2000s, 2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Experience, Science & Tech
A Sea Change
The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry began service in San Francisco Bay on July 19, reports the Associated Press.
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2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture
What Makes a Good Death
Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 spoke on WBUR’s Here and Now about her Watson fellowship project this year researching what it means to die a good death in various cultures.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Students
Politics of Pleasure
Reporting for Hyperallergic, Elaine Velie ’19.5 spoke to veteran performance artist Holly Hughes about art-making, anti-porn discourse, and building queer and feminist community across generations.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Environment, Faculty, Science & Tech
Father-Daughter Conservation
Earth and climate sciences assistant professor Allison Jacobel led a trip to Antarctica with her father Bob Jacobel, a physics and environmental professor emeritus at St. Olaf College.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Identity
Women Funding Women
Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11 is among 12 recipients of $20 million grants from a new philanthropic initiative by Melinda French Gates to support women and girls across a range of issues worldwide.
1960s, 2020s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Athletics, Experience
Middlebury Knits
Jean Seeler-Gifford ’60 knitted four Middlebury-themed sweaters, which are now housed in Special Collections.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Environment, Science & Tech
Real Streams, Virtual Lab
Take a virtual field trip on various streams around Middlebury, courtesy of students of Carolyn Dash, assistant professor of biology.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Experience, Staff, Students
Corps Connection: Middlebury's Peace Corps Link Runs Deep
Peace Corps recently recognized Middlebury College as one of the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers. The organization counts 418 Middlebury alumni among its ranks of volunteers across its 63-year history, making the College the fifth most prolific producer of volunteers among small colleges.
1980s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Experience
Voyage of the Mabel Rose
Robin Bell ’80 and Karl Coplan ’80 returned this month to Nyack, New York, after two years sailing their boat around the world.
2020s, Middlebury College, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty
Mirror to the Gods
The ancient Maya viewed cracked mirrors and hallucinogenic rituals as ways to commune with supernatural beings, as anthropology professor James Fitzsimmons explains in The Conversation.