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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…

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

The Committee on the Environment gives President McCardell a total of 42 recommendations that fall into one of four broad areas: i)how to improve the ES program, ii)how the ES program become more relevant across the curriculum, iii)how the campus may…

In 1995, as part of making a stand in the growing environmental issue of logging on public land, a Vermont judge blocked the US Forest Service from clearing 300 acres. This is was recorded as the first instance of a federal court halting forest…

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…

A campus editorial supporting construction of dorms in Ridgeline Woods as part of overall campus expansion starting in 1995.

Campus debate over college's construction of social house dormitories in woods on western edge of campus.

Newspaper account of recent graduate, Jen Hodgen '95 taking campus recycling coordinator position

Article by Middlebury student raising concerns about reliance on nuclear power, and Vemont's reliance on it.