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As faculty holding leadership positions in Global Security-related degree programs and research centers at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey, we are aware of calls ...
Over 300 Middlebury community members walked out of classes and their jobs on Thursday, May 8 to rally outside of Old Chapel in protest of recent budget cuts. About 10 faculty members, staff members ...
Last Tuesday, the college announced that Chuck Davis, CEO of private equity firm Stone Point Capital, will deliver this year’s commencement address. Upon receiving the news, we felt both confused and ...
Middlebury’s classism is genteel, and it’s easy to dismiss when times are good. This past month, it has become harder to ignore. It’s the Trustee thanking the server profusely for the breakfast she ...
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 ...
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 ...
SPECS Panther is a mascot for SPECS (sex positive education for college students) and serves the Middlebury community. As a part of Health & Wellness Education, SPECS Panther seeks to educate and ...
Director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies Derek Penslar gave this year’s Hannah A. Quint Lecture in Jewish Studies, titled “The Struggle for Palestine on the World Stage, 1947–1949.” As ...
It is true that Middlebury is in a deficit that needs to be addressed. But our school should not be willing to take stab after stab at its home campus before it addresses the simple truth that ...
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 ...
The college announced a series of cost-saving measures on Wednesday, April 2 that aim to cut over $10 million from the annual budget through reducing staff and faculty benefits and permanently raising ...
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 ...