Raymond Diaz ’23 wins SGA presidential election in close race
By Abigail Chang | April 21, 2022With 56.1% of the vote, Raymond Diaz ’23 was elected SGA president for the 2022-23 academic year.
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English and American Literatures Department to be renamed English Department
By Riley Board | April 21, 2022After more than a dozen years under the name English and American Literatures (ENAM), the ENAM department will become the English Department, under the designation ENGL, beginning July 1, 2022.
Middlebury Muslim Students Association’s prayer space desecrated during Ramadan
By Ideal Dowling | April 14, 2022Early in the morning of Saturday, April 9, an unknown individual, or potentially multiple individuals, poured urine outside of the Muslim Students Association’s (MSA) prayer space in Forest Hall while two members of the group were inside. The individual or one of the individuals returned shortly afterwards ...
Middlebury to introduce half-credit courses beginning fall 2022
By Katie Futterman | April 14, 2022Starting in the fall of 2022, Middlebury will offer half-credit courses, which will either run at full strength for just the first or second half of the semester or run at “half-strength,” meaning that the class will meet more infrequently than usual classes throughout the entire semester.
FIRE creates outdoor recreation opportunities for BIPOC students
By Sabrina Salam | April 14, 2022While sitting in her Conversations with Environmental Icons class last spring, Kamryn You Mak ’23.5 began to feel sad and frustrated with the exclusivity and elitism surrounding outdoor and environmental culture at Middlebury. You Mak decided to create Fostering Inclusive Recreation Experiences (FIRE), ...
Motion for 10% faculty and staff wage increase passes at Friday faculty meeting
By Maggie Reynolds | April 14, 2022A motion urging the administration to raise faculty and staff wages by 10% across the board passed during the college’s monthly faculty meeting on Friday, April 8.
Ten o’clock Ross returns to the Fireplace Lounge
By Ben Wagner | April 14, 2022For the past two weeks, from Sunday to Wednesday, 150 to 400 students have trekked over to Ross’ Fireplace Lounge to enjoy the recent return of 10 o’clock Ross, which serves cereal, bagels and drinks from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Matriculate at Middlebury guides low income high school students through college applications
By Ryan Mcelroy | April 7, 2022Middlebury is one of 14 colleges around the U.S. that partner with Matriculate, a national nonprofit organization that strives to give high school students the confidence and knowledge to strategically apply to top universities.
Behind the Curtain: Middlebury prepares to host double commencement ceremonies in May
By Alec Gong | April 7, 2022As graduation season approaches, preparation for commencement ceremonies for the classes of 2020, 2020.5 and 2022 has begun.
Reported cases low in week after mask mandate ends
By Lauren Thompson | April 7, 2022Reported Covid-19 cases at Middlebury remained low in the week since students returned from spring break, after the college shifted to an optional mask mandate on March 18 and stopped requiring weekly Covid-19 testing on March 13. According to the college’s Covid-19 reporting dashboard, there are ...
Middlebury receives $25 million for conflict transformation
By Orly Berke | April 7, 2022Middlebury has announced a $25 million grant from an anonymous donor to create the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation, a concept designed to reframe the way in which peacebuilding initiatives are discussed and pursued. The money will be doled out over the next seven years ...
Acceptance rate drops to 15% for class of 2026
By Ideal Dowling | April 4, 2022The overall acceptance rate for this year was 15% from a pool of around 13,000 applicants. This marks the new lowest rate in public record, slightly lower than the 15.7% of 11,908 applicants admitted in last year’s admissions cycle.
Students who lived at Bread Loaf, Marriott or Inn on the Green to receive priority in spring room draw
March 31, 2022The 63 students who were assigned housing at Bread Loaf are eligible for an advanced housing selection process.
Mask mandate ends after two years
By Emily Hogan | March 31, 2022A sign in Proctor Dining Hall on March 4 reminded students to wear masks unless seated at a table.
News in Brief: Board of Trustees approves 4.5% tuition increase
By Charlie Keohane | March 31, 2022The Board of Trustees approved a 4.5% increase in tuition on March 15, raising the total cost of undergraduate tuition to $62,000 and room and board to $17,800 for the 2022–23 academic year. Additionally, the student activities fee will increase $20 to $460. An announcement released by the college ...
Professor Lana Povitz receives tenure-track position following student campaign of support
By Riley Board | March 17, 2022Povitz will begin a tenure-track position in the History department in July.
Professors adjust to fluctuations in class attendance due to Covid-19
By Ryan Mcelroy | March 17, 2022More than 400 students have tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the spring semester — with more than 100 cases reported on certain days during the past four weeks — leaving professors to reconsider how they should include students who cannot attend in-person class.
Middlebury students, departments respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Katie Futterman | March 17, 2022The college administration, alongside the Student Government Association (SGA), the Russian department and individual student groups, have sent out emails in recent weeks with official statements and information regarding campus-wide talks and fundraising efforts.
Middlebury suspends School Abroad in India until at least 2024
By Tony Sjodin | March 17, 2022St. 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.
Students with Covid-19 feeling confused and overwhelmed during record case numbers
By Jack Mcguire | March 10, 2022During their quarantines, many Middlebury students with Covid-19 have struggled to get food, stay up to date with their classes and interpret the college’s expectations for students who test positive.