St. Mike’s Chorale does virtual choir video of Vermont state song

Choirs and other musical ensembles all over the world are trying to re-create some semblance of working together, says Erin Grainger, who this year directs the Saint Michael’s College Chorale […]

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Drive-by birthday party showers love on Fr. Ray at 90

Fire trucks, balloons, shouts, honks, colorful signs and even a tall and bright Dr. Seuss hat were among the props that well-wishers brought to a mobile party of nearly 50 […]

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In This Together: Edition 6

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve invited […]

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Eric Roy puts MakerSpace skills into PPE fabrication

Eric Roy, technical coordinator for the Saint Michael’s College MakerSpace in Dion Family Student Center, said that just before the Spring Break commenced, a flurry of activity launched in the […]

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Zoom, spices offer taste of India after trip canceled

When Allison Cleary of the Saint Michael’s media studies, journalism and digital arts faculty learned that the COVID-19 pandemic would cancel her planned academic study trip to India this spring […]

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Phi Beta Kappa holds virtual induction ceremony

Tara Natarajan, dean of the faculty, gave the keynote address for the virtual induction ceremony of the Saint Michael’s members of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious national academic honor society […]

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In This Together: Edition 5

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve invited […]

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Levi Holmes ’19 hits it big off-court in math studies

Levi Holmes III ’19, a four-year Saint Michael’s basketball star and recent graduate, had dreams of hitting the big-time after College. This year that dream came true – just not […]

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In This Together: Edition 4

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve invited […]

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St. Mike’s educators engineer new remote-learning approaches

When the abrupt pandemic transition took place in early March, many educators were confronted with the need to translate their lessons and plans to the “remote learning” landscape. Many realized […]

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‘Life Stories’ game uplifts isolated internationals

“What better time than now to share ‘Life Stories’ (a board game) with Saint Michael’s College international graduate students isolated on campus?” So thought Mike Battig (Computer Science) and Heather […]

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Kendra Smith returns to lead HR with wealth of experience

Kendra Smith ’09 has returned to lead the Saint Michael’s Human Resources office where she started as a student worker in 2005 before rising to increasingly responsible duties as an […]

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Onion River Review ‘launches,’ if only online at least for now

About this time last April, the exuberant and keenly anticipated annual celebration of creativity that is the Onion River Review launch party in Hoehl Welcome Center was a junior-year highlight […]

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In This Together: Edition 3

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve invited […]

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Common Text choice engages timely social issues

The Common Text selection for incoming first-year Saint Michael’s College students in 2020-2021 will be Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship (2017) by Michelle Kuo, […]

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Fire & Rescue crews adjust to serving in pandemic

The student volunteers and leaders of Saint Michael’s Fire and Rescue are meeting the “significant test” of the COVID-19 pandemic effectively and with determined professionalism, boosted by strong community support, […]

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Early Learning Center goes above and beyond, remotely

Creative efforts beyond the call of duty from employees of the Saint Michael’s College Early Learning Center (ELC) brought praise and appreciation this week from St. Mike’s employees who seek […]

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In This Together: Edition 2

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve invited […]

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In This Together

Staff in the College’s Marketing & Communications office are continuing to find and post stories from our community during these uncommon times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this […]

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Core Team leaders are backbone of MOVE

Saint Michael’s College’s well-established Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts (MOVE) program through Edmundite Campus Ministry provides students with an abundance of service opportunities. Several current MOVE Core Team leaders recently shared […]

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Award to student caps College’s celebration of women

On Sunday, March 8, Saint Michael’s College held its 2nd annual celebration of International Women’s Day, recognizing the accomplishments of multiple women affiliated with the College through a specialized web […]

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Holocaust drama ‘Letters to Sala’ is spring play

“Letters to Sala,” a Holocaust drama based on a true story of a Polish Jewish teenager who survived seven labor camps during World War II, has been in rehearsal this […]

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Alumni profile: Adam Johnson ’03

When a change of heart led to a change of careers for Adam Johnson ’03, he turned to lessons from Saint Michael’s College and the liberal arts to bridge his […]

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Dykstra poetry translations win ‘Oscar for books’

On March 2, PEN America held its 2020 Literary Awards Ceremony at The Town Hall in New York City. It was hosted by Seth Meyers, who described the ceremony as […]

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McGill sociology graduate studies await Alsaffar

Saint Michael’s College student Dina Alsaffar ’20 says that learning more about the world and societies through sociology was a light bulb for her, and she wants to bring that […]

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Eco-Reps keep students informed on sustainability

This year, Saint Michael’s College has three student Environmental-Representatives (Eco-Reps) on campus. These Eco-Reps are undergraduate leaders with a goal of informing students about sustainability issues as well as leading […]

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Speaker probes political humor in age of Trump

Late-night comedy shows are an important source of political information for many Americans even if networks and comics understandably care more about laughs and profits than journalistic fairness or communicating […]

