Middlebury Magazine

Dispatches

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

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

Whiskey*, with a Twist

What does it mean to create a line of craft spirits that hews tightly to sustainability practices? Will Drucker '08.5 thought he'd try and find out.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph courtesy Split SpiritsFebruary 26, 2021

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

Otter Nonsense

Who had giant mutant otters on their 2020 Bingo card?

By Matt Jennings
Photograph by Daniel Houghton '04December 17, 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 BalfourDecember 16, 2020