He has previously served as local editor, sports editor, arts and sciences editor, features editor and a staff writer.
Renton is studying East Asian Studies and Geography at Middlebury. His studies concentrate on society, culture, history and geography. He spent the month of January studying abroad in Beijing, China.
His coverage at The Campus has previously focused on local elections, Vermont’s higher educational landscape and the gender wage gap in Vermont. Recently, Renton has been focusing on reporting on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over the past few summers, Renton has spent time conducting research and working in China, focusing on the environment, travel and U.S.-China relations.
Twitter: @bhrenton
Benjy Renton, Digital Director
| Dec 03, 2020 | Despite restrictions, Snow Bowl stays positive heading into winter (Media) |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Breaking: One student tests positive for Covid-19 on second day of exit testing (Media) |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Two students test positive for Covid-19, 17 quarantined (Media) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Spring modalities: Proportion of in-person classes to double this spring (Story) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Students of color face increased fear as presidential election comes to a head (Media) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Middlebury residents, students mobilize in support of counting every vote (Media) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Incumbents in Vermont government largely prevail amid historic election turnout (Media) |
| Nov 03, 2020 | Live: Election Day 2020 (Media) |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Behind the Mead Chapel bells, carillonneur George Matthew Jr. plays for passion and protest (Media) |
| Oct 08, 2020 | Middlebury to hold delayed on-campus spring semester, remote J-Term (Media) |
| Oct 08, 2020 | Racial justice is impossible without institutional support (Media) |
| Oct 01, 2020 | Students protest grand jury verdict for officers who killed Breonna Taylor (Media) |
| Oct 01, 2020 | College fumbles approach to racial bias conversations during Middview (Media) |
| Oct 01, 2020 | Can you hear us now, President Patton? (Media) |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Burlington High School shuts doors for fall semester after detection of hazardous chemicals (Media) |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Independence with caveats: Students explore off-campus living during Covid-19 (Media) |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Sustainability concerns pile up amid packaged meal protocols (Media) |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Main Street and Merchants Row to reopen this week as construction concludes (Media) |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Phase Two start date pushed to Thursday, Sept. 17 (Media) |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Unsure of what to expect, first years grapple with a college experience marred by the pandemic (Media) |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Staff, cautiously optimistic, face increased workload as students return (Media) |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Life looks different and so does the student body: Athletes on leave (Media) |
| Sep 07, 2020 | Covid rules enforcement falls on student leaders (Media) |
| Sep 04, 2020 | Second on-campus student tests positive for Covid-19 (Media) |
| Sep 03, 2020 | Notes from the Desk: We’re still a long way from the finish line (Media) |
| Aug 31, 2020 | After delays, Aug. 28 testing results show no new Covid-19 cases (Media) |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Letter to the Editor: College Reopening Threatens Local Community (Media) |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Businesses report quarantine violations as first round of students return (Media) |
| Aug 17, 2020 | We must protect the town of Middlebury (Media) |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Following entry testing, Middlebury to test 750 people per week for Covid-19 this fall (Media) |
| Jul 30, 2020 | College presents reopening plan at town selectboard meeting (Media) |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Over half of fall courses to be offered completely remotely, Campus analysis finds (Story) |
| Jul 14, 2020 | ‘Pure Xenophobia’: New ICE policy evicts international students taking only online courses (Media) |
| Jul 06, 2020 | Staff brace for an uncertain on-campus fall semester (Media) |
| Jul 06, 2020 | Should I stay or should I go? International students deliberate the fall (Media) |
| Jul 01, 2020 | ‘Sent Without Permission: A Farewell from an Unwelcome Hire’: Departing visiting professor alleges incidents of racism (Media) |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Faculty vote in favor of students returning in the fall (Media) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | What could a mid-pandemic semester at Middlebury look like? (Media) |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Developing: Middlebury Schools Abroad announces fall program cancellations (Story) |
| Jun 04, 2020 | From cluttered homes to an uncertain fall, survey lays bare students’ pandemic struggles (Story/Media) |
| May 30, 2020 | Trustees to match any college donation with $100 through the end of June (Media) |
| May 14, 2020 | Vermonters show trust in state’s response, support extended social distancing, poll shows (Story) |
| May 08, 2020 | The Middlebury Off-Campus Project (Story) |
| May 07, 2020 | Zeitgeist 2020 (Story) |
