College inaugurates Baucom, considers ‘What is Middlebury for’

Middlebury College President Ian B. Baucom was officially installed to his post this past Sunday.

College concluding some programs, courses at graduate school in Monterey

To improve its financial footing, Middlebury College said it will conclude residential graduate programs and some online degree programs at its graduate school in Monterey, Calif.

New College president settles in; finances & Monterey among his priorities

Middlebury College President Ian Baucom just got to town this month, but he’s already got a sense of how tied the institution is to the community that surrounds it.

Education leads Baucom from South Africa to Middlebury

The new college president was born in the U.S. but lived in South Africa until he was 14, where his parents were missionaries and ran adult literacy programs for mine workers during the Apartheid era. It was there that Baucom saw firsthand the power of ed … (read more)

College taps Univ. of Virginia scholar as its new president

Middlebury College has selected Ian Baucom to lead the institution as its 18th president. He will succeed former president Laurie Patton, who stepped down from the post at the end of last month to become president of the American Academy of Arts & Science … (read more)