Jane Chaplin, classics, and Ray Coish, geology, have been named to the chairs, which honor James Armstrong and the late Robert Churchill

The annual faculty lecture series will preserve the memory of a beloved professor of French.

Locally conceived and financed, the new span across Otter Creek in Middlebury opened on October 30.

Roger Williams will be the newest Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy site and the first one to offer a program in Italian.

"Few writers have had so great an impact on public perception of a critical issue in contemporary society,” said President Liebowitz.

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, a 1972 graduate of Middlebury, will teach and serve as a student mentor when his term of office ends in January.

The College celebrates a half-century of the Community Friends program.

A book signing will follow the reading. The event is free and open to the public.

MMLA will offer courses in French, Spanish and German at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.

Betty and David Jones Language Scholarships will support study at Middlebury College Language Schools and Monterey Institute.