February celebration will span two days, Feb. 1–2
Middlebury College will host its traditional ceremony for members of the “Feb” class. Events will include a reception, an address by President Liebowitz, and the “ski down” at the Snow Bowl.
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Panel weighs costs, benefits of divestment (story & video)
In the first of a series of public events to facilitate discussion of the role that social and environmental policies should play in the management of the endowment, a panel looks a the pros and cons of divestment with a near-capacity crowd at McCullough Student Center.
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Panel discussion on Jan. 22 will explore how endowment should be invested
Five experts will discuss whether environmental or social issues should influence how a college endowment is invested.
Alison Byerly named president of Lafayette College
The former Middlebury provost and longtime faculty member will become the 17th president of Lafayette.
Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship to host symposium Jan. 24-26
Environmental leaders Billy Parish, Majora Carter and Bill McKibben to speak on social entrepreneurship and social justice.
Colleges will work together to help control costs
Middlebury, Saint Michael’s and Champlain College will form the Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium.
MIL, Middlebury College launch Vermont World Language Initiative
Middlebury Interactive Languages and Middlebury College will provide up to 30 Vermont schools with discounted, unlimited access to Web-based courses in Chinese, French, German, Latin and Spanish.
College awards tenure to seven faculty members
At its meeting in December, the board of trustees promoted seven faculty members to the rank of associate professor.
Liberal arts colleges launch new strategy for diversifying faculty, partner with research universities
Backed by $4.7 million Mellon grant, Middlebury, Williams, Connecticut College join with UC Berkeley and Columbia