Mister Miss America
Neil D’Astolfo ’07.5 portrays Derek Tyler Taylor, the first male contestant in his small-town beauty pageant, in the off-Broadway solo show Mister Miss America at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
Stories
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Vermont Prize for Visual Art
Visual artist, graffiti scholar, and educator Will Kasso Condry has been selected for the first Vermont Prize, a new endeavor aimed at celebrating and supporting the best visual art being made in Vermont.
Award-Winning Short
A film by Jude Dry ’09 won “Best New England Short” at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival.
Home Away from Home
A nonprofit called “The House” provides a homey space for Middlebury College’s international students and students from other underrepresented communities.
A Black History Month Watchlist
We asked Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture Natasha Ngaiza to recommend five works from Black filmmakers she thinks everyone should watch. Read up, and add these to your watchlist!
Another First for Twilight
The Vermont Statehouse recently unveiled a portrait of Alexander Twilight, Class of 1823, the first person of African descent to serve in a state legislature and to graduate from a U.S. college.
Aiming High
Max Eingorn ’14 and two childhood friends are seeking town permission to operate a 3,000-square-foot indoor cannabis growing operation in southern Middlebury.
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.
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.