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Dispatches

First Aid

Their projects span the globe—from Kenya to Haiti to the United States. As the 2021-22 academic year came to a close, a cohort of students gathered to discuss what having a social impact really means.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Illustration by Brian Stauffer
June 28, 2022

Sonic Art

What began as an attempt by Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Josiah Bania
April 15, 2022

Poetry, In Exile

After fleeing civil unrest in her native Venezuela, a Middlebury Institute graduate student turned to poetry to help make sense of it all.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Illustrations by Anonymous
January 21, 2022

Inside the Ant Chamber

A visit to a Bi Hall lab affords an up-close encounter with an extremely social cohort of insects.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph by Clint Penick
November 12, 2021

Twenty Minutes, Twenty Years

Reflections on 9/11 as a New Yorker and Muslim American.

By Daleelah Saleh '23
Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
September 23, 2021

It’s in the Wash

Moyara Ruehsen separates fact from creative fiction in the world of criminal finance.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph by Elena Zhukova
September 9, 2021

From Stage to Screen

Doug Anderson has plenty of experience directing opera. But with his latest production, he faced new and unusual challenges.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Erica Furgiuele
September 2, 2021

Film Feast

The seventh season of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival includes films from talented members of the Middlebury College community.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photo by Mia Fichman ’19
August 19, 2021

Rock On

NASA has grand plans to collect rock samples on Mars and eventually return the material to Earth. And Drew Gorin '16 is part of a team tasked with figuring out where to collect the bounty.

By Andrew Cassel
Illustration by James Yang
July 15, 2021

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
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Features

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

In Conversation

Middlebury President Ian Baucom sits down for an extensive interview with magazine editor Matthew Jennings.

By Matthew Jennings
Photograph by Brett Simison
January 3, 2026

A Dog’s Life

A filmmaker takes us into the minds of the animals who are part of our families.

By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photographs by Randal Ford and Steve James
April 4, 2025

The Worrying Dude

Matthew J.C. Clark '04 is a writer and carpenter who defies convention

By Josh Billings ’03
Photographs by Tara Rice
April 3, 2025

Dispatches

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

The Economics of Health Care

Students in Health Economics and Policy course help shape Vermont healthcare reform.

By Jon Reidel
Photographs by Daria Bishop
July 31, 2025

Thanks for the Memories

A student-curated exhibit explores the Middlebury experience through more than a century of undergrad scrapbooks.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photographs by Todd Balfour
May 5, 2025

Fear Factor

A scientific model—and work of art—warns of the next pandemic.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photograph by Jonathan Blake
April 4, 2025

From NESCAC to NFL?

Thomas Perry '25 has a shot at playing football on Sundays.

By Matt Jennings
Photograph by Rodney Wooters
March 11, 2025

Words in Space

A NASA interpreter bridges the language gap, one mission at a time.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Illustrations by Davide Bonazzi
February 15, 2025
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Essays

Writing & AI

I used to identify as a writer. Now that’s changing.

By Paul Barnwell '04, MA English '14
Illustration by Petra Peterffy
February 8, 2026

Q&A

Aubrianna Wilson, Middlebury Class of '23, seated in her wheelchair in a California garden

37 Minutes with Aubrianna Wilson ’23

A recent alumna isvdoing her part to create a world in which people with disabilities are seen—and celebrated.

By Jessie Raymond '90
Photographs by Joyce Kim
February 5, 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

Facing Facts

The producer of the documentary Gone Guys reflects on the very real struggles of today's boys and young men.

By Caroline Crawford
January 21, 2026

Editors’ Picks for November and December

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
December 20, 2025

Editors’ Picks for September and October

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
October 24, 2025

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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