As our Faculty & Student Center (colloquially: the Academic Building or “AB”) turns one, we stopped by during Summer Term 2023 to capture a few scenes of how the building is being used. Students study in the Spruce Classroom The expanded HMI Library with the East Building visible out the window The Ross Study Room, […]
Drive down County Road 5A and you’ll see a new driveway just before the turn on to main campus—Grey Jay Way. Drive down Grey Jay Way and you’ll find seven new homes, 17 residents, three dogs, and 19 chickens. With the addition of on-campus housing to HMI, employees are able to live in reliable housing,
Dear HMI Community, Greetings from elevation 10,152’! I have been in Leadville for two weeks now, meeting HMI staff and Summer Term students, getting moved in, and settling into my role as Head of School. As you may know, this is my second time moving to Leadville. I first came to HMI in 2007 as
Semester 49 Hikers of Hue Affinity Expedition An affinity space is a place and time for people who share a common identity to come together to share experiences, connection, and conversation. At HMI, we hold weekly affinity spaces for students of color, and for students who identify as queer or questioning in regards to their
Dear HMI Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has selected Sam Critchlow to serve as HMI’s next Head of School, to begin July 1, 2023. After a comprehensive and thoughtful process over the past six months, culminating in the visits of a strong group of finalists who met
September 2, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I want to share the latest updates from the Head of School Search Committee, which has beenbusy with the search process over the course of the summer. First, thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on what you would like to see in HMI’snext Head of School,
BWOK! BWOK! BWOK! It is 6 a.m., the sun is rising over the HMI campus, and the early morning peace has been shattered by the clucking of 20 brightly-feathered chickens, the newest and noisiest residents of Grey Jay Way. The coop is abuzz with squawks and fluttering wings as the flock, which includes stately Russian
Head of School Search Committee announced; search firm hired April 28, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I’m told the snow is finally starting to melt in Leadville, so spring is on its way and Semester 48 will be drawing to a close next month. As you know, Danny O’Brien will be moving on from HMI at
Danny O’Brien, HMI Head of School Mo Copeland, HMI Board Chair A Letter from HMI’s Board Chair Dear HMI Community, As you all know, the High Mountain Institute has been fortunate in its leadership. Danny O’Brien has served as HMI’s Head of School for nine years, and before that taught and engaged with students in
