Today, my guest blogger is Jake Nonweiler ’14 who took time during a busy period to write about his decision to stay on campus instead of studying abroad. As always, we welcome your comments and thoughts. —Shirley M. Collado Last semester, I decided to refuse the delicacies of the most gastronomically sophisticated country in the [...]
Dear Readers, Mike Schoenfeld graduated from Middlebury in 1973 and has worked for the College in many capacities over the years, including working extensively with alumni. As this month’s guest blogger, he offers a singular perspective on Middlebury’s impact on our lives. —Shirley M. Collado When I worked in the Admissions Office, I once encountered [...]
The recent, very sad events at Rutgers University have lain heavily on my mind—and that of many others within our community. For Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, the world should have been opening up with exciting, new possibilities; yet, soon after beginning college, he ended his own life. He was beaten down by the unthinking cruelty [...]
Dear Readers, I asked Karen Guttentag, as guest blogger this month, to share some of her views about the honor code. She has more than fulfilled this request by sharing a story about honor and bravery. Here is her personal account of a specific act of courage. Read on. It might cause you to take [...]
Yes, as the title indicates, I am on leave this spring term and therefore will not be posting to this blog as regularly as I have in the past—at least not for the next six months. In fact, I was so focused on completing this or that administrative task during the last month that I [...]
We are getting to that time of the year when media outlets start to post “best of” lists—best films of the year, best albums, and so forth. For instance, Metacritic, one of my favorite sites on the web has already posted its list of top-reviewed albums. I read these lists with great interest and a [...]
I am kind of surprised that neither The Campus nor MiddBlog has commented on this story, but I think it’s worth a mention and it beats the heck out of reflecting (some more) on the CORE survey results. The story concerns a new policy, now in place at Tufts, that “prohibits any sex act in [...]
You’ve read the press release, and now you can see the drama. Dean James Ralph holds aloft the crystal bowl the College was given for winning an ACE/Sloan accelerator grant to expand faculty career flexibility.
As we all know but sometimes hate to admit, colleges and universities must market themselves to prospective students in order to fill classes and educate the public about their mission. Even the most selective institutions do this, and it’s not easy. For how can an advertisement, viewbook, or video capture the essence of a college, [...]
Earlier this year I wrote about how students organizations could raise funds by connecting with their alumni base (see “Pumping Up the Volume on Student Orgs” below) and soliciting donations. Well, I am happy to say that the sailing club is now moving forward with their “Rock the Boat” campaign and, as the CAMPUS reports [...]
