Doctor-Artist
This summer, CBS News profiled pediatric surgeon Lissie Fishman ’01, who makes art on the casts of her young patients after she finishes operating.
Stories
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Mind-Dog Connection
Kate Speer Fisher ’09.5 holds nothing back in sharing her mental health journey through misdiagnoses, hospitalizations, friendships, and the help of “fluff-bombing” dogs on the podcast Depresh Mode with John Moe.
Lifelong Hockey Devotee
The International Ice Hockey Federation profiled Tania Kenny ’08, whose path in the sport has taken her from two NCAA championships with Middlebury to managing Hockey Canada teams to coordinating operations for the Edmonton Oilers.
New Shift for the Grift
A new member officially joins the Grift (Clint Bierman ’97, Jeff Vallone ’97.5, and Peter Day ’01).
Resources for Low-Income Vermont Communities
Elise Shanbacker ’07 was interviewed by WCAX about infrastructure projects in rural areas of Vermont that are now getting a boost of federal funding.
Healing with Elie Wiesel
Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel spoke at Middlebury in 2002.
Modern Love
For the New York Times’s Tiny Love Stories series, Drew Miller ’03 recounts being nearly swamped, literally and figuratively, while he and his husband exchanged vows at their wedding.
Family Fishmonger
Follow Steve Sclafani ’05 as he makes a 3 a.m. run to select thousands of pounds of fish for his 330 regular customers.
Hidden Seasons of Grief
Dixie Dillon Lane ’05 published a poignant essay on long-term grief in Current, calling for more practices acknowledging that “grief comes not all at once, but over many seasons.”