highlights staff concerns in Vermont and Monterey

The Middlebury Staff Council conducted a survey in September 2021 asking staff at the college and Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey about working conditions across the institution. Fifty-four percent of eligible employees responded to the survey.

A look inside Middlebury’s activist culture

Activists at Middlebury have spent the last year creating mutual aid networks, educating peers about anti-racism and fighting for a myriad of reforms both on-campus and from their homes across the country. While the pandemic limited in-person events, organizers saw their work become more urgent than ...

Parton cuts STI testing for students without symptoms, exposure

Parton Center for Health and Wellness has halted Peace of Mind STI screenings, as demand for Covid-19 testing has created a shortage in testing supplies and lab capacity.

Offensive Zoom bombs interrupt virtual Activities Fair booths

An anonymous person joined several student organizations’ Zoom rooms, disrupting meetings with comments that ranged from mild annoyances to transphobia.

Election 2020

How did Middlebury complete 10,000 Covid-19 tests this semester?

The college set a goal of testing 750 individuals per week throughout the semester, with some weeks surpassing and some weeks dipping below that tally. Middlebury has less stringent testing measures than some other colleges.

Dean of Students Doucet takes leave of absence, triggering leadership adjustments

With Dean of Students Derek Doucet on a leave until November, student life staff members shuffle around to fill gaps and provide new services for students.

After spring exodus, students and staff scramble to account for belongings left behind

When Middlebury students dispersed around the globe last March, they had to “Box, Label and Leave” their belongings. This summer staff had to scramble to get everything to the right place in time.