Students

46 Items

1. Faculty,  Staff,  Students

   Statement from President Laurie Patton

   May 31, 2020 | by Laurie L Patton

   I have just listened to a recent interview with Albert Camus’s daughter, Catherine Camus. She reports that she only started to read and understand the implications of her father’s classic work, The Plague, after he had died in a car accident. Written from the perspective of a doctor in a small town, The Plague portrays how the pestilence strips away the relentless focus on material wealth and success and lays bare what really matters: human relationships, care, connection. Like many of us who have recently returned to that classic, Catherine Camus was struck by its relevance today. Anything can become the plague, she observed. Anything can prevent us from being open to the deeper realities of life. 

2. Students

   Considering a Leave of Absence from Middlebury?

   May 27, 2020 | by Derek Doucet

   I hope this finds you well and that you are enjoying a well-deserved break from your academic responsibilities and commitments.

3. Faculty,  Staff,  Students

   Progress by Degrees: A Graduation Letter from President Patton

   May 26, 2020 | by Laurie Patton

   I write to offer my deep congratulations to all of you on the occasion of our graduates receiving their degrees from Middlebury, and my special congratulations to the members of the Class of 2020 themselves.

4. Students

   Your Belongings Still on Campus

   May 22, 2020 | by Baishakhi Taylor

   As we close out the academic year, we’re writing to share the plan for returning your belongings that we’ve been storing on campus since the spring break.

5. Students

   Please Do Not Travel to Campus or the Town of Middlebury

   May 19, 2020 | by Baishakhi Taylor, Mark Peluso, and Derek Doucet

   We hope this finds you well and successfully completing your academic work, which we know hasn’t been easy during this semester of unprecedented challenges. Traditionally, this is the time of year to gather and celebrate your hard work and accomplishments. And it’s natural to want to gather together.

6. Students

   Update on the End of the Semester

   May 11, 2020 | by Baishakhi Taylor

   I hope you’re well and have been finding ways to get the most from the semester in this extraordinary time. The Student Life team and I know it hasn’t been easy, and we admire the way you’ve navigated difficult terrain. We appreciate all you’re doing to stay healthy and mindful of the well-being of the whole Midd community.

7. Faculty,  Staff,  Students

   April 30, 2020 Letter from President Patton: Scenario Planning at Middlebury College

   April 30, 2020 | by Laurie Patton

   Even though we are in more of a steady rhythm now, we didn’t want to let a week go by without updating you on the progress we are making in determining how Middlebury will operate in the months ahead. Like every institution around the country, this week we have been scenario planning. Scenario planning is its own form of storytelling.

8. Students

   Update on Grading Policy

   April 17, 2020 | by Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti, and Suzanne Gurland

   We write to update you on the status of the College’s grading policy for this semester. This morning, the faculty voted in favor of an Opt-In Credit/No-Credit, course-by-course system. For spring 2020 only, you will have the option to take as many of your current courses as you wish on a Credit/No-Credit basis. If you don’t choose Credit/No-Credit for a particular course, that course will remain letter-graded. You have until May 8 to invoke Credit/No-Credit for any of your courses, using an electronic form provided by the Registrar’s Office. You will have a window of time from May 9 to May 19 in which you may revoke any Credit/No-Credit decisions. There will be a notation on the spring 2020 section of all transcripts conveying to outside audiences that a “Credit” should be interpreted as a reasonable response to these extraordinary circumstances, and not as indicating diminished rigor.

9. Students

   Summer Academic Programs—Uganda

   April 17, 2020 | by Damascus Kafumbe and Catherine Pierattini

   We know that you’re all following the news about Covid-19 around the world. The semester at Middlebury has been disrupted, to say the least, and all of us are wondering when life will return to normal.

10. Students

    Summer Academic Programs—Oxford

    April 17, 2020 | by Guy Perry and Carlos Vélez

    We know that you’re all following the news about coronavirus and public health around the world. Most of you are likely away from your campus communities for the remainder of the semester, and all of us are wondering when life will return to normal.