• Undergraduate
    • Ecology
    • Environmental Humanities
    • Outdoor Education
    • Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
    • Wilderness Field Program
    • Wendell Berry Farming Program
  • Continuing Education
  • EcoGather
  • Admissions and Aid

Uncategorized

Sterling College » Uncategorized

Scroll Down

Apply Now for Fall 2023 | Read More

  • Home
  • Blog
    • Admission and Aid
    • Alumni
  • Newsroom
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Humanities
  • Global Field Studies
  • Outdoor Education
  • Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
  • Athletics
  • Community
  • The Sterling Kitchen
  • Work

$500

Visit Sterling College and we will reimburse you up to $500 for travel expenses if you decide to enroll full time. So save your receipts!

Trustees Emeriti

David Behrend ’60
Susan C. Bryant
Marvin Brown, Alumni Parent ’85
Lewis Cohen
George J. Hill, M.D., D.Litt., Alumni Parent ’85
Jackson Kytle, Ph.D.
Peter Albert McKay, J.D. ’63
Virginia de Ganahl Russell
Mark Schroeder, Ph.D.

Allison Hooper named Chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees

As of July 1, Allison Hooper will serve as chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees, following Peter Chehayl who has held the position since 2017. Allison was first…

View more

Sterling College Receives $200K VOREC Grant to Make Outdoor Recreation More Accessible in Craftsbury

Sterling College has been awarded a $200,000 community grant from the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) to help establish a public-facing outdoor recreation hub as part of its vision…

View more

Common Ground: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

Gabe Francisco came to the Wendell Berry Farming Program with a lot of baggage: clothes, books, computer stuff, a hand-made, hardwood oxen yolk, and a pair of Swiss Brown oxen…

View more

A Taste of Change: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

As a student passionate about food and agriculture, Ashland Tann, learned quickly that when he spoke about this passion “people’s eyes would just glaze over.”  “But if I cooked them…

View more

Editorial Policy

The Sterling College Convener “Community Writes” section has been established as a designated forum for students and employees to inform and educate the Sterling College community. Sterling College will not…

View more

April 19, 2021 – DEI Update from the Office of the President

April 19, 2021 To: Employees & Students Fr: Matthew Derr, President Re: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Work In June 2020 I shared a number of commitments Sterling has made to…

View more

RFC Newsletter Winter 2019-2020

Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Winter 2019-2020 Newsletter   Sterling uses education as a force to address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption,…

View more

RFC Newsletter, Fall 2019

Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Fall 2019 Newsletter   Sterling uses education as a force to address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption,…

View more

Comcast Newsmakers Interview with Matthew Derr

Interview with Matthew Derr Higher Education’s purpose to serve the common good   November 18, 2019 Sterling College President Matthew Derr spoke to Comcast Newsmakers host Eric Clemons this fall…

View more

Student Profile: Varshaa Balajee ’22

VARSHAA BALAJEE ‘22 ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES/VISUAL ARTS CONCENTRATION/EDUCATION STUDIES MINOR  Santa Clara, CA & Chennai, India | born & raised   Varshaa Balajee ‘22 is a multilingual visual artist who is…

View more

Maxine Kelly Appointed as Dean of Finance & Operations at Sterling College

Sterling College is pleased to announce that Maxine Kelly, of Waterville, has accepted the role of Dean of Finance & Operations. Kelly comes to Sterling from Vermont Studio Center, where…

View more

Dr. Teresa Mares Presents “Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont”

Sterling College invites the public to attend a presentation by anthropologist Dr. Teresa Mares about her recent book, “Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont.” The…

View more

Social Media

Connect with Sterling College

[fts_facebook id=SterlingCollegeVT posts_displayed=page_only height=450px type=page]
Open
Our students went on an extracurricular visit to @breadandpuppet , one of the oldest, nonprofit, political theatre companies in the country.  Bread and Puppet operates a press, @breadandpuppetpress , in which they churn out cheap art.  Bread and Puppet’s Cheap Art Philosophy and production was born in 1979 when Peter Schumann and his company and friends filled their old schoolbus with hundreds of small pictures painted on scraps of masonite, cardboard, and newspaper. Painted slogans and statements about art and Cheap Art hung on the outside of the bus. Then they drove it to neighboring towns and sold the stuff for 10 cents to 10 dollars. Today Cheap Art is practiced by all kinds of artists and puppeteers all over, and continues to cry out: Art is Not Business! Art Is Food! Art Soothes Pain! Art Wakes Up Sleepers! Art Is Cheap! Hurrah!
35 2
Open
Sterling Admissions taking a break from the three foot piles of applications to play in the foot of snow!
132 1
Open
🐑🌱🌷 Spring is in the air, and so is lambing season! 🌸🌿 We are excited to welcome the 13 newest members of our community - lambs!  Sterling raises these lovely creatures to provide our local community with a sustainable source of food and wool. 🌎 ❤️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Let's celebrate the joy and abundance of the lifecycle and the student farmers who do this work with gratitude, reverence, and care. #lambingseason #supportlocal #sustainability #newlife #farmersrock 🌟
56 0
Open
🎉🌍👏 Exciting news! Our neighbors, @thegennyvt , @craftsburyoutdoorcenter, and @highlandlodgevt were recently featured in the New York Times for their amazing work in sustainability, stewardship, and sports! 🙌🌱🏆 We are so proud of them for their dedication to creating a better world for all of us. 🌟👍 Let's celebrate their hard work and commitment to making a positive impact on our planet! 🌎💚 #sustainability #stewardship #sports #community #newyorktimes #inspiration 🌟👏👍
157 2
Open
Ready to get your agroecology on? Our online course developed by Britt Basel has got you covered! Learn the ins and outs of this topic and gain a deeper understanding of its many facets. Link on bio. #agroecology #onlinecourse #learning
23 1
Open
🎉 It's Back! 🎉
Sterling is thrilled to be a part of the 2nd annual Vermont Gear Makers Festival with our partners @gearrepairguru, @ranchcampvt, and @rasputitsadirt! 🤝 Join us on April 1st (free to attend) and shop over 20+ local gear manufacturers. 🛠️ More info : https://www.gearmakersfestival.com/  RSVP today and receive a free limited edition art poster by artist @heidiberton. 🎨 Don't miss out on this awesome event! #vermontgearmakersfestival #localgearmanufacturers #supportlocal #limitededitionposter #freeevent
39 1
[fts_twitter twitter_name=sterlingcollege twitter_height=450px]
Visit the Sterling Blog
  • Apply
  • Give
  • Inquire

Additional
Resources For:

Info For

  • Students
  • Admitted Students
  • Parents & Families
  • Alumnx
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Board of Trustees
  • Veterans
  • Contact Sterling
  • Employment
  • Directions
  • Site Map
  • Policies
  • Calendar
  • The Blog

Sterling College
PO Box 72
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
(802) 586-7711

Sterling College uses education as a force to address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption that is destroying the planet as we have known it. Our mission is to advance ecological thinking and action through affordable experiential learning that prepares people to be knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leaders in the communities in which they live.

Sterling acknowledges that the land on which we gather—places now known as Vermont and Kentucky—are the traditional and unceded territories of several indigenous peoples: the Abenaki in the North and the Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Osage people to the South. We also learn in-and-from a range of landscapes that belong to other indigenous peoples.

As we seek deep reciprocal relationships with nature, we respect and honor the place-based and cultural wisdom of indigenous ancestors and contemporaries. Words of acknowledgement and intention are just a first step. We must match them with acts of respect and repair.

Copyright 2023 Sterling College

Memberships & Affiliations