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2020s, Middlebury College, Faculty, Staff, Students
The Class of 2022.5 and their guests faced down record cold for Feb Celebration this past weekend. In order to deliver a special day, groups across the College rallied to pull off an adjusted ceremony with a ski down on campus.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Environment, Faculty
The College has named a 60-acre parcel on the eastern edge of campus in honor of Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies Steve Trombulak, who retired in 2019 after a 34-year career.
2020s, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty, Science & Tech
The Washington Post asked experts, including Luso-Hispanic studies professor Patricia Saldarriaga, to explain zombie nutrition, neurology, and behavior.
2020s, Academic Excellence, Environment, Faculty, Science & Tech
In a New Yorker column, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Bill McKibben invites us to widen our imaginations on what sustainable energy and economies might look like, beyond recent breakthroughs in fusion technology.
2020s, Academic Excellence, Equity & Justice, Faculty, Identity
In this Insider report, Laurie Essig—gender, sexuality, and feminist studies professor— comments on the potential consequences and limitations of posting videos of street harassment on platforms like TikTok.
2020s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Faculty, Politics & Government
The historic conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other codefendant for seditious conspiracy has implications for free speech and the future of the militia movement in the U.S. Amy Cooter, senior research fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism explains in the Conversation.
2020s, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty
Ali Salem ’16 and associate film professor Ioana Uricaru are honing their film production capabilities with two prestigious fellowships: the Sundance Institute Producers Intensive and the PGA Create Lab of the Producers Guild of America. Their collaboration, The Swim Lesson, follows a college professor’s wife as she develops a secret friendship with a student who accused her husband of sexual misconduct.
2020s, Environment, Faculty, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
At the 2022 United Nations climate conference, the Biden administration and other entities pledged to fight climate change using “nature-based solutions.” Food studies professor Molly Anderson
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty, Identity
The Vermont Arts Council has recognized associate dance professor Christal Brown with the 2022 award for outstanding achievement in the arts.
2020s, Academic Excellence, Faculty, Science & Tech
Solitude can help children grow, but some might not be getting enough of it, reports the Atlantic, quoting assistant psychology professor Gina Thomas.
