- Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It . . .
In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team
- At Middlebury, she hoped to start fresh. In Trumps America, it seemed . . .
Police found Lia's body six days later They ruled her death a suicide " Lia Smith was a 21-year-old transgender senior and former diver at Middlebury College who struggled to feel accepted Hundreds of people searched the campus for days after she disappeared one Friday night in mid-October without leaving clues
- Before Her Death, 21-Year-Old Lia Smith Felt the Brunt of the Attack on . . .
Before Lia Smith’s death last October, the transgender college student and former diver expressed fears for her safety under the Trump administration and faced transphobia in and out of school athletics, Smith’s friends and family told The New York Times this week
- Suicide of Lia Smith - Wikipedia
Lia Purcell Smith (March 7, 2004 – October 18, 2025) was an American student at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, who died by suicide on October 18, 2025, at the age of 21
- Lia Smith Found Dead, and the Conversation on Trans Student . . . - MSN
Middlebury College has confirmed that senior Lia Smith, 21, was found dead on Oct 23 near The Knoll, the school’s farm west of campus According to a statement from Middlebury College
- Middlebury mourns the death of Lia Smith ’26
Lia Smith ’26 has passed away at Middlebury College She was found dead in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct 23 by Vermont State Police (VSP) in a field near the Knoll, the college’s organic farm on the west end of campus
- At Middlebury, she hoped to start fresh. In Trump’s America, it seemed . . .
Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman, and for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life At Middlebury, she hoped to start fresh In Trump’s America, it seemed impossible Boston com
- President Updates Community on Lia Smith ’26 - Middlebury
I am profoundly grateful to our Public Safety team who I know poured their hearts into the search for Lia Over the past few days, I have learned what a remarkable person Lia was She came to Middlebury from Woodside, California, where she attended Sacred Heart Preparatory School
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