<link>/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title><a href="/presidential-search/updates/ian-baucom-higher-education-leader-enterprising-administrator-and" hreflang="en">Ian Baucom, Higher Education Leader, Enterprising Administrator, and Prolific Scholar, Named President of Middlebury</a> /presidential-search/updates/ian-baucom-higher-education-leader-enterprising-administrator-and Baucom will begin his new post on July 1,&nbsp;2025. 2025-01-22T10:01:48-0500 aarons@middlebury.edu 22698 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-december-2024" hreflang="en">Presidential Search Update, December 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-december-2024 As the fall term draws to a close, I’m writing to provide a brief update on Middlebury’s presidential&nbsp;search.&nbsp; 2024-12-11T00:00:00-0500 aarons@middlebury.edu 22626 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-september-18-2024" hreflang="en">Presidential Search Update, September 18, 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-september-18-2024 Over the summer and early fall, our search consultants at Isaacson, Miller met with faculty, staff, students, trustees, alumni, and the presidential search committee to gain a deep understanding of Middlebury, the opportunities and challenges facing our next president, and the qualities and experience we are seeking in candidates for the&nbsp;position. 2024-09-18T00:00:00-0400 aarons@middlebury.edu 22403 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-september-2024" hreflang="en">Presidential Search Update, September 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-september-2024 I’m pleased to be back in touch with you about the search for Middlebury’s next president. Speaking on behalf of our search committee chair Kirtley Cameron ’95, the Board of Trustees, and our search firm Isaacson, Miller, we continue to make excellent progress, which I’ll get to in&nbsp;a&nbsp;moment. 2024-09-06T00:00:00-0400 aarons@middlebury.edu 22377 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-july-2024" hreflang="en">Presidential Search Update, July 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-july-2024 Since Board Chair Ted Truscott ’83 wrote to you in June we’ve made good progress in our search. I’m pleased to provide this update on behalf of the Board of&nbsp;Trustees.&nbsp; 2024-07-15T00:00:00-0400 aarons@middlebury.edu 22181 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-june-2024" hreflang="en">Presidential Search Update, June 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/presidential-search-update-june-2024 I’m writing on behalf of the Board of Trustees to give you the latest developments in our presidential search. Since I last wrote to you, we’ve been putting in place the foundational pieces of the search process that will support all the essential work&nbsp;ahead.&nbsp; 2024-06-06T00:00:00-0400 aarons@middlebury.edu 22170 <a href="/presidential-search/updates/letter-board-chair-ted-truscott-may-2024" hreflang="en">Letter from Board Chair Ted Truscott, May 2024</a> /presidential-search/updates/letter-board-chair-ted-truscott-may-2024 You heard from Laurie Patton today about her plans to assume the presidency of the American Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences in January 2025. I want to take this opportunity to communicate with you on behalf of the Board of&nbsp;Trustees. 2024-05-02T00:00:00-0400 aarons@middlebury.edu 22171