Opening Doors for Others
Davis United World College Scholar Rachel Ochako ’11 has transformed childhood hardship into a lifelong mission of opening doors for others. She is currently deputy director of international programs at Africare.
Stories
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Middlebury Receives $10 Million Gift to Support Black Studies, Provide Financial Aid
Middlebury has received a $10 million gift from Ted ’83 and Kathy O’Connor Truscott ’83 to support faculty and students.
Environmental Action
Connor Wertz ’22 came to Middlebury with an interest in the environment. He is leaving as an experienced environmental activist excited to be part of advancing the climate movement.
Another First for Twilight
The Vermont Statehouse recently unveiled a portrait of Alexander Twilight, Class of 1823, the first person of African descent to serve in a state legislature and to graduate from a U.S. college.
Dangerous Games
Far-right extremists are a growing presence in gaming, researchers have found. Alex Newhouse ’17, MANPTS ’18 comments in this Axios article on the “growing threat” of extremist recruitment gaming platforms.
Alum Startup Wins Accelerator Contest
beat out over 100 startups to win one of four spots in the Moosejaw Outdoor Acceleration program.
Aiming High
Max Eingorn ’14 and two childhood friends are seeking town permission to operate a 3,000-square-foot indoor cannabis growing operation in southern Middlebury.
The New York Times Presents
Stephanie Preiss ’11 is an executive producer on The New York Times Presents docuseries, which presents in-depth reporting on such matters as Britney Spears’s conservatorship, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and coronavirus frontline workers.
Lifelines for Ukraine
When 2014 graduate Sam Finkelman’s yearlong research trip to Russia, Hungary, and Ukraine was interrupted by war, he went into action.