Addresses and Statements

2022

• July 23, 2022: In Memory of Jeff Cason
• May 31, 2022: Baccalaureate Address to the Class of 2020
• May 29, 2022: Baccalaureate Address to the Class of 2022 

2021

• September 12, 2021: Convocation Address
• September 10, 2021: Address to Middlebury Faculty
• May 29, 2021: Baccalaureate Address

2020

• December 7, 2020: “A Surprising Fruit of Our Pandemic Semester”
• July 8, 2020: Update on International Students
• June 19, 2020: Acknowledging Juneteenth
• June 5, 2020: Acknowledging Systemic Racism
• May 26, 2020: Graduation—Progress by Degrees
• April 13, 2020: Pandemic—About Seniors
• March 29, 2020: Pandemic—Our Work During Crisis
• March 21, 2020: Pandemic—And Sense of Place
• January 9, 2020: Inclusion as an Everyday Ethic

2019

• November 21, 2019: New Policy on Open Expression
• November 1, 2019: Speech and Inclusion Update
• September 6, 2019: Address to Faculty Bread Loaf Meeting
• May 25, 2019: Baccalaureate Address
• May 21, 2019: A Financial Milestone
• April 18, 2019: Message to the Community
• February 4, 2019: Important Update on Workforce Planning
• February 2, 2019: Feb Celebration 2019
• January 29, 2019: Energy2028

2018

• October 26, 2018: Statement on Transgender
• October 9, 2018: Environmental Leadership at Middlebury
• September 11, 2018: Message of Best wishes at the start of the new year
• May 26, 2018: Baccalaureate
• February 7, 2018: Convocation Address 

2017

• September 10, 2017: Fall Student Convocation Address
• September 1, 2017: Continued Support for DACA and Undocumented Students
• August 14, 2017: On this weekend’s events in Charlottesville, VA
• June 9, 2017: ‘The Right Way to Protect Free Speech on Campus’, published in the Wall Street Journal
• May 28, 2017: Baccalaureate Address
• April 7, 2017: Address to Faculty: Free Speech, Inclusivity, and the Public Sphere
• March 6, 2017: Letter to the Middlebury Community
• March 3, 2017: Letter Concerning Last Night’s Events
• February 8, 2017: Winter Convocation Address
• February 2, 2017: Muslim Student Association Rally
• February 1, 2017: Middlebury’s Commitment to Openness and Access
• January 28, 2017: International travel advisory

2016

• December 8, 2016: A Day to Celebrate
• November 23, 2016: Aiding our undocumented students
• November 10, 2016: A Message and an Announcement from President Patton
• September 11, 2016: Middlebury College, Fall Convocation Address
• August 19, 2016: Middlebury Language Schools Commencement, Welcoming Remarks
• August 6, 2016: Bread Loaf School of English, Commencement Remarks
• June 21, 2016: Bread Loaf School of English Opening Greetings
• May 28, 2016: Baccalaureate Address
• February 10, 2016: February Convocation Address
• February 6, 2016: February Celebration Address
• January 29, 2016: Update on Our Inclusivity Efforts

2015

• December 11, 2015: Town Hall Remarks at Mead Chapel
• November 30, 2015: Inclusivity at Middlebury: Next Steps
• November 5, 2015: Statement on Accessibility and the Ridgeline Housing Project
• October 11, 2015: Inaugural Address
• October 4, 2015: Inaugural Symposium Keynote Address in Monterey
• September 17, 2015: Convocation Address, Fall 2015
• September 4, 2015: Address to Middlebury Faculty Bread Loaf Meeting
• July 1, 2015: Language Schools Convocation Address
• July 1, 2015: Warmest Greetings from Middlebury

2014

• November 18, 2014: President-Elect Laurie Patton Addresses Campus Community