Killer Reads
Jody Smith and Joseph Watson found four poisonous books in the College Special Collections that contain arsenic.
Stories
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Pluses for Polyglots
Stephen Snyder, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Language Schools, spoke to the Houston Chronicle about the many benefits of speaking more than one language.
The New York Times Presents
Stephanie Preiss ’11 is an executive producer on The New York Times Presents docuseries, which presents in-depth reporting on such matters as Britney Spears’s conservatorship, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and coronavirus frontline workers.
Sexual Racism and the Politics of Desire
Sociology professor Chong-suk Han has been named a finalist in the LGBTQ Studies category for a Lambda Literary Award.
Road Trip with a Writer
Take another look (or a first one) at English professor Jay Parini’s “novelized memoir,” Borges and Me.
Podcast for Panther Fans
Want to keep up with Panther sports news? Panthers for Life (PFL) Weekly is a student-run, Middlebury-focused podcast about the top sports stories of the week.
Searching for Home in Exile
Sajia Yaqouby ’25.5 is one of the eight new BOLD-SOLA Leadership Scholars who were evacuated from Afghanistan last August and are beginning their studies at the College.
Translating the Self
In this Middlebury Magazine essay, Clara Clymer MAT ’22 explores how moving to France to improve her language skills led to personal and professional self-discovery.
Moscow, Interrupted
Julian Gonzales-Poirier ’23 talked to VPR about the scramble to end his study abroad experience and leave Moscow after Russia invaded Ukraine.