Kelson Foundation Gift
Middlebury has received a gift of $5 million from the Kelson Foundation to support the future of the Innovation Hub, home to Middlebury’s programs on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Stories
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Molding Tomorrow’s Storytellers
CBS profiled Nínive Clements Calegari ’93, P’26 and Dave Eggers on the origins and then national expansion of 826 Valencia, an innovative writing and tutoring program that serves more than 350,000 students each year.
Taking the Patriarchy to Task
V ’75, the creator of The Vagina Monologues, addresses racism, colonialism, and sexual violence in her new collection, Reckoning.
A Family Tail
Dog Gone, the tale of a family navigating conflict as they search for their missing dog, stars Rob Lowe and is adapted from a book by Pauls Toutonghi ’99.
Musicals to Unite Town and Gown
Seven Days reports on the role of the annual J-term musical in town and College community relations, featuring Town Hall Theater artistic director Doug Anderson, economics and environmental studies professor Jon Isham, and Zack Maluccio ’22.5.
Art, Hunger, and Guilt
The New York Times reviews Terra Nova, the latest novel by Henriette Lazaridis ’82, calling it “ingenious.”
Finding His Way
Michael Obel-Omia ’88, MA English ’92 had to redefine his identity after a stroke in 2016 left him with aphasia, which affects one’s ability to use or comprehend words.
Mystery at the Boarding School
Bread Loaf School of English writer Rebecca Makkai MA ’04 addresses guilt, sexual predation, and racial privilege in her upcoming novel, I Have Some Questions for You, set in a New Hampshire girls’ boarding school. She spoke to Publishers Weekly about the book’s inspirations and her career.
Schwarzman Scholar
Hannah Blair ’17 has received a Schwarzman Scholarship for graduate study in China.