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May I Have a Word?

During the pandemic, as the arts have struggled to stay relevant in a virtual world, one artistic director came up with a brilliant idea to showcase local talent.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
February 12, 2021

On the World Stage

Only a sophomore, Nordic skier Sophia Laukli makes her World Cup debut for the U.S. National team. We catch up with her to talk about the experience.

By Matt Jennings
Photograph by NordicFocus, GMBH
February 12, 2021

In the Line of Fire

What it's like to be a firefighter in California, when each emergency is more extreme than the last.

By John Devine
Illustration by Stuart Biers
February 12, 2021

The Man Who Saw in Technicolor

Two years after his death, remembering Jason Spindler up close.

By Ellen Halle '13
Illustration by Vanessa Lovegrove
January 29, 2021

Otter Nonsense

Who had giant mutant otters on their 2020 Bingo card?

By Matt Jennings
Photograph by Daniel Houghton '04
December 17, 2020

What’s The Deal?

The story behind the critically acclaimed podcast, hosted by Middlebury Institute professor Jeffrey Lewis, that tells you everything you need to know about the Iranian nuclear deal.

By Rhianna Tyson Kreger
Photo illustration by Paul Dahm
December 16, 2020

Marble Works

How recycled stone from a College building has a second life in the local arts world.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph by Todd Balfour
December 16, 2020

Hunger Fight

How two Middlebury alumni are building on the local food economy to help hungry Vermonters.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photographs courtesy ShiftMeals
December 3, 2020

Before and After

In Julia Alvarez's latest novel: Life’s dramas force a retired professor to make decisions she never imagined she’d have to make.

By Blair Kloman, MA English '94
Illustration by Chanelle Nibbelink
November 5, 2020

Home Schooled

With COVID restrictions temporarily halting normal campus activities such as in-person lectures, a pair of faculty members devised a digital alternative that should have a shelf life for years to come.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Illustration by Harry Campbell
November 5, 2020
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Recent Stories

Features

The Memorial Trees

Finding beauty—and deeper meaning—on Middlebury's campus.

By Ruby Salisbury '27
Illustrations by Owen Gent
July 21, 2026

Em White Slows Down

How a photographer channels the 19th century to interpret the 21st.

By Matthew Jennings
Self portrait by Em White '13
July 20, 2026

Where the Toad Still Sings

In search of an endangered species, the last of its kind.

By Connor Wood '11
Illustration by Armando Veve/Photographs by Christian Pondella
July 7, 2026

Pitch Perfect

Sarah Minahan ’14 finds success in the first professional woman’s rugby league in the U.S.

By Jane Dornbusch
Photograph by Robert Clark
February 1, 2026

Dispatches

A Year in the Makerspace

In the 2025-26 academic year, students working in Middlebury's Makerspace designed and produced more than a dozen projects.

By Jessie Raymond '90
October 1, 2026

To Market

A student art market radiates joy, come rain or shine.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Sara Thurber Marshall
May 13, 2026

Fiddlin’ Around

American folk song traditions get a special spotlight in a Vermont Symphony Orchestra performance and archival display.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
April 8, 2026

Notes on a Royal Collection

The Museum of Art displays a 17th-century catalog of European paintings.

By Jessie Raymond '90
April 8, 2026

So I’ve Heard

In a darkened room on campus, an immersive “listening experience” takes the audience on a journey of sounds.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Illustration by Matt Chinworth
April 1, 2026

What a Relief

A challenging restoration project taught students hands-on and problem-solving skills.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph and Video by Brett Simison
March 3, 2026

Unattributed

A Middlebury professor reaches out for help solving a three-generation art mystery.

By Jessie Raymond '90
February 5, 2026

Words & Music

NPR dropped in on a German for Singers class designed to give language students an edge when competing for roles in German-language operas.

By Matt Jennings
Illustration by Edel Rodriguez
October 8, 2025

Horse Sense

Middlebury has a vibrant equestrian scene.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Yeager “Teddy” Anderson ’13.5
September 23, 2025
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Essays

Undamming Hope

Dam removals offer an opportunity for ecological reconnection. And a wild education.

By Tara Lohan ’99
Illustration by Sally Deng
July 22, 2026

Q&A

37 Minutes with Erin Quinn ’86

Few people, if any, have had a greater impact on Middlebury athletics than this former football captain, men’s lacrosse coach, and retiring director of athletics.

By Matt Jennings
Photograph by Oliver Parini
July 28, 2026

Quotation

A summer immersed in a language can do wonders, as veterans of Middlebury College’s famous language-learning program can attest. The lockdown is clearly going to amount to the equivalent of about two summers, and there are mini-Middleburys happening in millions of houses worldwide.”

—John McWhorter, writing “The Coronavirus Generation Will Use Language Differently” in the Atlantic.

Podcasts

The Exit Interview with Middlebury President Laurie L. Patton

With her presidency at Middlebury coming to an end, the host of this podcast becomes its final guest.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
December 18, 2024

The Monterey Trialogue: A Distinct Take on Superpower Diplomacy featuring Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine

Our guests for episode six of season three are Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine, the folks behind the Monterey Trialogue—which brings together leading experts from the United States, China, and Russia for in-depth discussions of their countries' interests and concerns in the vital regions of the world.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
July 19, 2024

Education as the Great Equalizer, featuring Annie Weinberg ’10

Our guest for episode five of season three is Annie Weinberg '10, the founder and executive director of Alexander Twilight Academy, an educational catalyst program in Boston, Massachusetts, that supports students from under-resourced backgrounds.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
March 14, 2024

Review

Editors’ Picks for July and August

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
August 31, 2026

Love, Art, and Death

In his latest novel, Stephen Kiernan ’82 explores the drama surrounding a possible Jackson Pollock masterpiece.

By Caroline Crawford
Art by Nataliya Sdobnikova / Shutterstock
June 30, 2026

Editors’ Picks for May and June

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
June 25, 2026

Videos

Getting a Head

An ailing artwork from the early 20th century—recently donated to the College—took on new life when the Middlebury Makerspace used 3D printing to recreate heads and body parts that had gone missing over the years.

By Brett Simison
March 4, 2026

Green Haven

Middlebury's Bi Hall greenhouse is much more than a botanical laboratory.

By Brett Simison
February 8, 2026

The Exit Interview with Middlebury President Laurie Patton

With her presidency at Middlebury coming to an end, the host of the MiddMoment podcast becomes its final guest.

By Chris Spencer
Audio by Mitch Bluestein
December 20, 2024
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