Middlebury College Initiative

Hope for Afghanistan

Real-World Research

Coping with Climate Change

Teaching for Tomorrow

Striking a Balance

Going Green in China

From the President

What is the Initiative?

Ensuring Access and Opportunity Fostering Teaching and Mentoring Enhancing Programs and Infrastructure Increasing Institutional Flexibility

The Role of Philanthropy

To implement the Middlebury Initiative, we need to raise $500 million over the next five years

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What is the Initiative?

Support for every aspect of a Middlebury education

Gifts to the Annual Fund enable the College to respond rapidly to changing circumstances and to take advantage of new opportunities. They help the College stay current and responsive—able to bring an important speaker to campus; to buy musical scores, books, and other materials for the library; to create a student-faculty seminar on a critical topic; or to help a student whose financial situation has suddenly changed.

A strong tradition of unrestricted annual giving provides a buffer against hard times, when income from investments is less than anticipated, so the college doesn’t have to immediately raise fees or make drastic cuts in programs to keep its budget balanced. In recent years, annual giving has provided about 7 percent of Middlebury’s operating budget, helping to support financial aid, academic programs, campus facilities, athletic and recreational activities, and virtually every other aspect of a Middlebury education.

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