Middlebury lacks sufficient housing for all the students planning to attend this fall. After exhausting other options, the college plans to pay 30 students $10,000 each to stay away. The private liberal arts college, which has been unable to find housing for all the students presently enrolled for next semester, will offer 30 juniors and seniors a stipend of $10,000 to take the semester off, according to an announcement sent to faculty and staff Monday. The $10,000 price tag was chosen because it is close to the price of a semester’s room and board at Middlebury.
