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Hadestown, the folk opera created and written by Anaïs Mitchell ’04, is a Broadway sensation.

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Hell Yes!

Hadestown, the folk opera created and written by Anaïs Mitchell ’04, is a Broadway sensation.

By Bianca Giaever ’12.5
Photographs by Jon RoemerMay 14, 2019

MBH 367

How a small storage closet in a giant facility came to define a man’s legacy.

By Tik Root ’12
Illustrations by Chris BuzelliMay 14, 2019

Paging Doctor Bull

John Durham ’80 combats one of the world’s most enduring health crises.

By Kevin Charles Fleming ’09
Photographs by Mark Lipczynski, Illustrations by Yann KebbiMay 14, 2019

Heady Topper

Corinne Prevot ’13 has created one of the iconic brands of winter outdoor gear.

By Kelley Freund
Photographs by Erin LittleFebruary 14, 2019

Pursuits

The Comedian

Making videos impersonating your mother seems an improbable way to launch a career as a comedian. For Alyssa Limperis ’12, it’s done that and more.

By Leah Fessler ’15
Photographs by Max S. GerberMay 14, 2019

Q&A

Being Nia

The outgoing president of the Student Government Association discusses her final year at Middlebury.

By Matt Jennings
Photo by Paul DahmMay 14, 2019

Editor’s Note

The Write Stuff

An ode to the art and act of letterwriting

By Matt Jennings
Illustration by Frances MacleodMay 14, 2019

Old Chapel

A Collective Will

Middlebury launches a bold plan in response to a pressing challenge.

By Laurie L Patton
Illustration by Montse BernalMay 14, 2019

Road Taken

Saving Face

When confronted with his mother’s mortality, a son takes a long look in the mirror.

By Chris Santella ’85
Illustration by Claudi KesselsMay 14, 2019

Quotation

I have no stories of fancy places, no idea that’s going to cure anything, no history of hard times that is going to make anybody cry. What I do have is myself, and that is enough.”

—Nia Robinson ’19, delivering the talk “We Are Not As Lost As We Think We Are” at TEDxMiddlebury 2017. (She was wrong. There were tears.)

How Did You Get Here?

Lizzie Apple

By Georgia Grace Edwards
July 11, 2018

Aube Strickland

By Georgia Grace Edwards
July 11, 2018

Stephen Bissainthe

By Julia Trencher
July 11, 2018

What We’re Talking About

Taking a Stand Against Plastic Bags, Surveying Gen Z on “Inclusivity,” and More

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
Illustration by Loris LoraMay 14, 2019

Highlighting Winter Term Workshops, Welcoming Frank Bruni, and More

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
Illustration by Loris LoraFebruary 1, 2019

Katz Translates Dostoevsky, Simmons Rocks TED Radio Hour, and More

Recapping the news, notes, stories, and interesting tidbits that have grabbed our attention this week.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
Illustration by Loris LoraMarch 21, 2018

Review

Editors’ Picks for May and June

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
June 26, 2019

High Times

For Mark Synnott ’93, extreme rock climbing is more than a spectator sport.

By Susan H. Greenberg
Illustration by Traci DaberkoMay 14, 2019

Web Winner

By Matt Jennings
May 14, 2019

Videos

MBH 367

How a small storage closet in a giant facility came to define a man’s legacy.

By Paul Rosenfeld
May 7, 2019

Carol Street

Being of mixed races, Demetrius Borge ’16 says that he has enjoyed many of the privileges of being Black, but has faced none of the consequences. So he became inspired to better understand the Black experience at Middlebury—not by internalizing the experience, but by opening himself up to those already in this space.

By Demetrius Borge ’16
February 14, 2019

Art Matters

A quartet of professional mural artists and a team of students transform an empty McCullough hallway into a vibrant landscape of human expression.

By Chris Spencer and Demetrius Borge ’16
June 6, 2018

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