Mead Chapel
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Middlebury Chapel can keep its name
A Vermont Superior Court judge decided on Oct. 4 that Middlebury Chapel at Middlebury College can keep its name, dealing a blow to a lawsuit brought by former…
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Middlebury Chapel can keep its name, court rules, in victory for college
The lawsuit over Middlebury Chapel — a.k.a. Mead Memorial Chapel — is not fully resolved, but a judge said Middlebury College won’t have to restore the chapel’s old…
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Middlebury chapel lawsuit moves forward
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…
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Letter to the editor: A poetic rejoinder to the Mead Chapel controversy
Swooping down, a righteous vulture/ Points his talons at “Cancel Culture”/ Enough! he squawks, leave the pastard be/ Let wrongs live on in history…
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College asks judge to dismiss Douglas lawsuit
Middlebury College is asking that a judge dismiss a lawsuit brought against the institution earlier this year by former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, who in March sued the…
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Letter to the editor: Attack in letter was ‘unworthy’
Dave Silberman’s personal attack on Jim Douglas seems as ill-informed as it was manifestly uncivil.
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Letter to the editor: Mead name is part of history
This is our history! So why are we trying to hide our past? Whether we like it or not it plays a role in the development of our…
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Letter to the editor: Douglas is wrong on Mead issue
His lawsuit is a farce and an abuse of our court system’s limited resources.
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Letter to the editor: Escape clauses needed for college naming honors
Slavery, racism and other public issues are viewed very differently by the public today than in past times when they were overwhelmingly accepted and were unobjectionable under then-existing…
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Letter to the editor: Douglas is right to file lawsuit
If Middlebury College’s action to remove Mead’s name from Mead Chapel were founded on more than terror of the Woke Pandemic, they would tear down Mead Chapel and…
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Letter to the editor: Mead can’t be given a pass
It seems irrelevant (contrary to what Gov. Douglas suggests) that the Legislature put eugenic laws into effect 19 years after Mead made his very public statements in support…
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Douglas sues college over name of chapel
Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is suing the college for its 2021 decision to change the name of the historic structure, formerly known as Mead Memorial Chapel.
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Middlebury College strikes ‘Mead’ from college chapel’s name
Middlebury College has decided to remove the Mead name because the man whose gift established the chapel, Gov. John A. Mead, advocated and promoted eugenics policies in Vermont…
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Point CounterPoint concert series going strong
MIDDLEBURY — Point CounterPoint faculty musicians continue to celebrate the camp’s 40th anniversary with a another concert of chamber music on Thursday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m., at Mead…