Middlebury Chapel


  • Middlebury Chapel can keep its name

    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…

  • Middlebury Chapel can keep its name, court rules, in victory for college

    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…

  • College asks judge to dismiss Douglas lawsuit

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Douglas sues college over name of chapel

    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.