Middlebury Magazine

A Close Study

How an art history course dedicated to an 11th-century masterpiece concluded with an unusual assignment.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph by Andrew Cassel June 30, 2021

“Can We Do This?”

How Amy Collier and the team behind the Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry responded to an academic landscape turned upside down by a public health crisis.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Paul DahmJune 7, 2021

Graduation Day

Concluding the most unusual year, the Class of 2021 celebrated commencement in unusual style.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
Video by Chris SpencerJune 1, 2021

Down on the Farm

Middlebury field hockey coach Katharine DeLorenzo has been honored with multiple national coaching awards and her teams have won four national titles. But that's not why folks have been flocking to her new home in Cornwall lately.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photography by Paul DahmApril 22, 2021

Davis the Owl Returns Home

Having recovered from life-threatening injuries, a beautiful winged creature is released to its natural habitat.

By Andrew Cassell
April 22, 2021

Davis the Owl

A story about a wounded creature—and the people who saved its life.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/Video by Andrew CassellApril 22, 2021

More Than Unwelcome in America

Reflections on what it feels like to be Asian in the United States.

By Bochu Ding '21
Photograph by Getty ImagesMarch 26, 2021

One for the History Books

Working at Middlebury for nearly 50 years, Bob Preseau had experienced just about everything that can happen on a residential campus. A retirement party on Zoom, however, was a first.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Illustration by John DykesMarch 25, 2021

What to Wear Now

Through accrued life experiences, a writer discovers that a common question has become a statement of identity.

By Samantha Hubbard Shanley ’99
Illustration by Naomi ClarkeMarch 11, 2021