/ en /alumni-and-families/stories/leader-providing-opportunities Jake Moreno Coplon ’08.5 is the new chief operating officer for the Posse Foundation, having been a Posse scholar during his time at Middlebury. 2024-03-19T16:02:23-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 21980 /alumni-and-families/stories/largest-largesse Middlebury has received the largest bequest in its history: $40 million from a member of the Class of 1955. 2024-03-19T16:02:16-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 21982 /alumni-and-families/stories/49-million-mental-health The College will allocate $4.9 million in additional funding toward mental health services for students, thanks to an unrestricted gift from a member of the Class of 1959. 2024-01-23T13:07:14-0500 yanderson@middlebury.edu 21692 /alumni-and-families/stories/inclusive-excellence-grant Middlebury is one of 104 colleges and universities to receive a six-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support initiatives that foster more inclusive and equitable introductory education in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math. 2023-04-18T12:57:10-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 19811 /alumni-and-families/stories/home-away-home A nonprofit called “The House” provides a homey space for Middlebury College’s international students and students from other underrepresented communities. 2022-08-16T12:14:03-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 17211 /alumni-and-families/stories/race-against-polio Scientist Ross McIntosh has been working to overcome antivaccination beliefs in communities experiencing polio outbreaks in Africa. Fluency in French—gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools—has helped him to overcome vaccine hesitancy. 2022-06-30T10:06:06-0400 dmcgrathconwell@middlebury.edu 16759 /alumni-and-families/stories/overcoming-medical-distrust As a doctor, Masiray Kamara always knew clear communication was vital. Now she is putting skills gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools to use in her practice to build deeper bonds and help her patients overcome mistrust in the medical system.  2022-06-30T09:59:27-0400 dmcgrathconwell@middlebury.edu 16756 /alumni-and-families/stories/demystifying-data-0 Middlebury plans to make data science a fundamental part of a liberal arts education. A new initiative, midd.data, will ensure all students understand and can use data and digital tools and techniques to create knowledge, regardless of their majors. 2022-06-29T15:45:59-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 16729 /alumni-and-families/stories/stories-worth-telling A fellowship at the Language Schools gave Middle East journalist Leila Barghouty a vital tool: the ability to communicate with the subjects of her stories without an interpreter. 2022-06-29T14:42:11-0400 dmcgrathconwell@middlebury.edu 16726 /alumni-and-families/stories/connection-among-stars A summer teaching science to refugee children showed Hannah Harris the power of language. A fellowship at the School of Korean has gave her the skills to advance international collaboration as a communicator for the International Astronomical Union. 2022-06-29T12:08:55-0400 dmcgrathconwell@middlebury.edu 16714