Middlebury College

252 Items

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   1980s,  Middlebury College,  Alumni,  Entrepreneurship,  Science & Tech

   Focused Force

   Salesforce turned 25 this year, and CNBC traces its history in a profile of cofounder Parker Harris ’89.

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

   Beyond Country Music Stereotypes

   In an article published in the Conversation, American studies and English professor Will Nash provides historical context to Beyoncé’s latest foray into country music.

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   2010s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Entrepreneurship,  Experience

   On Fire for Her Students

   In a new Midd Moment podcast episode, Annie Weinberg ’10 shared how she left a successful finance career to pursue her passion for education and eventually founded the Alexander Twilight Academy, which provides rigorous academic and mentoring support for under-resourced students.

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   2020s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture

   Watson Fellow for Healthcare

   Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 has been named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow for the coming academic year.

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   2000s,  2010s,  Middlebury College,  Alumni,  Experience,  Science & Tech

   Micro Acts of Compassion

   4/11/2024
   
   The LA Times reports that a new study coauthored by Eli Susman ’18 found that extending kindness and self-compassion in a daily 20-second meditation lowered stress and improved mental health for study participants.

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   1990s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Identity

   New Leader at Whitney Museum

   This week, Kim Conaty ’99 began her term as the new chief curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art. 

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   1970s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Faculty,  Identity

   Buried Tales, Haunted Storyteller

   In an interview with People magazine, Julia Alvarez ’71 shares insights from her latest (and possibly last) novel, which is her response to the question of growing old as an artist.

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   2000s,  Middlebury College,  Academic Excellence,  Access,  Alumni,  Identity,  Staff

   A Leader Providing Opportunities

   Jake Moreno Coplon ’08.5 is the new chief operating officer for the Posse Foundation, having been a Posse scholar during his time at Middlebury.

9. 2010s,  Middlebury College,  Alumni,  Arts, Language, Culture,  Experience,  Science & Tech

   Dance of the Nerds

   Catch comedian and actor Alyssa Limperis ’12 starring as a kid version of Bill Gates in the short film The Launch. 

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    1950s,  2020s,  Middlebury College,  Access,  Alumni,  Philanthropy

    Largest Largesse

    Middlebury has received the largest bequest in its history: $40 million from a member of the Class of 1955.