Lia Smith, 21, a member of the Middlebury College Class of 2026, died unexpectedly in Cornwall, Vermont on October 18. Born in Berkeley, California, Lia grew up in Woodside and graduated from Sacred ...

With deep sorrow, I write to share that in a press release issued last night, the Vermont State Police have now confirmed the identity of the person found near campus on Thursday as Lia Smith. They ...

As AI possibly reshapes our world—from the classroom to the workplace, from creative expression to scientific discovery—we find ourselves at a pivotal moment that demands both critical examination and ...

Middlebury President Ian B. Baucom sent a video address and the following message to the Middlebury community on Thursday, August 28. Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, I write today with difficult ...

Middlebury raised more than $102 million in gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2025, marking one of the strongest fundraising years in its history. Alumni and parent engagement was equally robust, with ...

Baucom joined Middlebury in 2025, after serving as executive vice president and provost and the Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia. A widely regarded leader in higher ...

There has been increasing attention to how military service members and veterans may be recruited or exploited by extremists, yet there is little research on precisely how this may happen or on how ...

For interpreters, there are few international events with the sheer sizzle and scale of the Olympic games. So it’s no surprise that many of the Institute’s translation and interpretation faculty and ...

Neofascists, conspiracy theorists, and wellness practitioners believe that certain audio frequencies have great power to harm or heal. The esoteric undercurrents of these beliefs draw these ...

Sarahi Juarez graduated with an MA in Translation and Interpretation from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in spring 2024. Growing up, I often felt “ni de aquí, ni de allá”—from ...

Starseeds, a collection of New Age spiritualists who believe their souls originated on another planet, espouse a syncretic belief system combining esotericism, shamanic practices, as well as elements ...

The white supremacist Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and its leaders Stanislav Vorobyev and Denis Gariev pose an underestimated threat to the United ...