Middlebury College has extended admission offers to about 2,000 prospective students out of more than eleven thousand applicants for its upcoming classes beginning in fall 2026. Admitted students represent diverse backgrounds across all U.S. states as well as numerous countries worldwide.
Meg Simon became the first Middlebury College student to win the Hockey Humanitarian Award. She was honored for her leadership on campus and extensive volunteer work with local organizations.
Meg Simon of Middlebury College has been named this year’s recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. She is recognized for her leadership both on campus and through volunteer work with several local organizations.
Three Middlebury College students have each won $10,000 Projects for Peace grants supporting local initiatives abroad this summer. Their projects focus on ethnic unity through sports in Bosnia-Herzegovina; bridging Egypt’s rural-urban divide; and empowering Balinese youth against overtourism’s environmental effects.
Lucas Nerbonne has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for global research on community responses to climate change challenges across four countries over twelve months.
Two Middlebury College scholars appear in a new PBS documentary about Henry David Thoreau. The three-part series features Rebecca Kneale Gould and Bill McKibben alongside other experts exploring themes from Thoreau’s life.
Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, though unsuccessful, played a significant role in shaping progressive politics in the United States.
Public speaking continues to play a significant role at Middlebury College through the Oratory Now program, which focuses on training and research in oral expression.
Middlebury College recognized the class of 2025.5 during its annual Feb Celebration, held on January 31 at Virtue Fieldhouse in the Peterson Family Athletic Complex.
Bruce Costello, who worked as a painter in Facilities Services at Middlebury College for over ten years, died on January 25, 2026, at the age of 72 after a long illness with cancer.