For Malick Thiam ’24, relationships were key to his most impactful experiences at Middlebury. From his Posse Scholarship cohort being like a family to getting real-world guidance in documentary filmmaking from professor James Sanchez, these connections give Thiam the confidence to take on whatever the future brings.
Julisa Salas ’10 meticulously planned and achieved her way from Washington Heights to Middlebury, Harvard Business School, and a picture-perfect marriage. Then, a major life change taught her about accepting the unplanned. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Liz Crawford ’25 is studying psychology to learn how to empower others, while also competing as a member of the three-time national champion women’s Ultimate team.
Clint Bierman ’97 dropped his medical school ambitions to pursue music and songwriting full time. Although less predictable, this life has provided deeply enriching moments. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Meet Middlebury students, five out of 2,800 whose lives are enriched and futures made possible by gifts to the Annual Fund from alumni, parents, and friends.
Jamie Mittelman ’10 found that managing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder meant not only facing her fears of death, but also finding life. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Ukrainian Mariia Dzholos ’24 has designed her path through Middlebury to gain the skills and knowledge she’ll need to help rebuild her war-torn country.
At Middlebury, Maia Sauer ’22 found the resources to develop her art. Now she and a recent troupe of graduates are navigating life as artists in New York.
Matteo Moretti ’21 used filmmaking to document and connect with his widowed grandfather one summer in the Greek village of Kriopigi. A Voices of Middlebury story.
At Middlebury, Noah Lee ’26 has found an ideal environment where he can explore the liberal arts and sciences, play football, and pursue his dreams of becoming a physician.