24-Hour DataFest Stretched Students’ Analytical and Creative Thinking Skills
Nearly 150 students working in 32 teams embraced the annual challenge to find and share meaning from a large, complex dataset.
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Scenes from Preview Days
Hundreds of admitted students visited campus to get a taste of life at Middlebury.
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“If You See Fungus, We Want It!”
Members of the MiddMyco Club explored a stretch of the Trail Around Middlebury, bagging samples for a statewide fungi database.
Before I Die
Student curator Camiel Schroeder ’26.5 reflects on the poignant interactive art exhibit that invited people to share their aspirations.
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Signs of Spring
The first warm day of the year brought students out in droves to soak up the sun following an especially chilly winter.
Student Documentary on the Knoll Debuts at Yale Film Festival
The film Breaking Ground by Henry Wang ’27 is an official selection of the 2026 EFFY Environmental Film Festival at Yale University, where it will premiere on March 27.
A High-Tech Art Restoration at Middlebury’s Makerspace
Students used 3D printing to restore a damaged early-20th-century plaster relief.
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In the News: The Legacy of Martin Henry Freeman
Professor Emeritus of History Bill Hart spoke with WCAX about the legacy of Martin Henry Freeman, class of 1849, who became the first black professor and college president in American history.
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Student Speakers Take the Stage
Watch the finalists from this year’s Spencer Prize in Oratory for First-Year Students, including winner Lillian Tracy.
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