Good Fences, Bad Neighbors
Dylan Redford ’15, a director and producer of the HBO docuseries Neighbors, spoke to Fader about casting through Craigslist as well as the paranoia animating disputes among neighbors.
Stories
-
Ain’t Nobody’s Fool
Biographer Martha Ackmann, MA English ’79, recently published a new book on Dolly Parton, tracing Parton’s songwriting and artistry back to her childhood and experience of poverty in East Tennessee.
Very Merry Pranksters
Members of the Middlebury Pranksters shared the hippie origins of their club name on the Vermont Public Sports Rapport podcast. The men’s and women’s teams both triumphed in the final round of the USA Ultimate D-III College Championships earlier this week.
Rob Tod ’91 and Robynne Maii ’96 Named 2026 Alumni Achievement Award Winners
We are thrilled to announce that Rob Tod ’91 and Robynne Maii ’96 are Middlebury College’s 2026 Alumni Achievement Award Winners.
Short and Deep
Far Away, which stars Alyssa Limperis ’12, has won a 2026 Short Award for dramatic short of the year.
How to Run a Film Fest
Dance and film creative Sam Kann ’21 joined the Film in Vermont Podcast to discuss all the work that goes into programming and executing the Green Mountain Film Fest, which took place last weekend in Montpelier.
More than a Kick or a Punch
The New York Times published a video profile to accompany an op-ed by Rana Abdelhamid ’15 about her approach to teaching self defense as a skillset for emotional, economic, and political safety.
A Mayor’s Wordsmith
The Guardian profiled Julian Gerson ’18, the speechwriter for New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and how Gerson constructed the victory speech on election night.
Support for Determined Learners
In 2023, Taniya Noori ’25.5 founded a remote tutoring service to support Afghan women and girls who are now banned from schools under Taliban rule.