Addison Independent: Accept an invitation to awe
An exhibition curated by art professor Katy Smith Abbott at the College’s museum explores the idea of “awe,” where it comes from and how we experience it.
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KCRW: Leading a good life doesn’t always mean leading an easy one
A new book by Middlebury philosophy professor Lorraine Besser explores the value of finding ‘the interesting’ and incorporating it into our daily lives.
Vermont Public: Julia Alvarez has more stories left to tell
Vermont Public interviewed Middlebury alumna and writer-in-residence Julia Alvarez ’71 in advance of the new PBS documentary: “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined.”
The New Yorker: How to Address Two Environmental Crises at Once
Bill McKibben, Middlebury’s Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies, writes about an innovative nonprofit in Vermont that creates pollinator habitat in solar fields.
Vermont Public: Vermont's youngest delegate at the DNC: 'This is my future. I want to have a say in it.'
Middlebury sophomore Addie Lentzner represented Vermont at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Foreign Affairs: Why America Stands to Lose If It Resumes Nuclear Testing
The Middlebury Institute’s Jeffrey Lewis writes that resuming nuclear weapons testing in the U.S. would allow China and Russia to catch up.
Foreign Affairs: What Russia Wants in the Middle East
Hanna Notte, of the Middlebury Institute, writes that Moscow seeks to exploit instability but avoid escalation.
WBUR: 60+ year old activists form a movement to help save the planet
Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies Bill McKibben speaks about his newest initiative on “Here and Now.”
Addison Independent: Youth leaders to convene at Bread Loaf
The Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English hosted a youth summit of students from across the country working on social action projects and connected through the Bread Loaf Teacher Network.
WBUR: Americans focus on a good life. But what about a good death?
Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 spoke with WBUR’s ‘Here and Now’ about her upcoming five-continent Watson Fellowship in which she’ll explore what it means to die a good death.