MIDDLEBURY — The lawsuit filed by former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas challenging Middlebury College officials’ 2021 decision to rename the former Mead Memorial Chapel will move forward now that a judge has denied the college’s motion to dismiss the complaint. A defense motion filed by the college’s counsel in April disputed Douglas’s claim that removing the name “Mead” from the historic structure broke an agreement between the institution and the man who funded construction of the building, former Gov. John Ab … (read more)
