Jay Parini on Literature, Learning, and Loving Vermont
Jay Parini sits for an interview to discuss his years of teaching and writing while at Middlebury College.
Stories
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Life Exams
In an editorial for the Roanoke Times, Ron Reese ’64 pays tribute to his mentor, former physics professor Benjamin Wissler.
Pluses for Polyglots
Stephen Snyder, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Language Schools, spoke to the Houston Chronicle about the many benefits of speaking more than one language.
Sexual Racism and the Politics of Desire
Sociology professor Chong-suk Han has been named a finalist in the LGBTQ Studies category for a Lambda Literary Award.
How Abortion Access Shapes Lives
Increase your understanding of the history and context surrounding the potential repeal of Roe v. Wade with this in-depth profile of economics professor Caitlin Knowles Myers by Seven Days.
Road Trip with a Writer
Take another look (or a first one) at English professor Jay Parini’s “novelized memoir,” Borges and Me.
Award-Winning Translation
Jennifer Grotz, director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, has won a PEN America Literary Award for poetry in translation.
Love and Activism
Family, love, art, and activism all come into play in the work of Juniper Creative Arts, founded by Jennifer Herrera Kondry— former associate director of the Anderson Freeman Resource Center—and Will Kondry.
Learning to Love Solitude
Research from assistant psychology professor Virginia Thomas shows that healthy solitude practices can restore and refresh, as outlined by the New York Times.