Members of the Student Emergency Response Team, now in its third year at Middlebury, take their responsibility seriously.
Sophomore Ryan Kim was an interested spectator at Middlebury's town meeting on March 5, which approved a business development initiative he helped design.
Building an ice boat, rediscovering a lost ski area, hiking in the wilderness: Those stories and more emerged from a winter term course on adventure writing.
As part of a tradition that goes back to Middlebury's bicentennial celebration in 2000, the College presented Citizens' Awards to two local residents on June 11.
The Language Schools share some "must-see" moments for the summer ahead in the annual "Top 10" list.
When the first-timers showed up for this summer's Bread Loaf School of English, Emily Bartels, Bread Loaf's director, was there to welcome them.
Diana Ling, a student at the Bread Loaf School of English and now a guest reporter for middmag.com, brings us another in her series of stories on the people and the happenings at the mountain campus in Ripton.
Middlebury's venerable Bread Loaf Writers' Conference opens its summer 2012 session on August 15, and includes lectures and readings open to the public.
In talks on October 12 and 13, the Nobel Peace Prize winner inspired capacity crowds at Nelson Arena. Both addresses can be viewed on the Web.
Lectures, concerts, athletic contests, and more are on tap October 5-7, when Middlebury welcomes students' families.
Enjoy a barbecue, listen to music, ride the chairlift, and support good causes October 6 from noon-4 p.m. during the Middlebury College Snow Bowl open house.
A video from opening night of this year's Clifford Symposium captures the art of wire-walking, the energy of keynote speaker Julie Burstein, and the spirit of the event.
Adrian Benepe '78, former parks commissioner in New York, returned to campus to talk about how an abandoned rail line became one of the city's most popular parks.
The Takacs String Quartet will give its 24th Middlebury concert, including works by Schubert, Britten, and Dvorak, on October 2.
The worldwide dance phenomenon Curious Invasion landed at Middlebury during September's three-day arts extravaganza, the 2012 Clifford Symposium.
Following up on a student poll during orientation, we asked parents on hand for Fall Family Weekend what their students had asked them to bring from home.
This fall's Clifford Symposium, 'Creativity and Collaboration,' is hosted by the Center for the Arts in honor of its 20th anniversary, and includes more than 30 arts activities and events September 27-29.
"myAMERICA?" is a student-organized symposium taking place September 19-22, using lectures, workshops, performances, and exhibits to explore immigration and human rights.
The National Science Foundation awards Middlebury $1.7 million for a new research vessel.
On September 24 at 7 p.m., a panel of five female athletes will examine the effect that Title IX has had on their lives, and discuss issues confronting female athletes today.
The International Politics & Economics Symposium on September 21, 'From Deng to Dollars,' brings together students, faculty, and visiting scholars.
A panel discussion on campus September 14 examines the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 10 years later.
Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, will speak in the McCullough Social Space on September 13 at 7:30 p.m.
We talk with Natasha Trethewey, who returned this summer as a Bread Loaf Writers' Conference faculty member, and was recently named the U.S. poet laureate.
During Fall Family Weekend, a panel of students, faculty, and parents discussed how a proposed new food studies minor could enrich the liberal arts at Middlebury.
Three talented alums collaborated with nine students to produce an animated film on the 1927 floods in Vermont. Have a look. You can also see the film on Vermont Public Television August 23, 24 and 25.
Summer immersion at Middlebury extends beyond the Language Schools. We visited five labs in Bicentennial Hall and met students and teachers working on advanced scientific questions.
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Find out what student researchers have been up to this summer at the symposium in McCardell-Bicentennial Hall, Thursday, August 2, at 2 p.m.
Middlebury's Potomac Theatre Project/NYC is presenting Serious Money, by Caryl Churchill, and Monster, by Neal Bell, during this summer's run at the Atlantic Stage 2 in New York.
Middlebury College could have thanked donors with a nice card, but they had this 16-foot box and a crowd of more than 800 students, so on the night of May 16 . . .
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In another video postcard from Middlebury's Language Schools, we ask students why they chose to study Portuguese.
In the first of a series of reports, we hear about 48 hours in the life of a student at the Davis School of Russian.
During crunch time after spring semester, Middlebury Magazine journeys to the heart of the College's recycling efforts.
The farm helps students understand the challenges of producing organic food.
In another installment of our series from the Language Schools, we ask students of Chinese about their favorite characters.
In another installment of our summer Language School series, students from the School of Hebrew read Goodnight Moon.
In another installment of our Language School series, French School students take part in a mock debate, capitalism vs. socialism.
One Saturday morning, Middlebury's student-run bike shop sold off a collection of abandoned bikes. The sale began at 9. At 9:15, all bikes were gone.
Watch a 24-hour slice of life at the Davis Family Library, the academic hub of the campus, during exam week.
In its 2010 competition, the National Science Foundation awarded research fellowships to seven Middlebury graduates.
A student guide takes us through the 2011 edition of the Spring Student Symposium, which celebrates undergraduate research and creativity.
Nine out 16 graduate students chosen worldwide for the 2011 Translation and Terminology Fellowships at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva are from the Monterey Institute.
On September 27, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Junot Diaz was on campus for a reading, and a lengthy discussion with students about his life and his craft.
At the construction site near the College's Recycling Center, Middlebury's Solar Decathlon Team raised the first wall section for its solar-powered home.
We're following the progress of students at the Bread Loaf School of English who are studying 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' and watching a performance take shape.
Middlebury matched its best-ever finish in the nationwide competition among Division III schools, finishing as the runner-up.
At Commencement for the Language Schools on August 12, Middlebury also presented an honorary doctorate to the Kress Foundation's Max Marmor.
Another academic year got under way with convocation in Mead Chapel, including an address by the president and a tenor solo that became a sing-along.
New center at the Monterey Institute of International Studies aims to educate the next generation of leaders to sustainably manage world's oceans and coasts.
A new FIS-certified 5-kilometer racing trail is among the highlights for this winter at Middlebury College's Carroll and Jane Rikert Nordic Center.
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In her keynote address for the Martin Luther King Celebration, Dr. Maisha Winn talks about how much of Dr. King's agenda remains unfinished.
With the evolving role of digital scholarship a hot topic in higher ed, a pair of Middlebury faculty find themselves at the forefront of the debate.
A story by SI's Alex Wolff examines the recent hoop success of Middlebury and MIT, two top-flight academic institutions now near the top of the D-III rankings.
Film on the political activities of David and Charles Koch prompts a lively exchange among students, faculty, and staff.
As the semester wound down, a group of seniors set up a 'Senior Yard Sale,' to deal with things no longer needed, but too good to throw away. We caught a bit of the action.
At Commencement on August 6 in Ripton, the Bread Loaf School of English also honored longtime director Jim Maddox and faculty member Michael Armstrong.
About 1,800 people -- returning alumni and their families -- were on campus for Reunion Weekend, June 8-10, renewing their connections to the College.
The Panthers earn their first-ever victory in the Directors' Cup, which rewards overall performance in NCAA Division III competition.
Eight members of the Class of 2012 earned Fulbright fellowships, a new record for Middlebury College. The Monterey Institute also set a new mark, with six Fulbright fellows.
In talks at Middlebury just a few days apart, two diplomats -- one American, one Czech -- share different perspectives on the Arab Spring.
Thirteen titles included those by Mia Martinez, above, in the 100-meter hurdles, and Michael Schmidt in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs.
The men's golf team finished eight strokes ahead of runner-up Williams College and captured the automatic bid to the NCAA championships, to be held May 15-18 in Florida.