Identity

Support for Determined Learners

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-19T12:42:14-0500

In 2023, Taniya Noori ’25.5 founded a remote tutoring service to support Afghan women and girls who are now banned from schools under Taliban rule.

Visionary New Yorker

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T15:28:23-0500

Rana Abdelhamid ’15 has won a David Prize as the founder of an anti-violence organization and community center in Queens, New York.

California’s New Climate Chief

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T15:28:02-0500

Recently, Lauren Sanchez ’11 was sworn in as the chair of the California Air Resources Board by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Treasure in Trash

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:53-0500

Tik Root ’12 reports on Grist.org on a new study that found that the U.S. discards critical minerals in mine waste every year, including enough lithium to power 10 million electric vehicles.

Art Revelations

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:48-0500

Artist Jordan Nassar ’07 questions the meanings given to ancient relics or historical crafts in a new exhibition at the James Cohan Gallery.

Psychology of Voter Preferences

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:41-0500

A new research paper by Mohamed A. Hussein ’17 looks at the psychological factors behind voters’ overall preferences for more extreme political candidates.

Climate Resilience for African Businesses

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:59:07-0500

Afrotech profiled Jo Opot ’05, the founding director of an impact fund that invests primarily in women-led businesses that offer climate-forward solutions.

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.

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.