Midd Vets Then and Now
Honor Veterans Day by exploring items in Special Collections, such as this aviator helmet and carrying bag used by Tom Easton ’66 in the war in Vietnam.
Stories
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Just How Nutritious Are Brains?
The Washington Post asked experts, including Luso-Hispanic studies professor Patricia Saldarriaga, to explain zombie nutrition, neurology, and behavior.
Profiles in Pickleball
Karl Lindholm ’67 discovers what the fuss is all about as he interviews a number of Addison County pickleball enthusiasts in their natural habitat.
A Fast-Emptying Ark
A vast new study finds there are 70 percent fewer wild animals sharing the earth with us than there were in 1970.
Cooking from the Heart
Chef and recent James Beard Award winner Robynne Maii ’96 was featured by Shondaland in a series on women breaking barriers in their careers.
A Different Tack for North Korea
In a New York Times essay, Middlebury Institute professor Jeffrey Lewis of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies lays out an argument for the U.S. to accept that North Korea has nuclear weapons and to pursue alternative approaches to peace in the region.
Courtly Honor
Spanish School History
A newly released video gives a glimpse of the early days of the School of Spanish with archival images of the College, Middlebury Chapel, Hepburn Hall, and the town of Middlebury in 1939.
Caring For the Land
In a new memoir, A Little Bit of Land, poet and farmer Jessica Gigot ’01 discusses food systems, women farmers, and her path from suburbia to agriculture.