Why Zeitgeist
Hear from Ryan McElroy ’25, editor in chief of The Middlebury Campus, about the rationale and methodology behind the annual Zeitgeist survey.
Stories
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Show Some Love to Sharks
The new Monterey Bay White Sharks website is part of a larger mission to demystify, conserve, and spotlight how majestic—and central to the ocean ecosystem—white sharks are.
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.
Highest-Scoring Panther
Earlier in January, basketball player Alexa Mustafaj ’25 became the first Panther regardless of gender to eclipse the 2,000 career-point mark.
Politics of Pleasure
Reporting for Hyperallergic, Elaine Velie ’19.5 spoke to veteran performance artist Holly Hughes about art-making, anti-porn discourse, and building queer and feminist community across generations.
Corps Connection: Middlebury's Peace Corps Link Runs Deep
Peace Corps recently recognized Middlebury College as 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.
Global Perspective in Local Schools
The Language in Motion program gets local K–12 students curious about exploring world languages and cultures through classroom visits and special events led by College students and language department teaching assistants.
Cave Survivor, Midd Thriver
The Today Show came to the College to catch up with Adul Samon ’27, five years after he and his soccer teammates were rescued from a cave in Thailand.
Jewish-Palestinian Friendship on Campus
In the face of rising anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents on U.S. college campuses, two Middlebury students—one Jewish, one Palestinian—have strengthened their friendship through discussions and shared experiences.