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Racism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on racism as an attitude as well as works on both attitude and overt discriminatory behavior directed against racial or ethnic groups. Works which are limited to overt discriminatory behavior directed against racial or ethnic groups are entered under Race discrimination. Works on racism directed against a particular group are entered under the name of the group with subdivision Social conditions, or similar subdivision, e.g. Civil rights. When the heading Racism is subdivided by place, a second subject entry is made in each case under the name of the place subdivided by Race relations.

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Guarnaccia, Sam (Class of 1930, faculty), 1975

 Item
Identifier: MOH7
Scope and Contents 1 interview with Samuel Guarnaccia, Class of 1930, as part of the "Middlebury College Oral History Project." Guarnaccia discusses New England private schools; football; athletics; student faculty relationships; sex on campus; strictness on campus; sexual relationships; segregation by sexes; gender stereotypes; coeducation; Harvard; college dances; fraternities; KDI; student jobs; social groups; exclusion of Blacks and Jews in fraternities; President Stratton; student politics; student...
Dates: 1975

Heike Fahrenberg: Message of accountability - feedback, June 30, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_Heike_Fahrenberg_Email_20200630
Scope and Contents

Email sent from Heike Fahrenberg, Associate Professor and Director at the Middlebury School in Germany, in response to Miguel Fernandez' Message of Accountability email regarding the deletion of Professor Marisel Hernandez-Romero's email from the Middlebury server.

Dates: June 30, 2020

Leaning into Discomfort video series, July 2020 -

 File
Identifier: A28_Leaning_into_Discomfort
Scope and Contents

Video files containing conversations between Middlebury student athletes and coaches about race.

Dates: July 2020 -

Letter from a group of faculty email, July 2, 2020

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Identifier: F-Hernandez-Romero_Response_from_Professors_20200702
Scope and Contents Email written by Spanish Professors Enrique Garcia, Laura Lesta-Garcia, Patricia Saldarriaga, and Film and Media Culture Professor David Miranda-Hardy and sent to President Laurie Patton, Chief Diversity Officer Miguel Fernandez, Vice President for Academic Affairs Sujata Moorti, and the AAUP (American Association of University Professors) at Middlebury. The email expresses outrage at the administration's response to an email sent by Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Marissel...
Dates: July 2, 2020

Levesque, Dan (Class of 2021.5) Unprecedented times documentary, October 23, 2020

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Identifier: s6_levesque_dan_unprecedented_times_film_2020
Scope and Contents Digital video file containing "Unprecedented Times," a documentary produced by Dan Levesque, Class of 2021.5 during the summer of 2020. The film documents the experience of the Middlebury College community during the COVID-19 pandemic and features interviews with Middlebury students, faculty, administration, staff, and community members. The film also contains reactions to the murder of George Floyd by Police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020 and footage from protests that followed. ...
Dates: October 23, 2020

Middlebury Selectboard COVID-19 reopening town hall meeting, July 28, 2020

 File
Identifier: A2_Patton_Middlebury_Selectboard_COVID_Reopening_Town_Hall_2020_7_28
Scope and Contents

Digital folder contains video of the Middlebury selectboard meeting, Miguel Fernandez' all-campus email, a statement from the town of Middlebury following the incident, and screenshots taken during the hacking incident.

Dates: July 28, 2020

Miguel Fernandez: Message of accountability , June 29, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_Message_of_Accountability_20200629
Scope and Contents

Email sent by Chief Diversity Officer, Miguel Fernandez; Vice President of Academic Affairs, Sujata Moorti; and President Laurie Patton to Middlebury students, staff, and faculty, in response to outrage at the deletion of an email from Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero from Middlebury's server. Hernandez-Romero's email describes racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.

Dates: June 29, 2020

Mike Olinick: Message of accountability response, June 30, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_Michael_Olinick_Email_20200630
Scope and Contents

Email sent by Professor of Mathematics, Mike Olinick, to Chief Diversity Officer, Miguel Fernandez; President Laurie Patton; and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Surjata Moorti in response to the Message of Accountability email sent by the college. The Message of Accountability email was sent in response to Marissel Hernandez-Romero's email describing racism she experienced at Middlebury and the subsequent deletion of her email from the Middlebury server.

