Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. It was founded in 1800 by Congregationalists. The college currently enrolls 2,526 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries and offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences.
The college is the first American institution of higher education to have granted a bachelor's degree to an African-American, graduating Alexander Twilight in the class of 1823.[1]
Middlebury College Media
Gamaliel Painter (1742–1819), founder of Middlebury College
Old Chapel with the Green Mountains in the distance
The Emma Willard House, a National Historic Landmark, is Middlebury's Admission Office
Hillcrest Environmental Center, a platinum LEED-certified building
References
- ↑ "Alexander Twilight". Old Stone House Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-19.