Alumni

Black and White photo of a statue of an angel weeping into their arms

2000s, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

Hidden Seasons of Grief

Dixie Dillon Lane ’05 published a poignant essay on long-term grief in Current, calling for more practices acknowledging that “grief comes not all at once, but over many seasons.”

Elle Murata ’17 Sitting on the bed of an MRI machine

2010s, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Identity, Science & Tech

When Science Becomes Personal

Elle Murata ’17 shared her dual experience as a patient and researcher in a TEDx talk about the treatment of women in health care.

Deirdre Heekin ’89 holding a crate of grapes

1980s, Alumni, Environment, Faculty

Deirdre Heekin ’89 has been recognized as one of the 2023 Drinks Innovators of the Year by Food & Wine. Meanwhile, earth and climate science professor Jeff Munroe is expanding the science of terroir by using a new analytical framework to pinpoint how environmental factors affect the resulting wine.

2020s, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty

Musicals to Unite Town and Gown

Seven Days reports on the role of the annual J-term musical in town and College community relations, featuring Town Hall Theater artistic director Doug Anderson, economics and environmental studies professor Jon Isham, and Zack Maluccio ’22.5.

1990s, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

A Family Tail

Dog Gone, the tale of a family navigating conflict as they search for their missing dog, stars Rob Lowe and is adapted from a book by Pauls Toutonghi ’99.

1990s, Alumni, Environment, Identity, Science & Tech

Is This Underwear Toxic?

“Forever chemicals,” PFAS, have been found in period underwear marketed as nontoxic and organic, surprising many people, including environmental health researcher Shruthi Mahalingaiah ’98.

2000s, Alumni, Politics & Government

Economic Legacy

Legacy National Economic Council Director Brian Deese ’00 will be making a preplanned departure from the Biden administration this month after two years as the president’s top economic advisor.

1970s, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Identity

Taking the Patriarchy to Task

V ’75, the creator of The Vagina Monologues, addresses racism, colonialism, and sexual violence in her new collection, Reckoning.

Nínive Clements Calegari ’93 and Dave Eggers

1990s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice, Identity

Molding Tomorrow’s Storytellers

CBS profiled Nínive Clements Calegari ’93, P’26 and Dave Eggers on the origins and then national expansion of 826 Valencia, an innovative writing and tutoring program that serves more than 350,000 students each year.

Portrait of Katharine Shepherd ’78 in front of green shrubbery

1970s, Academic Excellence, Alumni

Midd Alum, UVM Dean

Katharine Shepherd ’78 has been appointed as dean of the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont.