Located on the lower level of Davis Family Library, the relatively inconspicuous entrance of Special Collections gives little indication that it is, in fact, home to folios that have existed for upwards of four centuries and first edition copies of classics such as Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. From ...
By Renee Chang As spring semester gets underway, the College is abuzz with activity. From classes to sporting events, there is hardly room to deny that life at the College is anything but uneventful. But besides classes and extracurricular activities, there is something else that lingers on students’ ...
As an elite liberal arts school that routinely tops lists of college rankings, Middlebury has a reputation for attracting a certain kind of student: predominantly white, relatively affluent, hailing from boarding and preparatory schools in the Northeast. Most of these students have been successful all ...
This week we talk to Middlebury students who are engaging in exciting internships across the country and abroad. Read more about their adventures below: Annie Taylor ’16 and Casey Harlow ’16 Santa Cruz Island, California Annie Taylor ’16 and Casey Harlow ’16 are spending their Winter term ...
Beginning on March 5, the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) will launch a six-week pilot program of interactive workshops targeting first and second years. The workshops will seek to encourage students to identify areas they are passionate about by addressing the question “What matters to you?” ...
On a day-to-day basis – especially as the fall semester gains momentum – students encounter a multitude of social interactions. From meetings with advisers to late night chats with friends, our lives are largely influenced by the relationships we forge with others. But what – if anything – is ...
Every student of the foreign languages at Middlebury College is most likely familiar with the language tables. From Monday to Friday, waiters and waitresses make their way through the lively and chatter-filled rooms of Proctor and Ross dining halls, carrying plates of food and taking orders from students. ...
Today, the College will launch its annual Spring Student Symposium with an inaugural keynote presentation by San Francisco-based novelist Vendela Vida ’93 in the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Since graduating from the College with a degree in English and American Literatures with a Creative Writing ...
On February 14, the Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) will unveil the inaugural UpNext speakers series, a faculty-moderated career panel that brings Middlebury alumni from different industries to campus to share their work experience with students. This week’s event focuses on media and entertainment. Jeff ...
Over Midterm recess, two groups of students embarked on short weekend trips to Port Henry, New York, and the Merck Forest & Farmland Center in Rupert, Vt. Both outings were part of the College’s student-led initiative known as Middlebury Alternative Break Trips, which is endearingly referred to ...