Dispatches

    In 2008 TIME magazine named Cizik to its list of the top 100 "Thinkers and Scientists" The Evangelical Ecumenist
    Richard Cizik was the public face of evangelicalism in America, until he went on "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross.

      dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of November 5
      Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

        Visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Middlebury College A Special Look at the Dalai Lama’s Return to Middlebury
        When the 14th Dalai Lama visited campus for two days in October, our digital media producer Brendan Mahoney '11 was afforded special access to His Holiness. This insightful, touching video is the result.

          Group Making Change
          The first-ever recipients of grants from Middlebury’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship presented their success stories—and lessons learned.

            dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of 10/29
            Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

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            pundits_caricature Professor Pundits: The Expectations Game
            In their final commentary before the election, the Professor Pundits look at the electoral map and tell us what they'll be watching for on election night.

              Dwight Garner lives in New Jersey, near the Delaware River. Where is Literary Criticism Headed?
              New York Times book critic Dwight Garner '88 sometimes reads on a Kindle but he is not about to give up on books.

                dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of 10/22
                Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

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                BoatLength Celebrating the Flagship R/V Folger
                The Research Vessel David Folger and its beaming namesake took center stage along Lake Champlain during a lively dedication ceremony.

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                Klezmatics3 Capturing Creativity
                An interview with film director Erik Greenberg Anjou ’83 on his documentary film, ”The Klezmatics.”

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                pundits_caricature Professor Pundits: Will Women Decide the Presidential Race?
                President Obama's lead among women voters is slipping as the presidential race tightens in the final weeks.

                  dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of 10/15
                  Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

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                  ryan_kim_splash Riding the Rails Through Small-Town America
                  Ryan Kim ’14 tells us what prompted him to travel thousands of miles by train through small-town America.

                    subway An Observer in the City
                    A Middlebury senior interning in New York City sees a fine line between observing and becoming.

                      dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things to Do: Week of 10/8
                      Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                        dalai Dalai Lamas—in History and in Person
                        What is a Dalai Lama? And how is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama different from (and similar to) the previous 13?

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                        parents_splash_image Parents: What Did You Learn in School Today?
                        MiddMag's "Tell Us One Thing" series returns with a question for parents on Fall Family Weekend.

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                        pundits_caricature 607x406 Professor Pundits: Who’s Ahead? It’s Debatable.
                        One presidential debate down, two to go. Our pundits look at many factors that will influence the race from here on.

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                        clifford_splash Wired for Creativity
                        Alum siblings Ben and Rachel Schiffer help launch creativity symposium with their DJ/wirewalking act.

                          dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of October 1
                          Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                            high-line-logo The Planter Box in the Sky
                            How a group of New York City residents used collaboration and creativity to save a landmark and turn it into jewel.

                              invasion_splash Close Encounters
                              Dancers invade the Mahaney Center for the Arts during the Clifford Symposium on Creativity and Collaboration.

                                hacksaw_5156 Under Lock and Key
                                There’s a whole lot more to being a locksmith at Middlebury College than installing locks and making keys.

                                  The RV David Folger Welcome Home
                                  The College's new research vessel has arrived at Lake Champlain.

                                    dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of September 24
                                    Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.