Women Funding Women
Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11 is among 12 recipients of $20 million grants from a new philanthropic initiative by Melinda French Gates to support women and girls across a range of issues worldwide.
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Middlebury Knits
Jean Seeler-Gifford ’60 knitted four Middlebury-themed sweaters, which are now housed in Special Collections.
Real Streams, Virtual Lab
Take a virtual field trip on various streams around Middlebury, courtesy of students of Carolyn Dash, assistant professor of biology.
Rome Prize Winner
Italian School alum Shannah Rose has been awarded a Rome Prize in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies.
NASA Mission Interns
Hope Jerris ’25.5 and Lucas Nerbonne ’25.5 have been selected as interns for the NASA Europa Clipper mission.
Mirror to the Gods
The ancient Maya viewed cracked mirrors and hallucinogenic rituals as ways to commune with supernatural beings, as anthropology professor James Fitzsimmons explains in The Conversation.
Corps Connection: Middlebury's Peace Corps Link Runs Deep
Peace Corps recently recognized Middlebury College as . The organization counts 418 Middlebury alumni among its ranks of volunteers across its 63-year history, making the College the fifth most prolific producer of volunteers among small colleges.
Global Perspective in Local Schools
The Language in Motion program gets local K–12 students curious about exploring world languages and cultures through classroom visits and special events led by College students and language department teaching assistants.
Longtime Peace Corps Legacy
Middlebury College has been recognized as one of the top producers of volunteers serving in the Peace Corps since the founding of the agency in 1961.