Reading by critically acclaimed writer is free and open to the public.

NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller urges graduates to be ambassadors to the world and interpreters for the "folks back home."

The new, 45-foot-long boat will arrive in 2012 and replace the R/V Baldwin for continued research on Lake Champlain.

Schiller will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in recognition of her achievements as a journalist, documentarian and business leader.

Writers, students, faculty, literary agents and editors will participate in the conference. The general public is invited to attend a daily schedule of readings and lectures.

Middlebury and its donors funded 58 undergraduates this summer, enabling them to take unpaid internships they might not otherwise have been able to afford.

The Fulbright Scholar Program has awarded grants to four Middlebury College faculty members to conduct research and teach abroad during the next academic year.

Monterey Institute's five-year affiliation with Middlebury culminates in full integration as of July 1.

Sessions on four campuses feature internationally renowned faculty, including poet Paul Muldoon and literary critics Isobel Armstrong, Robert Stepto and Michael Wood.

Winning proposals include exploration of connections between organized crime and toxic waste; and old-time religion and mountaintop removal.