Political Dreams
Middlebury Magazine profiled Elsa Alvarado ’18, who at 24 was one of the youngest political appointees to the Pentagon.
Stories
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The Power of Food
Two alumni from the Class of 2023 won third place in the U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Kaleidoscope Short Film Contest.
Resources for Low-Income Vermont Communities
Elise Shanbacker ’07 was interviewed by WCAX about infrastructure projects in rural areas of Vermont that are now getting a boost of federal funding.
$2 Million to Fight Extremism
Middlebury has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to expand the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and to provide financial aid to graduate students.
Hone Your AI Know-How
Content created by artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential for spreading disinformation, writes Barbara Hofer, psychology professor emerita.
Safety from War
A chance connection between two Middlebury Institute alumni led to one Ukrainian family finding refuge in the U.S. Cortney Copeland MPA/MAIEM ’15 ended up sponsoring Yaroslav Perepadya MACD ’03 and his son, who are from Dnipro.
British National Anthem
If you followed the coronation of King Charles III, you may be interested in the history behind “God Save the King.”
Rebuilding Lives
The College is helping women to rebuild their lives after incarceration as the first employer partner in the Building Employment and Meaning (BEAM) program, which is administered by Vermont Works for Women and the Vermont Department of Corrections.
Energy Solutions and Congress
U.S. Representative Sean Casten ’93 (IL- 06) spoke about his work on energy efficiency on March 6 as a part of the Global Sustainability Alums Speaker Series, reports the Middlebury Campus.