At a meeting on May 13,the faculty of Middlebury College voted 95-16 in favor of a nonbinding motion calling on Middlebury to end its relationship with K12, Inc, Middlebury’s partner in the for-profit-online-education company Middlebury Interactive Languages (MIL). Paula Schwartz, a professor of French, introduced the motion, which stated in part that “the business practices […]…Continue Reading Up Front: Faculty Votes Against K12
Day: August 9, 2014
The Challenger
Can Shenna Bellows ’97 stun the political establishment by upsetting an entrenched incumbent and winning a U.S. Senate seat in Maine?…Continue Reading The Challenger
Rebirth
Once considered an ancient practice, midwifery is experiencing a resurgence across the United States….Continue Reading Rebirth
Old Chapel: The Liberal Arts Plus
President Liebowitz answers questions about his 2014 Baccalaureate address, “The Liberal Arts Plus.”…Continue Reading Old Chapel: The Liberal Arts Plus
A Switch in Time: How Nixon Might Have Survived Watergate
On Jan. 27, 1969, less than a week into the Nixon presidency, Nixon’s chief of staff H. R. Haldeman relayed the following request from President Nixon to White House aide and former Time magazine executive editor James Keogh: “The President … Continue reading →…Continue Reading A Switch in Time: How Nixon Might Have Survived Watergate