Student Stories & Hometown News

Student news and stories Read about some of the remarkable things our students are doing.

Hometown news release forms. These are forms you can use to send announcements about academic achievements to your hometown newspaper.

July 10, 2009

Alexa Warburton '10 in the cephalopod lab at McCardell Bicentennial Hall.

Lessons from an octopus: student studies invertebrate learning

The surprisingly wily creatures offer insight into how learning takes place.

May 12, 2009

New space for queer studies is one student’s legacy

Christine Bachman '09 reflects on the growth of the fledgling academic discipline.

May 07, 2009

Students honored at 16th annual Public Service Leadership Awards event

Student-volunteers recognized for their service to Special Olympics, Burmese refugees, climate change and other causes

May 02, 2009

The men's rugby team heads for its third straight national semifinal.

Middlebury men’s rugby captures second Division II national championship

Panthers, also Division II champs in 2007, defeat Georgetown in semis and Wisconsin in championship game at Stanford

May 01, 2009

Student, professor land $50K state grant for iPhone start-up business

Team is working on product to help iPhone software developers

May 01, 2009

Two Middlebury seniors awarded Compton Mentor Fellowships [Video]

Prestigious environmental fellowship funds a year of service

April 30, 2009

Senior earns Watson Fellowship for year-long study of island cultures [video]

Aylie Baker plans to use audio storytelling to aid discussions of sustainability

April 28, 2009

Middlebury senior named to USA Today’s All-USA Academic First Team

Classics scholar has raised nearly $200,000 for multiple sclerosis cure

April 27, 2009

Middlebury team places first at 2009 computer programming competition

Team of three students wins for the third straight year

April 20, 2009

Student co-authors N.Y. Times op-ed column on democracy in Afghanistan

Haseeb Humayoon, a senior at Middlebury College, and his co-author challenge U.S. and the world to support democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan

April 13, 2009

Spring student symposium April 17 showcases undergraduate research [Video]

April 17 events are free and open to the public.

April 08, 2009

College dining staff featured in student's portrait exhibit [video]

Exhibit at 51 Main extended through Saturday, May 2.

March 16, 2009