Alumni

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   2000s,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Experience

   The Adele of Audiobooks

   Julia Whelan ’08 has established herself as the voice narrating hundreds of audiobooks, including Gillian Flynn’s thriller Gone Girl and Tara Westover’s memoir, Educated.

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   2010s,  Alumni,  Entrepreneurship,  Environment,  Science & Tech

   See Beyond the Greenwashing

   Lizzie Horvitz ’10 appeared on the TODAY Show to give ratings for commonly used green products and advice on how to make the most of eco-friendly products.

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   2000s,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Identity

   Award-Winning Short

   A film by Jude Dry ’09 won “Best New England Short” at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival.

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   Middlebury College,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Experience,  Identity

   Another First for Twilight

   The Vermont Statehouse recently unveiled a portrait of Alexander Twilight, Class of 1823, the first person of African descent to serve in a state legislature and to graduate from a U.S. college.

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   1990s,  Middlebury Institute of International Studies,  Alumni,  Science & Tech

   Public Defender

   Geoff Brown ’99, former chief information security officer for New York City and leader of NYC Cyber Command, is sharing his expertise in defending against digital crimes as a professor of cybersecurity at the Middlebury Institute.

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   2020s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Alumni,  Experience

   Safer Vermont Schools

   During the summer of 2021, Evelyn Lane ’23 worked with a Middlebury professor on a research project examining lead levels in water at schools across Vermont. In conjunction with a 2019 Vermont law focused on lead, her work has resulted in safer water supplies throughout the state.

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   2010s,  Middlebury College,  Access,  Alumni,  Equity & Justice,  Students

   Opening Doors for Others

   Davis United World College Scholar Rachel Ochako ’11 has transformed childhood hardship into a lifelong mission of opening doors for others. She is currently deputy director of international programs at Africare.

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   2020s,  Middlebury College,  Access,  Alumni,  Environment,  Experience

   Environmental Action

   Connor Wertz ’22 came to Middlebury with an interest in the environment. He is leaving as an experienced environmental activist excited to be part of advancing the climate movement.

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   2010s,  Middlebury College,  Alumni,  Entrepreneurship,  Experience,  Identity

   Aiming High

   Max Eingorn ’14 and two childhood friends are seeking town permission to operate a 3,000-square-foot indoor cannabis growing operation in southern Middlebury. 

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    2010s,  Middlebury College,  Middlebury Institute of International Studies,  Alumni,  Politics & Government,  Science & Tech

    Dangerous Games

    Far-right extremists are a growing presence in gaming, researchers have found. Alex Newhouse ’17, MANPTS ’18 comments in this Axios article on the “growing threat” of extremist recruitment gaming platforms.