Slalom for a Sheepskin

Middlebury College's winter term graduates have a unique way of leaving campus. As part of a congratulatory weekend for these graduates, they stage a "ski-down" procession in cap and gown. This year's event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vt.

Rethinking the Blackwater Approach to Security

Private military contractors, which are widely used around the world, often contribute to the very insecurity they've been hired to end, says Katie Carmola, a professor of political science at Middlebury College. But Carmola, who has written a book about the wartime use of private security contractors, says it's time to look beyond improved State Department oversight of such firms. Instead, she wants to find ways to use market forces to regulate a market-driven field - like rewarding bonuses for creating lasting security.

Middlebury Lauded for Sustainability Efforts

Middlebury College has set a goal of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2016, and its efforts are gaining national attention. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) presented Middlebury its annual Campus Sustainability Leadership Award.

Hemingway Archive Acquired by Middlebury

Middlebury College has acquired an archive of correspondence, journals and more than 1,400 letters from the Ernest Hemingway and Hemingway Family Collection. A highlight of the collection is a carbon copy of a unique version of the first chapter of The Sun Also Rises, which Hemingway eventually deleted at the suggestion of his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald.