
An Education Unto Itself
The stories of five teachers—all grads or current students of the Bread Loaf School of English—as they attempted to make sense of the unknown.
Illustrations by Tilda RoseJuly 21, 2020
The stories of five teachers—all grads or current students of the Bread Loaf School of English—as they attempted to make sense of the unknown.
In these uncertain times, a writer finds solace in poetry that terrifies her.
How a middle school documentary about climate change, as well as four other short films, tells a story larger than any of the individual parts.
Our colleagues in Athletic Communications talk to the recent graduate about her experience on the volleyball team, her leadership of the Black Student Union, her thoughts on the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and more.
A campus empties, and a college newspaper must figure out how to continue operations when everyone has scattered in the wind.
Emma Smith says that the work of the bard can serve as a narrative vaccine during a pandemic such as ours. A conversation with the Shakespeare scholar reveals that insight and so much more.
Dan O'Brien ’96, a playwright and poet, and Jessica St. Clair ’98, a comedian and writer, join President Patton for our final check in with the community during COVID-19 self-isolation. Dan and Jessica are a true power couple in the arts that met in a Middlebury improv group. They discuss Dan's magazine essay "Life Shrinks: Lessons from Chemo Quarantine," how reopening the country feels a lot like remission, and how their art is evolving to reflect the pandemic.
Gone in less than a minute—the middle of June 2019 to the middle of June 2020, as viewed from the rooftop of the Mittelman Observatory.
Acknowledging a national scourge and examining the work that must be done at Middlebury— individually and collectively—to combat it.
Further lessons in remote learning, featuring a pair of hands-on theatre design courses.