Middlebury's Graduate and Specialized Programs
Middlebury College is an undergraduate institution of 2,350 students, which is enriched by the several graduate and specialized programs that take place during the summer and academic year, in the U.S. and in other countries. It includes 10 intensive Language Schools that enroll approximately 1,350 students each summer; Schools Abroad in 12 countries, which enroll about 140 graduate students and 180 undergraduates yearly; the Bread Loaf School of English, which enrolls 500 students at four sites; and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, with its 230 attendees each summer at the Bread Loaf campus. In addition, Middlebury College is affiliated with the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and joint ventures between Middlebury and Monterey are now emerging.
Every summer, the main campus in Vermont is transformed into an institution single-mindedly devoted to the study of 10 foreign languages and cultures, and the use of English is virtually banned for the participants, among whom are many Middlebury undergraduates. Middlebury’s Bread Loaf campus, located nearby in the scenic Green Mountains, is home for six weeks each summer to the Bread Loaf School of English. This is followed by the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, which brings together authors and aspiring authors for 11 days of intensive exchange about the art of writing.
The C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad are located in Argentina (Buenos Aires and Tucumán), Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Florianópolis, and Niterói), Chile (Concepcion, La Serena, Santiago, Tumuco, Valdivia, and Valparaiso), China (Hangzhou), France (Bordeaux, Paris and Poitiers), Germany (Berlin and Mainz), Italy (Ferrara and Florence), Mexico (Guadalajara and Xalapa), Egypt (Alexandria); Russia (Irkutsk, Moscow, and Yaroslavl), Spain (Córdoba, Getafe, Logroño, and Madrid), and Uruguay (Montevideo). These schools enroll undergraduate and graduate students who seek to further their foreign language skills and to immerse themselves as fully as possible in the host culture through academic study, as well as direct experience.
These programs offer tremendous advantages, both educational and logistical, to the College. The Language Schools and Schools Abroad have solidified Middlebury’s dominance in language learning and strength in international studies. The Bread Loaf programs embody a proud tradition in literature that is crucial to the College’s traditional liberal arts identity. The affiliation with the Monterey Institute expands Middlebury’s commitment to language study and to graduate professional programs that demonstrate the importance of language mastery to many careers and forms of public service.
