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By 1995, environmental studies at colleges had gained in popularity throughout the US, attributed to the growth of environmental awareness and activism. As one of the initial colleges to create an official environmental studies program, Middlebury is…

Annual report of the Environmental Studies Program during the academic year 1990-1991.

Jay Parini, a Middlebury College professor of English and Creative Writing, writes about his experience and observation of the growing interest in environmental studies.

While working to strengthen the Environmental Studies program at Middlebury, Elder seeks ways to blend the sciences with the humanities

Stephen Trombulak, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, presents his findings in Bioscience in 1995 on his experience with emphasizing inquiry-based learning in classes, including his introductory environmental…

A 1995 piece featured in the Atlantic by Bill McKibben that discusses the environmental history of the United States and argues that considering the progress the US has experienced in terms of reforestation can give hope for future success in…

This article reports on Odom Fanning's recent talk at Middlebury about environmental careers. Fanning worked for the Federal Energy Administration and wrote two books about environmental careers. He discussed the new demand for environmental…

This article describes the Winter Term class taught by John Elder and Reuben Rainey titled "Environmental Ethics." The class explored the question "explored question “What principles of conduct should guide mankind when he interacts with nature?"

The trajectory of the growth of the ES Program in terms of number of students graduating with an ES major, from 1968 to 1992. No one graduated from the ES Program in 1988; In just two years afterwards, however, the number jumped to 15, an all-time…

Image celebrating Bill McKibben's arrival as a visiting scholar at Middlebury College.