Mind and Nature
Nick Vail ’02 shared how his time at an environmental education camp during high school led to his current work leading meditation retreats in nature.
Stories
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Lean into Boredom
Author and Awkward Family Photos creator Mike Bender ’97 wrote on Oprah Daily about the importance of boredom in sparking creativity, and ways to cultivate “small acts of unplugged rebellion.”
Sports for Social Change
A Lesotho-based education and development nonprofit directed by Motlatsi Nkhahle ’15.5 was honored with the 2025 Laureus Sport for Good Award.
Community-Centered Profits
By paying top dollar for milk and sourcing within 15 miles of its creamery in Greensboro, Vermont, Jasper Hill Farm supports an entire community.
Fraught Art Landscape
Lisa Phillips ’75, director of The New Museum, joined Thelma Golden, director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, for a conversation with The New York Times about launching expanded buildings and staying focused on their missions at an uncertain time for cultural institutions.
Loneliness vs. Solitude
Americans are spending more of their time alone, but that doesn’t mean an impending national epidemic of loneliness.
Call of the Green Mountains
Joe Russell, associate vice president and dean of students, was among several “expat Vermonters” interviewed on the podcast Brave Little State about ways the Vermont spirit stayed with them even after moving away.
The Power of Disability Communities
Aubrianna Wilson ’23 documented her travels through eight countries as a Watson Fellow studying how disability communities show up and advocate for each other.
Is Corporate Atonement Possible?
Language Schools attendee Sarah Federman writes in the Conversation about how corporations involved in historical atrocities have reckoned—for better or worse—with that history.