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Biologist McCabe’s trail camera talk draws a crowd

Inspired by the great success of Saint Michael’s biology Professor Declan McCabe in capturing wonderful wildlife photos with his trail cameras throughout the campus’s Natural Area in recent years, a […]

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Student profile: Rachel Sullivan ’20

Saint Michael’s College senior Rachel Sullivan has a job lined up after her May 2020 graduation with the Boston office of the major international accounting firm RSM, where she had […]

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St. Mike’s on select Peace Corps list

Washington, D.C. – Peace Corps announced Wednesday that Saint Michael’s College ranked No. 16 among small schools on the agency’s list of top 25 volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020. […]

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Panel probes impacts of war on our world

During a discussion in the Roy Room of the Dion Student Center on Thursday, February 20, panelists offered varied perspectives about the negative reverberations of war through the ages, up […]

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Wall Lecturer Sarna takes stock of U.S. antisemitism

As Brandeis University Professor Jonathan Sarna was on his home campus preparing to deliver Wednesday’s Rabbi Max Wall Lecture at Saint Michael’s College on the topic of antisemitism in America, […]

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Full community spends day learning, reflecting on inclusion, equity

As nearly 1,500 Saint Michael’s people streamed into Saint Michael’s College’s Ross Sports Center on Tuesday morning, February 18, organizers and administrators said they could not recall this ever happening […]

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Library event, exhibit honor Frederick Douglass

An exhibit recognizing the notable achievements of Frederick Douglass – an escaped slave who became a prominent figure in African American history as a social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer and […]

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‘White Fragility’ dialogue engages vulnerabilities

The reverberations of white privilege negatively impact people of color, and for faculty and staff at Saint Michael’s College, a series of discussions on White Fragility, a New York Times […]

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Rainville to chair Saint Michael’s Board of Trustees

Rev. Marcel Rainville, S.S.E. ’67 will become the new Chair of the Saint Michael’s College Board of Trustees effective February 14, following a decision by the present Chair Michael Cunniff […]

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Summer College stressing popular online classes

The well-established Accelerated Summer College (ASC) at Saint Michael’s College for summer of 2020 will continue to shift  its emphasis toward increasingly popular online courses, offering “a great way for […]

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Faculty/Staff Career News February 2020

To read complete versions of these abbreviated news items, where you see a faculty name as a live link, click to reach the faculty member’s personal page. Then visit that […]

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Celebrated scholar-author to be Rabbi Wall Lecturer

This year’s annual Rabbi Wall Lecture speaker at Saint Michael’s College on Wednesday, February 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the Dion Family Student Center Roy Room will be Jonathan Sarna, […]

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Poetry Slam artfully wraps up MLK Week activities

The Saint Michael’s College Martin Luther King Jr. Society wrapped up a week of events held in celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy with a poetry slam the evening […]

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Later-week MLK film, panel stir vital exchanges

The prevalence of racism and prejudice in our society has called for opportunities to discuss the intricacies of inequality in depth, and at the McCarthy Arts Center the evening of […]

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Student art on display in McCarthy Center Gallery

Those frequently passing by the McCarthy Art Gallery will notice an array of senior student work on display, rotating each week throughout the semester. These exhibitions “are not only the […]

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Senegal trip changes lives for Saint Michael’s group

Thirteen Saint Michael’s College students spent the winter break (December 26, 2019 through January 10, 2020) in Senegal for a life-changing experience with trip leaders Laurence Clerfeuille, a professor of […]

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St. Mike’s biologist shares fish lessons at rural school

The students in Jennifer Blay’s middle school science classes at Lowell Graded School in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom watched a documentary about fish hatcheries earlier this school year and became fascinated […]

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MLK event stories stir hearts, urge action

Inspiring, poignant personal stories from the main speakers at the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Society Convocation in the Saint Michael’s College Chapel on Monday, January 20 awakened gut […]

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Ski and Ride program popular, a rare bargain

The winter season is in full swing and students are taking advantage of a seasonal program catered to skiers of all levels. The Ski and Ride program at Saint Michael’s […]

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Professor Kuklok gets major grant

Allison Kuklok of the Saint Michael’s College philosophy faculty learned this month that she is the recipient of a prestigious, highly competitive $60,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) year-long […]

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Dean’s List announcement

Congratulations to students named to Saint Michael’s College Dean’s list for Fall 2019. Click the following bold link to view Dean’s List for Fall 2019 Qualifications for Dean’s List A […]

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Scholar Clarke to be MLK keynote speaker

Dr. Clifton Clarke, a prominent global scholar, pastor, educator, missionary, community leader, and professor of religion and intercultural studies, will be this year’s keynote speaker for Saint Michael’s College’s 28th Annual MLK […]

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Freeman funds to support 11 in Singapore internships

Eleven Saint Michael’s College students will live, work and learn in Singapore for nearly two months early this coming summer 2020, funded by competitive and prestigious Freeman Foundation scholarships to […]

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