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At 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, a group of about 40 students set up tents on McCullough lawn to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The students at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment — which ...
Later that season, I was once again at Alumni Stadium when Middlebury beat Hamilton, 14–7, to win the 2019 NESCAC championship — the next week, they became the first-ever NESCAC football team to go ...
It is no secret that Middlebury underpays its faculty and staff relative to comparable institutions. But have you heard that the benefits are really good? For faculty and staff who joined the college ...
Since our last editorial on the topic of the Trump administration and its impact on Middlebury College, the onslaught against higher education has continued. One of the most concerning actions has ...
Exterior furnishing and interior development remain well underway on the new first year dorm located between Coffrin Hall and BiHall, situated on the northern end of Battell Beach. The new dorm is set ...
For Joe Russell, Middlebury’s new Dean of Students, arriving on campus has been a whirlwind of new joys and challenges.
The college announced on May 1 that it had received 11,831 applications for the class of 2029 and 2029.5, a six percent drop from last year’s 12,540. Meanwhile, the overall acceptance rate increased ...
Middlebury College President Laurie Patton cut the ribbon to officially open the South Street Extension solar array on Thursday, Oct. 24, unveiling a project that will now provide 40% of the college’s ...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a dramatic transformation in public discourse over the past decade. What began in the 2010s as a neutral descriptor for diversity and affirmative ...
In some ways, it’s hard not to treat “From a Basement on the Hill” as Elliott Smith’s suicide note. When Smith stabbed himself in the heart in his Los Angeles apartment on Oct. 21, 2003, his sixth ...
With an eye on the horizon after announcing her departure last May, Middlebury College President Laurie Patton has since led her final Commencement ceremony, conducted her final Board of Trustees ...
As last week’s Clifford Symposium highlighted, affordable housing is one of the most prominent issues facing Vermont today. The town of Middlebury and the college entered into a partnership in 2022 to ...