Arts, Language, Culture

Astrud Gilberto performing in the mid 1990s; she holds a microphone close to her face and has a wide patterned headband over her hair.

2020s, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty

Hometown Non-Hero

Bossa nova icon Astrud Gilberto, who died recently, was underappreciated in her native Brazil, writes Professor of Luso- Hispanic Studies Mario Higa in the Conversation.

Elie Wiesel, Professor of the Humanities, Boston University, USA speaks during the session ‘A New Agenda: Combining Efficiency and Human Dignity’ at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos/Switzerland, January 28, 2003

2000s, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

Healing with Elie Wiesel

Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel spoke at Middlebury in 2002.

Illustration of a TV screen with different-colored squares melting and dripping off the surface

1980s, Arts, Language, Culture, Science & Tech

A Vulture article analyzing shaky business models in the streaming economy cited the hit show by Shawn Ryan ’88, The Night Agent, whose global success nevertheless did not translate to increased revenue.

Black and white photo of four young women seated around a protest sign, which reads "Here I am Mom." There are two symbols side-by-side that incorporate the symbol for Venus/women and a peace sign.

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

1970s Lesbian Life

Browse more than 1,500 images from the Bee Ottinger ’70 Lesbian Collection, which is now available online. Ottinger documented life in the early ’70s at the Lesbian House, a community in Los Angeles for queer women rejected by their families.

Illustration of hands with print of the world on them, palms facing forward, with doves flying around.

2020s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Environment, Science & Tech, Students

Funding for Peace and Science

Hannah Ennis ’23.5, an environmental justice major, has been awarded a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to conduct artistic workshops focused on sustainable conflict transformation techniques.

Rebecca Makkai MA ’04 standing on the dock of a lake with her hands on her hips

Bread Loaf School of English, Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

A Writer’s Craft

The latest podcast episode of Midd Moment features Rebecca Makkai, MA English ’04, a critically acclaimed novelist and short story writer.

Screen grab from Succession of James Cromwell

1960s, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

Eulogy for Succession

Actor James Cromwell, who matriculated with Middlebury’s Class of 1962, spoke to Vulture about his role on the popular HBO drama Succession, which recently closed its final season.

Students dancing to hip hop music in McCullough

2020s, Middlebury College, Arts, Language, Culture, Experience, Identity, Students

Bars, Beats, Moves, Art

Jordan Saint-Louis ’24 created a short documentary featuring the various artists who came to Middlebury’s hip-hop symposium in March.

Vermont dirst road at sunset with mountains

Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty, Identity

After Moving to the Country

Geography professor Peter Nelson was a featured guest on a recent episode of the WBUR podcast On Point focusing on big-city dwellers who increasingly leave for small towns and suburbs.

Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty, Politics & Government

British National Anthem

If you followed the coronation of King Charles III, you may be interested in the history behind “God Save the King.”