A steering committee has released recommendations that, if implemented in full, “would effectively mean the end of the commons system at Middlebury as it exists now.”

The Residential Life System is poised to undergo major changes, which could include building renovations, a new student center, and the elimination of a commons dean.  After a 10-month review, members...

An external review committee has released a report evaluating the commons system and delineating areas of potential improvement as a continuation of the college’s “How Will We Live Together” residential life assessment.

Visitors to Brainerd Commons might notice the series of owl door signs for all members of Brainerd’s ResLife staff, one of which hangs proudly on the Dean’s office. Over the summer, interior design...