Dates: June 30, 2020

Muslim Students Association of Middlebury College (student group), May 23, 2019

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Identifier: MOH165
Scope and Contents

Group oral history collected by Rebekah Irwin and Aylie Baker (Middlebury Class of 2009) during the Iftar meal breaking the Ramadan fast at the Muslim Students Association Room in Forest Hall. Topics included racial discrimination, the Muslim bans (a series of discriminatory executive orders and proclamations issued by the Trump administration), and college experiences of Muslim students.

Dates: May 23, 2019

Off-campus podcast episode 5: BLM protests in Atlanta, June 18, 2020

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Identifier: S9_AV_Off-Campus_Episode_5_BLM_Protests_20200618
Scope and Contents

The Middlebury Campus' Caroline King attends a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta and shares her thoughts.

Dates: June 18, 2020

Off-campus podcast episode 6: History of white supremacy at Middlebury, June 22, 2020

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Identifier: S9_AV_Off-Campus_Episode_6_White_Supremacy_20200622
Scope and Contents

Caroline King speaks with the Middlebury Campus' newest reporter Sadie Housberg on the history of white supremacy at Middlebury College.

Dates: June 22, 2020

Off-campus podcast episode 8: White supremacy at Middlebury, part 2, July 9, 2020

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Identifier: S9_AV_Off-Campus_Episode_8_White_Supremacy_at_Middlebury_20200709
Scope and Contents

Episode description: "This week, Caroline King and Sadie Housberg sit down with Professor J Finley, who teaches in the American Studies, GSFS, and Black Studies departments at Middlebury. A follow-up to Episode 6, this episode takes a contemporary look at white supremacy at Middlebury, and delves into topics such as anti-racist education and student activism at an institution like Middlebury."

Dates: July 9, 2020

Off-campus podcast episode 9: Film and antiracism , July 17, 2020

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Identifier: S9_AV_Off-Campus_Episode_9_Film_and_Antiracism_20200717
Scope and Contents

Episode description: "Sadie Housberg and Caroline King speak with filmmaker and film Professor Natasha Ngaiza on what it means to be critical in watching films during the Black Lives Matter Movement."

Dates: July 17, 2020

Presidential commission on student life, October 30, 1967

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 6.1
Identifier: A2
Scope and Contents Copy of the Presidential Commission on Student Life, meeting of October 30, 1967. The document discusses Dean Dennis O'Brien and his subcommittee on student rights. Presidential Commission on Undergraduate Life produced in 1967 during the tenure of President James Isbell Armstrong. The document primarily discusses Dean Dennis O'Brien and his subcommittee on student rights in development of a student questionnaire. Subjects of note include: parietal hours ("times when open...
Dates: October 30, 1967

Schedule of teach ins, 2020 March

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Identifier: s6_murray_2020
Scope and Contents List of teach ins scheduled for March 31, the date of Charles Murray's lecture on campus, three years following the March 2nd protest in 2017. Students and faculty were encouraged to host and attend teach ins that focused on anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-classist, anti-xenophobic and anti-pseudoscientific material in protest of Charles Murray's lecture. See February 27, 2020 letter entitled, "A call to strike on March 31: A letter to faculty from students." Charles Murray's...
Dates: 2020 March

Sent without permission: A farewell from an unwelcome hire email, June 28, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_Sent_Without_Permission_A_Farewell_from_an_Unwelcome_Hire_20200628
Scope and Contents

All-campus (all-student, all-faculty, all-staff, all-retiree, all alumni) email sent wihtout permission by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero prior to her departure from Middlebury. In the email, Hernandez-Romero details racism she experienced while teaching at Middlebury College. The email was deleted from Middlebury's server, but was circulated among students, faculty, and staff.

Dates: June 28, 2020

SGA: In response to Dr. Marissel Hernandez-Romero, June 29, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_SGA_Response_20200629
Scope and Contents

Email sent by the Student Government Association (SGA) to the Office of the President, Hannah Ross, David Gibson, Sujata Moorti, and Vijay Menta in response to the deletion of an email sent by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero detailing racism she experienced while at Middlebury College.

