How are faculty connecting with students during distance learning?
By Emmanuel Tamrat | May 7, 2020Professors have shown that it's possible to build community while practicing social distancing.
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“The memory hangs on”: 50 years later, activist alums talk anti-war strike
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | May 7, 2020A student strike in 1970 catalyzed anti-war action in the years to follow, but many activists were excluded from the mainstream conversation.
Freeze puts hiring on pause, though many positions were already filled
By Rose Evans | May 7, 2020As part of its commitment to pay continuity for existing staff, the college has frozen all hiring that had not been completed before the transition to remote learning.
This isn't Middlebury's first time dealing with a pandemic
By Ben Beese | May 7, 2020“Middlebury faces almost daily changes," reads a December 1918 Campus editorial. "It is with a feeling of wonder as to what will come next that we greet each day and it is not strange that under such conditions the student body should be unusually restless and undecided.”
Remembering William Garrett Nash ’20
By Sadie Housberg | May 2, 2020Will Nash will be remembered for his ability to live with joy in the present, his passion for innovating and the boundless love he held for those around him.
With decision day on horizon, high school seniors try to get a sense of Midd, remotely
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | April 30, 2020“I had to choose between making a financially sound decision or a decision that makes me happy,” said one perspective student. “I ended up choosing the latter.”
Faculty narrowly reject the Sense of the Faculty Motion to release MIIS
By Rain Ji | April 30, 2020The measure failed with 133 faculty, or 52% of attendees, voting against.
The college was about to finally break even on its budget. Then everyone got sent home.
By Sabine Poux | April 30, 2020College treasurer David Provost has spent the last four years shrinking the college's operating deficit. Now, with millions in Covid-19-related losses, it's back to where it was in 2017.
College to receive 1.8 million in CARES Act stimulus
By Benjy Renton | April 30, 2020The funds will be used to cover student emergency financial aid grants and offset Covid-19 related expenses that have already been paid.
Baishakhi Taylor, dean of students, to leave Middlebury
By Lily Laesch | April 30, 2020“I can’t even put into words how accessible she was to students,” said Roni Lezama '22 about Taylor.
Some summer programs to take place remotely, others are canceled
By Lily Jones and Roya Touran | April 30, 2020Some Middlebury programs will be taught through remote instruction this summer, while several others have been canceled.
Admissions will try out test-optional policy
By Caroline Kapp | April 30, 2020Under the test-optional policy, students may choose not to submit any test scores as part of their application for admission.
Why don’t more women run for office at Middlebury?
By Abigail Chang | April 30, 2020Among the 13 candidates on this year’s Student Government Association (SGA) election ballot, only two were female-identifying.
Turner House, Homer Harris revoked from rising juniors
By Hattie Lefavour | April 30, 2020In response to anger from the rising senior class, Turner House and Homer Harris House are no longer available as superblocks for rising juniors.
New committee folds faculty, staff, student into budgetary process
By Sabine Poux | April 30, 2020A committee that the college convened this winter to democratize financial decision-making is now helping it work through coronavirus-related financial woes.
Light a candle for Will Nash '20 today
By Campus Staff | April 29, 2020Will had family and friends around the world who will be lighting a candle and remembering him today at 7:47 p.m. PDT, 10:47 p.m. EDT.
College Instagram campaign features sanctioned student protester, reviving Murray tensions
By James Finn | April 26, 2020The Instagram story, which was later deleted, featured a photo of Austin Kahn ’17.5 protesting Murray’s visit in Wilson Hall.
John Schurer ’21 wins SGA presidential election in landslide victory
By Abigail Chang | April 17, 2020The student body elected John Schurer ’21 president of the Student Government Association (SGA) for the upcoming school year. Schurer won by a landslide, receiving 1,081 votes (77.27% of the 1,399 total votes cast). He ran against Arthur Martins ’22.5 and Myles Maxie ’22, who received 183 votes ...
Faculty reject universal credit/no credit grading model, vote 'yes' on opt-in system
By Rain Ji | April 17, 2020The new system, which puts forth an opt-in credit/no credit model, bears similarities to the current opt-in Pass/D/Fail system.
College expands on plans to house a larger volume of students
By Riley Board | April 16, 2020The college is anticipating housing more students than usual on campus this fall, citing uncertainties about study abroad enrollment, not an anticipated greater class of first-year students.