Cameron McKinney came to Middlebury thinking he’d become a diplomat. Instead, his love of dance and Japanese led him somewhere unexpected: founding Kizuna Dance, a company that blends street and contemporary styles to build cultural connections between the U.S. and Japan.
Kazem Abdullah did not expect to fall in love at the Middlebury German School, nor how that relationship would help him gain greater fluency and artistic understanding as an orchestral conductor in Germany. A Voices of Middlebury story.
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.
Though singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell ’04 initially resisted attending Middlebury, it was here she found a mentor who encouraged her path to a successful music career. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Midd community helped Nínive Calegari ’93 through both first-year fails and professional milestones. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Ben Wessel ’11 on a moment he questioned whether his work to energize youth voters would make any difference. A Voices of Middlebury story.
John Morton ’68 found solidarity and solace during a mountain trek with American and Soviet veterans of the wars in Viet Nam and Afghanistan. A Voices of Middlebury story.
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.
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.
Mildred Reese McNeill ’74 started college as part of the then-largest cohort of Black students at Middlebury: 16 people. They would create many firsts for future BIPOC students. A Voices of Middlebury story.
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.
In 2008, environmentalist and Schumann Distinguished Scholar Bill McKibben and seven Middlebury students teamed up and spawned a global climate movement. A Voices of Middlebury story.