Marlboro College – A Sleepy Liberal Arts Retreat

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

A tiny liberal arts college in Vermont that prided itself on self-directed learning… until it learned itself out of existence. Marlboro College was a unique, student-driven institution nestled in rural Vermont, where independent study and community governance reigned supreme. Known for its intimate classes and idyllic setting, it provided an education as peaceful as the landscape—until financial woes led to its closure in 2020. Perfect bedtime listening for anyone who loves academia, rustic charm, and cautionary tales of small colleges. Special thanks to Sandi Oswalt for sponsoring this episode. Happy sleeping! Want More? Request a topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Listen ad-free & support: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop sleep-friendly products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Marlboro College, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Marlboro College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.9	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast where I read random articles from across the web to bore
0:46.0	you to sleep with my soothing voice. I'm your host, Benjamin Boster. And today's episode is from a
0:53.1	collection of three articles.
0:55.3	The first is about Marlborough College.
0:58.1	The second is the Marlborough Music School and Festival.
1:01.7	And the third is Marlborough, Vermont.
1:04.7	Thanks to Sandy Oswald, who sponsored this episode.
1:08.3	If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, head over to my website
1:12.0	to find out more details. Marlborough College was a private college in Marlboro, Vermont.
1:20.7	Founded in 1946, it remained intentionally small, operating as a self-governing community with students, following self-designed
1:30.6	degree plans, culminating in a thesis.
1:35.6	In 1998, the college added a graduate school.
1:40.5	The college closed at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year and gave its endowment to Emerson College in Boston to create the Marlborough Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College.
1:56.0	Marlboro College was founded in 1946 by Walter F. Hendricks, who had been inspired by his time as director of English at Beirits American University.
2:08.8	Hendricks led the college for five years until 1951, but would leave after a dispute with the trustees.
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