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love this illustration from 1891 Middlebury yearbook reprinted in latest @MiddleburyMag. "Baseball in the Snow"

A new episode of Midd Moment podcast has dropped, part one of a two-part interview with the terrific Carolyn Finney. Please give a listen—and subscribe! bit.ly/3sYpvZI

The first episode of our third season of Midd Moment features a fascinating interview with @arimoin, who has been described as “a fearless virus hunter.” It’s a must listen!

The pandemic made it harder, but running an alumni magazine is still one of the best journalism—and higher ed—jobs around. insidehighered.com/news/2022/02/0… @insidehighered @MiddleburyMag @WeCornellians @daymag @LMUMagazine @mvjennings @dkeiger1 @mjvaeth

“It’s always nice to have stories like this come out in a year that hasn’t had such nice stories.” middleburymagazine.com/dispatches/dav…

"In the transition from early to evolved self, there lies a span of emptiness, a grieving period of sorts. But heartache and joy can be woven from the same strand—the craft of being human is ever complicated." middleburymagazine.com/road-taken/wha…

“It feels like a million years ago before we had kids,” says Kelly, who, four years ago, told me about the challenges she might face caring for a baby while using a wheelchair. The simple act of laundry was daunting. middleburymagazine.com/dispatches/sin…

"I think everyone reaches a point like this, when they become the sole proprietor of their own life." —@kristakarlson. middleburymagazine.com/road-taken/air…

“Don’t wait for anybody to tell you that you can’t do something or you can do something,” McKinney says. “You don’t have time. Honestly. Especially as creators, you don’t have time for people to tell you that.” middleburymagazine.com/pursuits-and-p…

"I think I've realized that quarantine and being socially isolated is the quintessence of 'almost.'"—@_emilyballou middleburymagazine.com/dispatches/in-…

"Screen time was a challenge for Fitzgerald—she was often working 12- to 14-hour days online because of all the emails, meetings, lesson creation, interactive classes, and grading, which made teaching more grueling than ever before." #teaching #COVID19 middleburymagazine.com/features/an-ed…

🏠❤️ How do you define home? @mpadian explores this answer in her latest novel, HOW TO BUILD A HEART - featured on @MiddleburyMag: middleburymagazine.com/review/heart/

“Seeing the energy and how much fervor there was behind the George Floyd protests in Minnesota and across the country started affecting me. That and hearing more about Breonna Taylor kind of pushed me into thinking, ‘I need to respond to this.’” middleburymagazine.com/dispatches/the…

Tune in to DMB Radio on @SIRIUSXM tonight, July 31st at 8 PM ET for the premiere of the exclusive & never before released Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds concert on 2.16.96 at Pepin Gymnasium in Middlebury, VT.

Dick Clay is currently enrolled in his third summer at the Bread Loaf School of English. To get to this point, he had to survive COVID-19. About a month ago, he was a guest on President Laurie Patton's podcast, where he spoke about the ordeal. middleburymagazine.com/podcasts/alone…