Farm Chores — Elizabeth Chadwick ’14
The alarm at 5:30 in the morning used to sound very different to me. The initial moments were much the same—peel back the covers, hot shower, don’t forget to floss….
View moreDavid Gilligan Releases New Book
On October 10, at the Galaxy Bookstore in Hardwick, faculty member in Ecology David Gilligan held a reading and signing of his new book, Nature, Culture, Consciousness. His latest book…
View moreJackson Dam
In June, faculty member Farley Brown ’85 presented the results of an eighteen month investigation into the ecology and natural history of Hardwick Lake, undertaken at the behest of the…
View moreSterling College Students Intern in Mongolia and Siberia
Two Sterling College students had internships in far-flung lands this past summer. Peter Detwiler ’13 spent his summer around the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia, and Kayla Scheimreif ’13 was…
View moreDr. George Hill Receives the 2012 David Cowen Award for Achievement in Medical History
We are proud to announce that George J. Hill, M.D., D.Litt, M.A., was presented the 2012 David Cowen Award for Achievement in Medical History. Dr. Hill was the interim president…
View moreDefining Sterling Alumni
Over the years, Sterling has awarded high school diplomas, Grassroots certificates, Associate of Arts degrees, and Bachelor of Arts degrees. In addition, Sterling has also hosted various short-course programs. Therefore,…
View moreSterling Accepts the Common Application
Starting with applications for the Spring 2014 entering class, Sterling College joins 517 distinctive colleges and universities in accepting the Common Application. Interest in Sterling among prospective students is on…
View moreSterling Returns to South House
In the 1960s and early 1970s, South House was a residence for the students of Sterling School. South House was no longer needed in the later 70’s and it then…
View moreMichael Tessler ’09 Reflects
Michael Tessler ’09 taught a course over the summer at Sterling College on spore-bearing plants and mosses (Common Voice, Spring-Summer ’13). Here he recounts his experience. Over the course of…
View moreCoyote Kids Vermont Project
Sterling College is very pleased to announce the launch of Coyote Kids Vermont. Founded by Anna Crytzer (Program Supervisor), and with seed funding supplied through a Work Colleges Consortium grant,…
View moreSterling College Completes Fossil Fuel Divestment of its Endowment Fund
Sterling College has completed the divestment of its endowment from the fossil fuel industry. As of July 1, 2013, the college’s endowment is invested in a fossil fuel free portfolio…
View moreCultural Sustainability Symposium at Sterling College – Carol Dickson
In August, Sterling hosted “Sequestering Tradition?: A Cultural Sustainability Symposium” (co-sponsored by the Vermont Folklife Center and Goucher College’s MA program in Cultural Sustainability). Thirty-five scholars, students, practitioners, and community…
View moreSterling College Offers Free or Reduced Tuition for Alumni
Sterling College is committed to life-long environmental stewardship and to crafting leading edge learning experiences that are relevant to the important work of our community members. It is with this…
View moreMATT BREUER ‘00
During the spring of 2011, three expert fly fishermen were commissioned to venture into the jungle interior of Guyana, a remote and largely unknown South American nation. These anglers were…
View moreFaculty Member Jody Frey ’10
Jody Frey ‘10, faculty member in Environmental Humanities, is a triple alumna of Sterling College. “I’ve had every degree except [from] the boy’s school,” she laughed. As someone with a…
View moreAlumna Theresa Snow ’01
“Farms will, now and always, be our salvation,” said Theresa Snow ‘01. Snow practices what she preaches, as she is the founding director of Salvation Farms in Morrisville. Salvation Farms…
View moreDivestment without Drama
When Sterling College President Matthew Derr asked the Board of Trustees last fall to consider divesting the College’s endowment of its fossil fuel stocks, I’m afraid our response would have…
View moreIsrael Field Studies
Senior Bruria Mille designed a three-week field course in Israel as part of her Senior Applied Research Project which focuses on ecotourism design. She, six other Sterling students, and faculty…
View moreRaising Winter Hogs
On my fourth night of watch, I witnessed thirteen piglets emerge into the world. I had been waiting patiently with our sow Hermione, lying next to her inflated body in…
View moreEducation and Culture – John Zaber ’85
In my third year of teaching Education and Culture I have been asked to reflect on the aspects of this course that have been most meaningful—to me. You will have…
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