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2000s, Middlebury College, Access, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Experience, Politics & Government
Housing developer Zeke Davisson ’08 shared his insights with Seven Days about the moving parts involved in creating more affordable housing in Vermont.
2000s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Access, Alumni, Identity, Staff
Jake Moreno Coplon ’08.5 is the new chief operating officer for the Posse Foundation, having been a Posse scholar during his time at Middlebury.
1950s, 2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Alumni, Philanthropy
Middlebury has received the largest bequest in its history: $40 million from a member of the Class of 1955.
2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Equity & Justice, Experience, Philanthropy, Students
The College will allocate $4.9 million in additional funding toward mental health services for students, thanks to an unrestricted gift from a member of the Class of 1959.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Access, Equity & Justice, Identity, Science & Tech
Middlebury is one of 104 colleges and universities to receive a six-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support initiatives that foster more inclusive and equitable introductory education in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math.
Middlebury College, Access, Equity & Justice, Experience, Identity, Students
A nonprofit called “The House” provides a homey space for Middlebury College’s international students and students from other underrepresented communities.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
Scientist Ross McIntosh has been working to overcome antivaccination beliefs in communities experiencing polio outbreaks in Africa. Fluency in French—gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools—has helped him to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
As a doctor, Masiray Kamara always knew clear communication was vital. Now she is putting skills gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools to use in her practice to build deeper bonds and help her patients overcome mistrust in the medical system.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Science & Tech
Middlebury plans to make data science a fundamental part of a liberal arts education. A new initiative, midd.data, will ensure all students understand and can use data and digital tools and techniques to create knowledge, regardless of their majors.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice, Politics & Government
A fellowship at the Language Schools gave Middle East journalist Leila Barghouty a vital tool: the ability to communicate with the subjects of her stories without an interpreter.
