Largest Largesse
Middlebury has received the largest bequest in its history: $40 million from a member of the Class of 1955.
Stories
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Hoped and Changed
The debut novel of Vinson Cunningham, who matriculated with the class of 2006, has been called “a sophisticated bildungsroman” by Publishers Weekly and “a pleasure to follow” by Slate.
A Chapter Closed
Over 23 years in the English department at Colorado State University, Sarah Sloane ’79 helped hundreds of students tell their stories. In honor of her retirement, CSU profiled Sloane about lessons learned, memories made, and what comes next.
Global to Local, Professional to Personal
Lauren Markham ’05 reckons with the global migration crisis, the limits of journalism in addressing it, and her own family’s emigration from Greece in her new book, A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging.
Oscar-Worthy Work
Ben Kahn ’98 was the first assistant director on Past Lives, which currently has Oscar nominations for best picture and best original screenplay.
Apocalyptic Comedy
Baby Carl’s Happy Apocalypse, a podcast from the New Perennials project, takes a comedic approach to serious topics like climate change and socioeconomic inequality.
Serendipity and Persistence
Dana Lawson ’95 and Kim Diamond ’95 both were involved in the development of the first FDA-approved drug to treat a rare type of cancer.
Big-Picture Conservation
Chris Wood ’88 heads Trout Unlimited, whose Priority Waters initiative is coordinating disparate watershed conservation projects among government agencies and partner organizations to expand the scope and impact on landscapes.
Give In, Not Give Up
About two years ago, Blake Wittman ’99 had a major ski accident that left him paralyzed, in a coma, and fighting serious infection.