Middlebury to hold delayed on-campus spring semester, remote J-Term
By Riley Board and Hattie LeFavour
October 8, 2020
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly. Middlebury plans to welcome all students back to campus for the spring semester. Students will arrive on Feb. 24 and 25 after a two-week home quarantine period. Classes will begin on March 1 and will be conducted remotely for the first week...
‘Contrary to our ethos’: Deep budget cuts force librarians to make tough decisions
By Sarah Miller
October 8, 2020
The library faced a 25% budget cut in July and further cuts in the fall, forcing library staff to end subscriptions to certain resources.
Mail Center relocates to the warehouse to ensure social distancing
By Emily Hogan
October 8, 2020
Given social distancing protocol, the Mail Center has moved from its home in McCullough to a warehouse behind the student center.
Remote professors tinker with course content and build virtual communities
October 8, 2020
Many professors face successes and setbacks as they adjust to a semester of online learning.
How does contact tracing work at Middlebury?
By Tony Sjodin
October 8, 2020
What happens if a Middlebury community member tests positive for Covid-19? What is the next step? Middlebury has partnered with the VDH to tackle contact tracing.
Cleans and cleaning: athletic facilities return in Phase Two
By Neta Kafka
October 1, 2020
As Middlebury College gave the green light for students to venture into town on Sept. 17, just as thrilling for many students was the reopening of the college’s athletic facilities, a key feature of Phase Two. Areas such as the fitness center, Natatorium and Nelson Arena that have been vacant and unused...
Faculty at Home: Series redefines the classroom
October 1, 2020
Two professors started a remote lecture series that allows all members of the Middlebury community to learn across disciplines from their own homes.
The essential workers among us: MiddKids on the frontlines
By Sophia McDermott-Hughes and Sarah Miller
September 24, 2020
As states across the country issued stay-at-home orders last spring, essential workers carried on working and took on personal risks to keep the country functioning. Among their ranks were several Middlebury students who faced daily concerns about personal and familial health, battled exhaustion, bal...
Prospective students partake in a new age of admissions
By Adil Alvi
September 24, 2020
Prospective students face unique challenges in deciding where to attend college. Middlebury’s Admissions Office has implemented new virtual programming so it can still reach these students.
Sustainability concerns pile up amid packaged meal protocols
September 17, 2020
“Middlebury does an amazing job prioritizing sustainability and the environment during a typical semester, this semester is not typical, and when the rubber hits the road health and safety has to come first.”
Seeing early success, NESCACs navigate on-campus life during Covid-19
By Lily Jones
September 17, 2020
Middlebury, along with its peers in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, have been able to maintain low Covid-19 rates through a mix of geographical and size advantages paired with stringent health protocol.
Phase Two start date pushed to Thursday, Sept. 17
By Riley Board
September 15, 2020
The next period in the college’s “phased approach” to a safe reopening will be pushed back to Thursday, Sept. 17, two days after it was originally planned to begin. Phase Two allows for greater freedoms, including leaving campus for other locations in Addison County and relaxing physical d...
