Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English Launches Youth Social Action Network
Funded by the Ford Foundation and managed by the Bread Loaf Teacher Network, BLTN NextGen helps youth to change the narrative about vulnerable populations.
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In Memoriam: Drue Gensler '57, Former Trustee
Middlebury is saddened by the loss of Drucilla “Drue” Gensler, trustee from 1994 to 2004 and benefactor to theatre and women’s studies programs.
‘Academic Clusters’ Offer New Complement to Majors and Minors
The inaugural Privilege & Poverty program has established a new way of approaching interdisciplinary study.
‘Cohort Internships’ Lead to Deeper Learning, Greater Engagement
Middlebury’s new model for internships has students learning from each other as well as from professionals in the field.
Postcard from Utah: Geology Professor and His Student Go Deep into a Cave
A rock extracted by Jeff Munroe and Emmet Norris ’19 offers detailed records of past climates.
Biologist Grace Spatafora Awarded NIH Research Grant of $2.1 Million
The grant enables Spatafora and her students to continue work on developing a compound that could block the formation of dental cavities and improve oral health.
Institute Alumna Presides Over Negotiation of Nuclear Treaty
Costa Rica‘s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Institute alumna Elayne Whyte Gomez, recently led the successful negotiation of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
‘Poetry Free for All’ Celebrates Word Power
Special event was co-sponsored by the Bread Loaf School of English, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, the Middlebury Language Schools and the New England Review.
New Issue of NER Includes Previously Unpublished Essay by Hannah Arendt
The latest edition also features new work by Steve Almond, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, and Maud Casey.
Observatory Open for Night-Sky Viewing: July 19 and 26, and August 2
Middlebury’s Mittelman Observatory invites the public to see the stars, planets, and other celestial objects using college telescopes.