In Praise of Roadside Americana
Megan Mayhew Bergman delights in driving past scrap metal dinosaurs, a giant gorilla holding a Volkswagen aloft, and other roadside attractions.
Stories
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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.”
Kelson Foundation Gift
Middlebury has received a gift of $5 million from the Kelson Foundation to support the future of the Innovation Hub, home to Middlebury’s programs on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Increasing Language Access
Eliza Kravitz, a 2021 School of Spanish attendee, details her work with the Yale Interpretation Network (YIN), a student-run organization that provides translation and interpretation services in more than 75 languages to community members with limited English proficiency.
Inclusive Excellence Grant
Middlebury is one of 104 colleges and universities to receive a six-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support initiatives that foster more inclusive and equitable introductory education in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math.
To Swim With a Whale Shark
Madison Springfield MAIEP ’22 has found scuba diving to be an important way to commune with nature as well as inform her work in marine conservation and environmental policy.
Wine Innovations and Studies
Deirdre Heekin ’89 has been recognized as one of the 2023 Drinks Innovators of the Year by Food & Wine. Meanwhile, earth and climate science professor Jeff Munroe is expanding the science of terroir by using a new analytical framework to pinpoint how environmental factors affect the resulting wine.
Rebuilding Lives
The College is helping women to rebuild their lives after incarceration as the first employer partner in the Building Employment and Meaning (BEAM) program, which is administered by Vermont Works for Women and the Vermont Department of Corrections.
When Science Becomes Personal
Elle Murata ’17 shared her dual experience as a patient and researcher in a TEDx talk about the treatment of women in health care.