A few days ago I received an email invitation to join the greater Middlebury College community in singing our beloved Alma Mater as part of a crowd-sourced video for this year’s virtual graduation celebration. I followed the link to the recording instructions, which promptly reminded me of a small but significant change in the song’s lyrics that I first encountered at my sister’s Commencement last year. That day, when I raised my voice to sing the Alma Mater’s refrain: Middlebury, Alma Mater, Symbol of Hi … (read more)