| Apr 30, 2020 | College to receive 1.8 million in CARES Act stimulus (Story) |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Zeitgeist takes on love (Story) |
| Apr 02, 2020 | Town businesses lay-off staff, offer curbside service following state-wide Stay Home order (Media) |
| Apr 02, 2020 | Middlebury business affected by Covid-19: What you need to know (Story) |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Developing: Commencements across Vermont and the Northeast affected by Covid-19 (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Developing: Middlebury suspends all programs abroad and in Monterey (Story) |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Middlebury C.V. Starr School in Ferrara, Italy canceled amid coronavirus concerns (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Experiences from the coronavirus outbreak in China’s capital (Story) |
| Nov 24, 2019 | Field hockey captures third consecutive national championship title (Story) |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Changes to Vermont’s higher education landscape on the horizon as Marlboro announces merger (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2019 | Planapalooza seeking input for newest town planning efforts (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Burlington girls soccer team kicks equal pay into worldwide spotlight (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Welch discusses Washington politics, encourages local action (Story) |
| Sep 19, 2019 | They came, they frisbeed, they conquered: Middlebury Pranksters take Nationals (Story) |
| May 26, 2019 | Women’s Lacrosse Clinches Seventh National Championship Title (Story) |
| May 25, 2019 | Women’s Lacrosse Advances to National Championship (Story) |
| May 02, 2019 | Introduction: The Spirit of the Times (Story) |
| Apr 11, 2019 | College Hosts Second Annual Women in Tennis Together Workshop (Media) |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Photos of the Week: Special Olympics Holds First Practice (Media) |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Women’s Lacrosse Continues Winning Streak, Defeating MIT 20-2 (Story) |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Cycling Club Hosts Weybridge Road Race (Story) |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Governor Scott Addresses Local Issues at Legislative Breakfast (Story) |
| Mar 21, 2019 | SGA Athletic Affairs Committee Hosts March Madness Bracket Challenge (Story) |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Hundreds Strike for National Climate Action at Town Park (Media) |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Photos of the Week: Log Rolling Hosts Middlebury Invitational (Media) |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Women’s Lacrosse Captures Tight Win Against Cardinals (Media) |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Photos of the Week (Media) |
| Mar 07, 2019 | Speaker Series Sheds Light on China’s Economic Rise (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | A Carnival For the Books (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Nordic Ski Pulls Themselves to Victory (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Middlebury WinterFest Brings Together Community With A Flurry of Cold Weather Celebrations (Media) |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Nari Shakti: Women Power (Story) |
| Dec 06, 2018 | Photos of the Week: Middlebury Enjoys First Winter Tracks at Snow Bowl (Story) |
| Dec 06, 2018 | Women’s Soccer Edged by Williams in Final (Story) |
| Dec 01, 2018 | Women’s Soccer Falls to Williams in First National Championship Final (Story) |
| Nov 30, 2018 | Women’s Soccer Sails to National Championship (Story) |
| Nov 18, 2018 | Women’s Soccer Scores Spot in Final Four (Story) |
| Nov 18, 2018 | Champions Again: Field Hockey Wins Fourth National Championship (Story) |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Field Hockey Headed to National Championship (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2018 | Live: Election Night 2018 (Story) |
| Nov 04, 2018 | Field Hockey Defeats Tufts for Second Consecutive NESCAC Championship (Story) |
| Oct 04, 2018 | Photos of the Week: Middlebury Track and Field Fights Hunger (Story) |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Photos of the Week: Middlebury Field Hockey Unites in the Flight (Story) |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Photos of the Week: Middlebury Cross Country Runs the TAM Trek (Story) |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Koby Altman ’04 Returns to Campus (Story) |
| Sep 05, 2018 | Bernie Sanders Holds Labor Day Rally in Middlebury (Story) |
| Apr 11, 2018 | Meeting Midd: John Schurer Builds Community Through Photo Storytelling (Story) |
| Feb 28, 2018 | MAlt Trips Culminate with Reflection Dinner and Presentations (Story/Media) |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Spencer Prize Competition Cultivates Public Speaking Skills (Media) |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Diplomat and Scholar Discusses Current European Union Issues (Story) |
| Dec 06, 2017 | Spanish Professor Showcases Research on Mayan Language and Culture (Story) |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Project Pengyou Speaker Discusses International Relations (Story) |
| Nov 15, 2017 | IP&E Symposium Highlights U.S. and Global Trade (Story) |
| Nov 08, 2017 | Dead Parents Society Offers Students Support (Story) |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Professor Delivers Talk on Trauma and (Post)memory (Story) |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Center for Careers and Internships Introduces ‘Handshake’ (Story) |