As Middlebury plans to return for a fully in-person fall semester, ResLife has replaced superblock houses with new special interest houses and approved all seniors who applied to live off campus next year.

After running fully virtual programs last summer, in-person instruction will resume for the Abenaki, Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish schools.

“Ultimately, our end goal is that in each of the workshops, people are able to leave with one thing, and take one step further in their own learning,” JusTalks program coordinator Jasmin Animas-Tapia ’21 said. “We hope that these conversations can be part of someone’s own learning and actions, and that they take that into their own circles at Middlebury.”

The college rearranged staff departments after most students left campus in November, temporarily moving certain staff to different jobs and allowing them to hold onto their Combined Time Off during the break.

When the U.S. implemented a 1994 policy that increased border patrol presence in urban areas, migration routes were redirected through the harsh desert environments across the southern border. Middlebury’s Hostile Terrain 94 video commemorates the migrants who have perished attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

With study abroad programs closed for the semester, Middlebury Schools Abroad find creative ways to bring pieces of the abroad experience to students through remote learning.

When Middlebury students dispersed around the globe last March, they had to “Box, Label and Leave” their belongings. This summer staff had to scramble to get everything to the right place in time.