Award-Winning Translation
Jennifer Grotz, director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, has won a PEN America Literary Award for poetry in translation.
Stories
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Sundance Screenwriter
David Miranda Hardy, associate professor of film and media culture, has been named one of 16 fellows for the Sundance Institute’s virtual 2022 Screenwriters Lab.
Muslim(ish) Portrayals in the Media
Erik Bleich sat down with comedian Maz Jobrani to discuss how most Western newspapers portray Muslims negatively.
From This American Life to the Middlebury Institute
Gabriela Muñoz MACI ’23, of This American Life, is pursuing a degree in interpretation from the Middlebury Institue.
Midd.data Presents: Liberal Arts for an Information Age with Eric Schmidt
Explore how liberal arts colleges might adapt to a rapidly changing world marked by the rise of big data.
The Economic Impact of Roe v. Wade
Caitlin Myer’s work on the economics of abortion laws was recently featured in New York Times.
A Game to Fight Radicalization
Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) and the educational game designer iThrive will collaborate on a new simulation game and curriculum designed to build resilience among adolescents and give them the tools to recognize and reject overtures from violent extremist recruiters.
An Incredible Journey
NPR chronicles the stories of four students from Shanti Bhavan, a residential school in India dedicated to helping students break the cycle of poverty. Kusuma, 18, is on her way to Middlebury after scoring 91 percent on her board examinations in India.
Seeking the Small-Town Life
Peter Nelson, professor of geography at Middlebury College, and Cheryl Morse, associate professor of geography at theUniversity of Vermont, used cell phone data in a new research project to track migration in Vermont.