A Funeral of Sorts: Burial of Sacred Texts Takes Place on The Knoll
By Sofia Makarova | October 4, 2018Students bury hundreds of sacred texts on the Knoll in a multifaith ceremony.
Arts & Culture
Reel Critic: Beats Per Minute
By Elsa Korpi | October 4, 2018"BPM" discusses intimacy and advocacy in 1990s France.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | October 4, 2018Ask my ex, I am notorious for picking bad movies so this instance was a fluke when I happened upon Como nascem os anjos, a high quality film, which I enjoyed. The Brazilian, Portuguese-language film (which has English subtitles available), follows a queer plot that grows increasingly absurd over ...
NYT Reporter on the VW Scandal & Corporate Culture
By Yvette Yinuo Shi | October 4, 2018Ewing discussed how Volkswagen committed massive crime and fraud.
Healers and Healthcare
By Gibson Grimm | October 4, 2018Ramirez talks about the gray area surrounding urban folk medicine.
Cocoon to Present an Opportunity for Metamorphosis
By Hannah Bensen | October 4, 2018Coccon engages the community with diverse stories.
'The Foreigner’s Home’ Explores Morrison’s Vision of Otherness
By Yvette Yinuo Shi | September 27, 2018"The Foreigner's Home," a potentially life-changing film, encompassing the theme of Otherness, screened at the Annual Clifford Symposium.
Reel Critic: ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season Five
By Owen Mason-Hill | September 27, 2018A look into Bojack Horseman's fifth season, a show famous for it's witty means of exploring the entertainment industry in a brilliant way.
Performing Arts Spotlight: Grammy-Winning Vocal Group Chanticleer to Perform at Mead Chapel Sept. 29
By | September 27, 2018The world-renowned vocal ensemble makes its debut at Middlebury this Saturday, Sept. 29.
Approaching Difference in Toni Morrison’s 'Recitatif'
By Monique Santoso | September 27, 2018The Clifford symposium included an adaptation of a thought-provoking performance on her short story "Recitatif."
The Librarian Is In: 'Cairo'
By Katrina Spencer | September 27, 2018Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic Department, the Comparative Literature Program, the Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS) Program, the Language Schools, the Linguistics Program, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. ...
Diverse Islamic Art Exhibition Opens at College
By Ezra Nugiel | September 20, 2018The Islamic art exhibition at Middlebury is the first in a Vermont museum in at least 30 years.
Climate Change at Home: Kathryn Olson ’05 Discusses Growing Threat to ‘Farms, Fish and Forests’
By Sarah Holmes | September 20, 2018Kathryn Olson spoke about her "Living Change Project," through which she explores the small changes in identity, work and place that stem from climate change.
Meditations on Fear, Reverence and Revolt: ‘Portraits of Power’
By Ben Beese | September 20, 2018Student art from Jim Butler's Portraiture in Ceramics and Oil Paint course proves to be inspiring and thought-provoking.
The Librarian Is In
By Rebecca Walker | September 20, 2018Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic Department, the Comparative Literature Program, the Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS) Program, the Language Schools, the Linguistics Program, and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. “Dare ...
“A Burgeoning Cry”: Middlebury’s Carillon
By April Qian | September 13, 2018The hills are alive with the sound of the carillon.
Why We Are Now Arts & Academics
By Nick Garber | September 13, 2018Shining a brighter spotlight on academic life at Middlebury.
Reflections From a Long-Awaited Stay at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
By Finne Murphy | September 13, 2018There is a joke amongst Bread Loafers that Robert Frost’s ghost haunts the writers’ conference. I am inclined to believe it, if only because of our habit of discussing him as if he were there made it seem like he really was inescapable.
Student Research Lab Examines Media’s Portrayal of Minorities
By Sarah Boyle | September 13, 2018A student-faculty project is using computer programs and tone analysis to uncover the ways that media outlets cover minority groups around the world.
Hirschfield Series Redesigned to Seek Student Input
By Yvette Shi | September 13, 2018Middlebury's Hirschfield International Film series is changing its programming, allowing for more flexibility over the course of the year.