2020s, Middlebury College, Environment, Experience, Philanthropy
Long Trail Protected
The College has donated to the Green Mountain Club a permanent right-of-way for a stretch of the Long Trail.
Philanthropy
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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.
2020s, Middlebury College, Equity & Justice, Philanthropy, Politics & Government
Funding for Migrant Justice
A three-year, $1.48 million grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities for All Times initiative will fund new classes and research projects focusing on migrant justice.
2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Equity & Justice, Experience, Philanthropy, Students
$4.9 Million for Mental Health
The College will allocate $4.9 million in additional funding toward mental health services for students, thanks to an unrestricted gift from a member of the Class of 1959.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Experience, Philanthropy
Johnson Renewed
After over a year of renovations, the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building reopened with a celebration of speeches, musical and dance performances, and a light show.
2020s, Middlebury College, Philanthropy
Fundraising Feat
Middlebury raised $88.3 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023, its second-best fundraising year ever.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Academic Excellence, Philanthropy, Politics & Government
$2 Million to Fight Extremism
Middlebury has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to expand the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and to provide financial aid to graduate students.
1980s, 2000s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Experience, Philanthropy, Staff
Kelson Foundation Gift
Middlebury has received a gift of $5 million from the Kelson Foundation to support the future of the Innovation Hub, home to Middlebury’s programs on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Philanthropy, Students
Creating Outdoor Opportunities
To help make outdoor and environmental spaces more accessible to and inclusive of students of color, Kamryn You Mak ’23.5 started the College club Fostering Inclusive Recreation Experiences (FIRE).
2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Philanthropy
Transformational $25 Million
Middlebury has received a $25 million grant to support faculty, staff, and students in the work of conflict transformation and building a civil society.