Welcome to Middlebury

Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, the citizens of a small village in Vermont established an institution of higher learning. What was first known as the ”Town’s College” has evolved over the ensuing centuries into a historic and defining liberal arts college rooted in northern New England with a reach that spans the world.

As Middlebury’s 18th president, I am delighted to introduce you to one of the leading American and global institutions in higher education.

At Middlebury, we believe deeply in the pursuit of knowledge and the capacity of knowledge to transform individual lives and profoundly enrich our shared life together. 

We believe in the power of immersive learning, when students and faculty live and study together—in Vermont and around the globe.

We are committed to engaging the most complicated questions of history and our times—be it the nature of global conflicts; the precarious systems of our climate-changed economies, oceans, and planet; the rich and complex array of cultures forming our past and present; continuing revolutions in information and technology; and both the vulnerabilities and promises of democracy itself. 

We are the Town’s College. We are a global institution. We pursue the gift of freedom through the advance of knowledge and expression across the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities. 

Welcome to Middlebury.