Dates: June 29, 2020

SGA MLK Today recommendation to the President, January 28, 2016

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Identifier: S4_SGA_MLK_Day_Recommendation_20160128
Scope and Contents Resolution passed by the Student Government Association (SGA) on January 28, 2016 denouncing insensitive comments made by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, an email sent by President Laurie Patton, as well as offensive racist actions taken during a January 18, 2018 Martin Luther King Today event at Mead Chapel. The SGA officially recommended that President Patton send an all-school email addressing the MLK Day event and Justice Scalia's comments. The recommendation was sponsored by...
Dates: January 28, 2016

SGA: Putting tonight's student town hall in context, June 29, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_SGA_Town_Hall_Student_Email_20200629
Scope and Contents

Email sent by the Student Government Association (SGA) to Middlebury students regarding the upcoming virtual town hall meeting. The email addresses the deletion of Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero's email describing racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.

Dates: June 29, 2020

SGA Resolution of support for Black and minority students, November 11, 2017

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Identifier: S4_SGA_Support_for_Black_and_Minority_Students_20171111
Scope and Contents

Resolution by the Middlebury Student Government Association (SGA) and the Black Student Union (BSU) pledging support for Black and Minority students and recommending that the Administration respond to racism on campus, particularly in the wake of the March 2nd protests during Charles Murray's visit to Middlebury. The resolution was sponsored by Rae Aaron, Feb Senator and Speaker; Jin-Mi Sohn, SGA President; David Vargas, First Year Senator, and Charles Rainey, BSU President.

Dates: November 11, 2017

SGA resolution requesting a speedy investigation and resolution for violation of Middlebury policy regarding racial discrimination and COVID-19, September 27, 2020

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Identifier: S4_SGA_F2020-SR1_Racial Discrimination and COVID-19_20200927
Scope and Contents

Document containing Student Government Association (SGA) resolution F2020-SR1: Resolution Requesting a Speedy Investigation and Resolution for Violation of Middlebury Policy Regarding Racial Discrimination and COVID-19. This resolution was passed after two students, one Black and one South Asian, were approached by a white male student not wearing a mask and were called a racial slur on September 25, 2020.

Dates: September 27, 2020

Skin Deep Magazine, 1993-

 File — Box S9 Misc.
Identifier: S9
Scope and Contents

Begins with Volume 1, Number 1.

Dates: Other: 1993-

Student email template to President Patton, June 29, 2020

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Identifier: F_Hernandez-Romero_Student_Form_Letter_to_President_Patton_20200629
Scope and Contents

Student email template to be sent to the Office of the President and the Senior Leadership Group (SLG) in response to the deletion of an email sent by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero from the Middlebury server. Hernandez-Romero's email describes racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.

Dates: June 29, 2020

Tall, Roth W. (Class of 1965), June 3, 1975

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Identifier: MOH23
Scope and Contents

1 interview with Roth W. Tall, Jr. (Class of 1965). Interviewed by Deborah Clifford, Roth Tall discusses civil rights; possible violence on campus; MLK; Malcom X; Kennedy assassination; President Stratton; White christian fraternities exclusion of Blacks and Jews; sororities; volunteer work; athletics; South/north tension; Armstrong's crisis; activism; curfews for women; town gown relations

Dates: June 3, 1975

Twilight COVID-19 diary project, April, 2020 - September, 2020

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A20_twilight_2
Scope and Contents

Includes participant agreements and approximately 30 diaries written by students and two diaries written by staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most diaries date from May, 2020 to July, 2020, but some extend through September, 2020.

Dates: April, 2020 - September, 2020

Twilight project, 2020-2023

 Sub-Series
Identifier: A20_twilight_project
Scope and Contents

Includes founding documents, archived Web content, meeting minutes, diaries, and other materials produced by Middlebury students, faculty, and staff between 2020 and 2023 as part of the Twilight Project.

Dates: 2020-2023

Wonnacott, Erica (administrator), February 22, 1989

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Identifier: MOH57
Scope and Contents 1 oral history interview with Erica B. Wonnacott, Middlebury's first Dean of Students, conducted on February 22, 1989.Erica - first Dean of Students (:15); co-ordinate record keeping (1:45); pre co-ed women's rules (3:45); change to a co-ed campus (6:00); Gloria Steinem speaks on campus (10:49); Title IX, women's athlectic (12:00); role model (15:00); Sororities disbanding in 1970 (16:21); opinion on Fraternities (17:55); College rule on Alcohol (23:27); drinking age (24:27);...
Dates: February 22, 1989