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Alone Together, Ep. 3 with Jaewon Oh ’13, MIIS ’20

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Jaewon Oh—a 2013 graduate of Middlebury and a master's degree candidate at MIIS—discusses the challenges of leading a student government remotely and explains how she remains motivated will studying in relative isolation.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
May 5, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 2 with Sabine Poux ’20

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Sabine Poux ‘20, Editor in Chief of The Campus, discusses having her senior year cut short and what it's like to remotely manage a vibrant student journalism endeavor.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
April 28, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 1 with Dr. Mark Peluso

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this first episode, Dr. Mark Peluso, Middlebury's director of health services, shares the moment he first heard the word “COVID-19,” and when he realized the College would have to take big steps to help flatten the curve.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
April 20, 2020

Midd Moment, Ep. 10 with Roy Heffernan ’78

Roy Heffernan '78 is an Owner-Partner and former Chief Operating Optimist for the apparel and accessory company Life is Good. He joins Laurie Patton to discuss his philosophy as an executive and how that meshed with a company known for its culture of optimism.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
December 16, 2019

Midd Moment, Ep. 8 with Firas Nasr ’15

Firas Nasr '15, founder of WERK for Peace, joins President Laurie Patton to discuss why they is not trying to change everyone’s mind and the importance of creating space for both anger and joy in activism.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
Photograph by Aaron HedquistDecember 2, 2019

Midd Moment, Ep. 5 with Adul Samon and Mr. Punnawit Thepsurin

In 2018 Adul Samon and his boys’ soccer team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave. During the rescue effort, Adul took on an unexpected leadership role as an interpreter. Last spring Adul was the inaugural recipient of Middlebury's Global Citizen's Award, and he and his teacher at the Band Wiang Phan School joined Laurie Patton to discuss, among other things, the power of language.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
November 4, 2019