It begins with a question: How did you get here? That’s what the Middlebury Fellows in Narrative Journalism have been asking their peers for the past two years.

Founded in the fall of 2008 by Sue Halpern and Matt Jennings, the fellowship program has employed highly motivated and intellectually curious students to craft  digital portraits of the Middlebury student body.

Last year, three fellows profiled 15 students. This year, the program has expanded to four fellows and two photographers; the resulting work is equally powerful.