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Dec 5, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
Middlebury has planned its first-ever shelter-in-place drill for this Friday, Dec. 6 at 1:50 pm. Lasting 15 minutes, the exercise is meant to prepare community members for a variety of emergency situations on campus, including active shooter threats, hazardous waste spills, dangerous weather conditions, and other crises. Associate Vice President of Safety Demitria Kirby announced the drill in an email to the college community on Nov. 12, followed by another update on Nov. 21.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
While only seven percent of Middlebury graduates go on to pursue careers in government, law and policy, those who do have a considerable influence on the direction of federal, state and local policymaking. Alumni of one of the college’s most popular departments lead Supreme Court confirmation battles, lobby legislators in Montpelier and run political campaigns in the tightest of battleground districts. Some are political junkies; others are avowedly apolitical.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
The Middlebury Staff Council conducted a survey of all college employees from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12, 2024, receiving responses from 549 individuals, or 55% of staff members. The highest response rates were in Academics (which includes department coordinators and the Office of the Registrar) and Library/ITS.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
As hundreds of students gathered on campus for a concert co-sponsored by the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) last Friday, questions remain about the organization’s future on campus. In the wake of legislation passed by members of the previous Student Government Association (SGA) last spring, MCAB and the new SGA administration will continue to grapple with how to best allocate concert funding and improve the organization’s oversight this year.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Maggie Bryan |Evan Weiss |Ryan McElroy
Middlebury College has announced that the role of interim president next year will be filled by Stephen Snyder, dean of Middlebury Language Schools and vice president for Academic Affairs, beginning Jan. 1, 2025. He will serve through June 30, or until the 18th president of the college is chosen. In May, current President Laurie Patton announced her plans to leave Middlebury after accepting a position as President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Maggie Bryan |Evan Weiss |Ryan McElroy
Middlebury College has announced that the role of interim president next year will be filled by Stephen Snyder, dean of Middlebury Language Schools and vice president for Academic Affairs, beginning Jan. 1, 2025. He will serve through June 30, or until the 18th president of the college is chosen. In May, current President Laurie Patton announced her plans to leave Middlebury after accepting a position as President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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May 9, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
Unprecedented spending. Comped dinners. Aritzia jackets. Amidst student anticipation for the upcoming spring concert, the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) has faced mounting questions for these spending decisions, among others, from this academic year. The nine-person board has misused funds for personal gain, failed to communicate with the student body and blown past budget allocations, according to a draft of a Student Government Association (SGA) bill.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
The Special Collections Reading Room is, by design, a quiet space. Researchers pore over the college’s archives, marking discoveries in an excited, hush tone only possible in a library. The space — frequented by college students and varied visitors — is marked by a single glass door as the threshold of the archives, the protective line between public and private areas in the collection. Beyond that door, however, lies the heart of Special Collections.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
From up Route 125 to Ripton, Vt., down the coast to Washington, D.C. and across the country in Monterey, Calif., staff members across Middlebury’s far-flung campuses are crucial to the college’s success and its reputation outside of the Green Mountain State. Many employees have worked for the college’s non-Vermont programs for decades, quietly solving problems and eagerly greeting each new generation of students, faculty and administrators.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
middleburycampus.com | Ryan McElroy
A student at Middlebury College was stabbed repeatedly yesterday, March 20, while walking down College Street with another person at around 8 p.m. The pair fled to a nearby residence following the stabbing and called 911. After an extended pursuit on foot from College St. to Otter Creek, officers took Jerry L. Hoffman, 31, into custody for the stabbing, charging him with attempted murder, according to Middlebury Police Chief Jason Covey in a press release this morning.
