Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2014 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Twilight Project Fellows Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a href="https://archive.org/details/MiddleburyNewspapers_2014-03-20/page/n3/mode/1up">See full article </a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Revisiting Middlebury's Racial History Subject The topic of the resource Student gives a summary of the life of Alexander Twilight, as well as an overview of the controversial moments/ significant changes that occurred in the history of Middlebury College, in terms of race. Some of the highlights from the article: 1830- Middlebury, Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, and UVM all received "recommendations for four black prospective students from Philadelphia. They all rejected the applicants" 1845- Accepting of Martin Freeman into Middlebury. First Middlebury graduate who identified as Black. 1895- Admittance of Mary Annette Anderson, Middlebury's first Black female student. 1962- The Campus published an article stating that "an absence of Negroes during the current revolution in race relations would be a grave deficiency in any college" 1965- The Campus publishes an article that "20 Negroes Apply for Admission to the Class of '69" 1970- Dean of Diversity position created 1985- A diversity panel, the Twilight Committee is created 2005- Middlebury College Task Force sets a goal of increasing the number of US students of color to 15% by 2011 2012- Only about 5.4% of the Middlebury freshman class are Black " Description An account of the resource Volume 112, Number 19 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Conor Grant Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Campus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/20/2014 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Conor Grant Middlebury President Labaree Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant "'Middlebury is not designed especially for the colored race,' Middlebury President Labaree couched his argument in geography. 'Middlebury is not inclined particularly to encourage negroes from all parts of the country to resort here for education,' but, 'Colored young men in VT and the States adjacent, who would naturally fall to use, we will cheerfully receive"- Middlebury President Labaree (1830) "For decades after Freeman, only a handful of black students-- no more than one per year-- were admitted to the College. " administrative action campus culture negro racism student life The Campus Twilight Commission Report