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.
Stories
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Reproductive Rights in Vermont
Several Middlebury faculty members are behind and in front of the camera in the documentary Unintended, which explores Vermont’s historic move to enshrine reproductive rights in its constitution in 2022.
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.
Highlighting Hidden History
A team of Middlebury undergraduate and graduate students published an article in Sea History that highlighted the little-known history of the Japanese-American abalone fishery in Monterey Bay.
Women Funding Women
Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11 is among 12 recipients of $20 million grants from a new philanthropic initiative by Melinda French Gates to support women and girls across a range of issues worldwide.
Help from a Stranger
The New York Times followed Bianca Giaever ’12 around NYC while she tried to offer free help to strangers.
Corps Connection: Middlebury's Peace Corps Link Runs Deep
Peace Corps recently recognized Middlebury Collegeas one of the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers. The organization counts 418 Middlebury alumni among its ranks of volunteers across its 63-year history, making the College the fifth most prolific producer of volunteers among small colleges.
Longtime Peace Corps Legacy
Middlebury College has been recognized as one of the top producers of volunteers serving in the Peace Corps since the founding of the agency in 1961.
New in Kids’ Lit
Two alumni have written children’s books that address cultural differences and migration.