Academic Excellence

Science Writing Award

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-19T12:42:24-0500

Journalist Lois Parshley ’11 has been recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for her reporting on the intersection of science, politics, and community in Alaska.

Haunted by History

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:25-0500

The novel Flashlight by Susan Choi has been long-listed for the 2025 Booker Prize.

Skills for Language Teachers

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T13:02:13-0500

A new Language Schools master’s program offers participants a secondary teaching license in modern languages that’s valid for teaching grades 7–12 in U.S. public school systems.

To Face a Melting Glacier

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:54:46-0500

In the shadow of shrinking glaciers, Adina Racoviteanu ’00 works with local scientists and communities to build understanding and strengthen their ability to manage growing risks, such as water shortages and sudden floods.

Sing and Spiel

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:49:58-0500

NPR sat down with several opera singers who honed their techniques auf Deutsch this summer at the School of German.

Jeff Brown Retirement

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-08-14T12:41:09-0400

In an Athletics Department video, Jeff Brown, the Russell L. Reilly Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, reflects on 28 years of heading the program at Middlebury.

STEM Growth

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-08-14T12:41:06-0400

As cofounder of Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG), Courtenay Carr Heuer ’99 has spent more than a decade building hands-on, out-of-school STEM programs for girls and underserved youth in California’s Bay Area.

Ultimate Pasta Maker

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-07-14T12:59:01-0400

There’s only one Italy-approved tortellini machine in the U.S., and it’s in Los Angeles.

Sports for Social Change

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-05-28T11:02:36-0400

A Lesotho-based education and development nonprofit directed by Motlatsi Nkhahle ’15.5 was honored with the 2025 Laureus Sport for Good Award.

The Power of Disability Communities

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-04-24T12:09:42-0400

Aubrianna Wilson ’23 documented her travels through eight countries as a Watson Fellow studying how disability communities show up and advocate for each other.