Battle of the Fiercest
The girls were told to wait—and to stay alive.
By Maria Padian ’83
Illustration by Nicole XuNovember 8, 2019
Illustration by Nicole XuNovember 8, 2019
Life on the Line
By Blair Kloman, MA English ’94
November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019
Words at Work
What does it take to be a translator and interpreter for a drug task force in New York City?
By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photographs by Jon RoemerNovember 8, 2019
Photographs by Jon RoemerNovember 8, 2019
On Display
History professor Amy Morsman discusses the woman suffrage movement—and what it takes to mount a history exhibit on the topic.
By Matt Jennings
Photograph by Paul DahmNovember 8, 2019
Photograph by Paul DahmNovember 8, 2019
In Search Of
A quest for solace on the Camino de Santiago.
By Susie Davis Patterson ’67
November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019
Your Moment of Midd
What does Middlebury sound like? We think we have an idea.
By Laurie L. Patton
November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019
Tell Me a Story
How storytelling may save you in a zombie apocalypse. No, really.
By Matt Jennings
November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019
Midd Moment, Ep. 5 with Adul Samon and Mr. Punnawit Thepsurin
In 2018 Adul Samon and his boys’ soccer team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave. During the rescue effort, Adul took on an unexpected leadership role as an interpreter. Last spring Adul was the inaugural recipient of Middlebury's Global Citizen's Award, and he and his teacher at the Band Wiang Phan School joined Laurie Patton to discuss, among other things, the power of language.
By Middlebury Magazine Staff
November 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
Midd Moment, Ep. 4 with Bianca Giaever ’12.5
Bianca Giaever ’12.5 is a storyteller. She has produced audio pieces for This American Life and Radiolab; video pieces that have gone viral and won Emmys; and magazine pieces for The Believer and this humble publication. And her conversation—recorded just after Bianca finished her first summer of study at the Bread Loaf School of English—is a story all its own.
By Middlebury Magazine Staff
October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
Midd Moment, Ep. 3 with Temie Giwa-Tubosun MPA ’10
Temie Giwa-Tubosun, MPA ’10, discusses her work as the founder of LifeBank, a social enterprise that saves lives across Nigeria by efficiently delivering blood to labs and hospitals across the country.
By Middlebury Magazine Staff
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019