An Opera Premiere
German School attendee Kazem Abdullah will take the conductor’s podium this fall at the world premiere of the opera Castor and Patience, commissioned by the Cincinnati Opera.
Stories
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A New Marketing Frontier
With a YouTube channel focused on living with multiple sclerosis, Damian Washington ’03 reaches thousands of viewers as a “micro-influencer.”
Beijing-Bound Olympians
Alpine skier Michel Macedo ’22.5 will represent Brazil at the Beijing Olympics in February 2020.
From This American Life to the Middlebury Institute
Gabriela Muñoz MACI ’23, of This American Life, is pursuing a degree in interpretation from the Middlebury Institue.
Quidditch: A Name-Changer
Real-life quidditch, inspired by the magical game in Harry Potter, is changing its name, citing author J. K. Rowling’s “anti-trans positions in recent years.”
Intersectional Leadership
Rana Abdelhamid ’15 was recently featured in Harper’s BAZAAR.
Barbie Honors Julia Alvarez ’71
Each year, Barbie selects extraordinary women as official role models and makes dolls in the women’s likenesses.
Afghan Perspectives
The U.S. troop withdrawal and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan are more than a distant news story for Afghan alumni of Middlebury. Some of them have shared their experiences recently.
Poetry as Conversation
Cheswayo Mphanza ’16 recently released a book of poetry, The Rinehart Frames, which won the African Poetry Book Foundation’s 2020 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets.