Trustees grant tenure to two faculty members
Newly tenured faculty Usama Soltan (l.) and Mark SpritzerMIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Two members of the Middlebury College faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor without limit of...
View ArticleClass of 2013 Celebrates Commencement
Jonathan Safran Foer, a best-selling author, speaks to the class of 2013.On an unusually wet and chilly Memorial Day weekend, Middlebury College welcomed 557 members of the class of 2013 to its alumni...
View ArticleBill McKibben Wins Sophie Prize
Bill McKibbenAuthor and activist Bill McKibben is this year’s winner of the Sophie Prize, one of the world’s major environmental awards, the Norway-based prize jury announced today.The jury cited...
View ArticleNew Field House, Squash Center Under Construction
Artist's rendering of the plaza on the northwest side of new Field HouseMIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury College has two new athletics facilities under construction: a nine-court Squash Center set for...
View ArticleCollege honors students for leadership and public service
Buchanan Prize recipient Hilary Chutter-Ames with Jennifer Herrera, senior advisor. MIDDLEBURY, Vt.—The 2013 Dean of the College Student Leadership Awards, Public Service Leadership Awards and Student...
View ArticleCollege Honors Two Citizens for Public Service
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz presented the Bonnie and John McCardell Citizen’s Awards for outstanding community service to Addison County residents Joanne Corbett...
View ArticleMiddlebury Language Schools Begin Summer Sessions in June
Since 1915, students of all ages and nationalities have attended the Language Schools.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — This month marks the beginning of the Middlebury Language Schools’ summer sessions, known...
View ArticleTown of Middlebury and Middlebury College Announce Commitment to Fund Local...
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The town of Middlebury and Middlebury College today announced a commitment to a series of projects that promise to create an even more vibrant downtown in this historic community. The...
View ArticleMiddlebury College and Hebrew at the Center Launch Hebrew Language Institute
The new institute will meet an increasing need for support in the field of Hebrew instruction.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ― Middlebury College announced today that it will partner in the creation of a new...
View ArticleMiddlebury Environmental Journalism Program Selects Fellows
The fellows meet at Middlebury in the fall and at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California in the spring. Photo by Bridget Besaw.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ― Administrators of the Middlebury...
View ArticleMiddlebury to Launch School of the Environment in 2014
Franklin Environmental Center at HillcrestMIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College will extend its record of innovation and leadership in environmental education when it opens the new School of the...
View ArticleBread Loaf School of English Begins Summer Session in June
About 420 students from 39 states and 15 countries are studying at the Bread Loaf School of English this summer.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Sunday, June 16, marked the start of the 94th summer session of...
View ArticleMiddlebury College and Monterey Institute of International Studies Mourn...
James MartinMiddlebury, Vt. & Monterey, Calif. — Faculty and staff at Middlebury College and its graduate school the Monterey Institute of International Studies were saddened to learn late...
View ArticleMiddlebury College Mourns Passing of Student Ian Cameron ’14
Middlebury, Vt. — Middlebury College students, faculty and staff were saddened to learn today of the death of Ian Cameron ’14, who passed away on Saturday, June 29, in an automobile accident in Rhode...
View ArticleMiddlebury Suspends Program in Egypt for the Fall Semester
The Middlebury School Abroad in Egypt is located in the port city of Alexandria.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College has suspended its study abroad program in Alexandria, Egypt, for the fall semester....
View ArticleBread Loaf School of English to Hold Commencement Ceremonies in Late July and...
Bread Loaf School of English students come from across the United States and beyond for one or more summers of intensive continuing education.RIPTON, Vt. — Over the next three weeks the Bread Loaf...
View ArticleAuthors, Novelists and Poets to Gather at Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Aug....
Author and Bread Loaf Writers' Conference faculty member Cheryl Strayed will give a reading Aug. 20. Photo by Joni Kabana.RIPTON, Vt. - The Middlebury College Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the oldest...
View ArticleRenowned Spanish Film Director and Screenwriter Carlos Saura to Receive...
Carlos SauraMIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Award-winning Spanish film director and screenwriter Carlos Saura will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Middlebury College on Aug. 10. Middlebury College...
View ArticleSushi Bar to Open in McCullough Student Center Sept. 9
The sushi bar will offer spider rolls, pictured above, and other sushi favorites.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — When Middlebury students return to campus this fall, a new food option will be available in the...
View ArticleMiddle East Reporter to Address Language Schools Graduates, Aug. 16
CBS News correspondent Clarissa WardMIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Clarissa Ward, the CBS News foreign correspondent who has been reporting this year from Egypt and Syria, will deliver the commencement address...
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