But a Vermont Superior Court ruling last week closed the door on ordering Middlebury College to restore the chapel’s old name. by Peter D'Auria October 7, 2024, 5:58 pm October 7, 2024, 5:58 pm ...

Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is Middlebury college for removing the ‘Mead Memorial Chapel’ sign from the institution’s historic and iconic structure.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College faculty, staff and students staged a schoolwide walkout and teach-in on the Old Chapel green on Thursday morning in response to the college’s plan for making ...

Middlebury College in 2021 removed former Gov. John Mead’s name because school leadership claims in his 1912 farewell address, he urged the Legislature to adopt policies premised on eugenics theory.

Douglas’ lawsuit followed Middlebury College’s decision to remove the name of former Vermont governor Dr. John Abner Mead from the school’s "Mead Memorial Chapel" in 2021.

Middlebury College Sued After Removing Benefactor’s Name From Chapel Estate of Gov. John Mead, who had supported sterilizing ‘degenerates,’ cites cancel culture in saying the school breached ...

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Another win for Middlebury College in the legal fight over the name of its chapel. A judge ruled in favor of Middlebury this week, dismissing any claims made against the ...

A Vermont judge on Tuesday heard arguments in a case some say embodies the debate over cancel culture. Our Calvin Cutler reports on the battle over Middlebury College's former Mead chapel.

A former Republican governor of Vermont has sued Middlebury College, his alma mater, accusing it of cancel culture behavior for removing the name of another former governor and Middlebury graduate ...

The chapel soon became an iconic feature of the Middlebury landscape and the college’s branding. It still is. But the building was recently stripped of its benefactor’s name.

The former “Mead Memorial Chapel” on the Middlebury College campus in Vermont. (Emily Power) In October 1912, John A. Mead, then-Governor of Vermont, gave his farewell speech to the state ...

The former “Mead Memorial Chapel” was renamed by the Middlebury College Board of Trustees. Now, the university has a chance to teach about its role in the eugenics movement.