{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Midd Moment","title":"The Exit Interview with Middlebury President Laurie Patton","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3085,"description":"Laurie L. Patton has served as Middlebury’s president since 2015 and is the first woman to lead the institution. Under her leadership, Middlebury has distinguished itself as a forward-thinking, community-driven institution through programs like the Energy2028 sustainability plan and the Conflict Transformation initiative. And since 2019, Laurie has hosted the MiddMoment podcast.  But Laurie’s tenure is coming to a close. Beginning in January 2025, Laurie will take over as president at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Before she goes though, she sits down with Matt Jennings, editor of Middlebury Magazine and the executive director of editorial services at Middlebury, for an exit interview. Now in the guest chair, Laurie answers questions about how the job of president and the Middlebury community has changed her over the last 10 years, her work on free speech and inclusivity in the higher education realm, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and what she hopes her lasting legacy at Middlebury will be. MiddMoment is a production of Middlebury College and is produced by University FM.Episode Quotes:On accomplishing dreams and leading with legacy at Middlebury[15:54] Every single dream I had for Middlebury I have either accomplished or begun so that I know it's going to stay in some form. And that has been extraordinary to see. And those are things like the school of Abenaki, the conflict transformation work, an initiative and the effect it has had in our community and as well as in broader communities, the work on Energy2028, and the sense that we always need to assume the mantle of leadership because we have a combination of rural resources, capital resources, and a can-do spirit and a legacy that we're proud of. That's very rare. And that means that our obligation to lead environmentally is hugely important—the town-gown relationship being as vibrant and cordial as it always was, but I really wanted to give that message loud and clear.The balance of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8Lew4yfSnr0A5riYRlGsDksQ9hiphiZwS3tM4fflImA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMwOTQvMTY4MDA5/NTgxOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}