diff --git a/lib/news.ts b/lib/news.ts
index 40d98c9f..ed93bbab 100644
--- a/lib/news.ts
+++ b/lib/news.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from "path";
 
 import { parse } from "date-fns";
 import matter from "gray-matter";
+import truncateMarkdown from "markdown-truncate";
 import { MDXRemoteSerializeResult } from "next-mdx-remote";
 import { serialize } from "next-mdx-remote/serialize";
 
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export async function getNewsByTerm(
 export async function getNewsBySlug(
   year: string,
   term: Term,
-  slug: string
+  slug: string,
+  shortened = false
 ): Promise<News> {
   const raw = await fs.readFile(
     path.join(NEWS_PATH, year, term, `${slug}.md`),
@@ -74,9 +76,16 @@ export async function getNewsBySlug(
   );
   const { content, data: metadata } = matter(raw);
   const slugDate = slug.split("-").slice(0, 3).join("-");
+  let truncatedContent: string = content;
+  if (shortened) {
+    truncatedContent = truncateMarkdown(content, {
+      limit: 150,
+      ellipsis: true,
+    });
+  }
 
   return {
-    content: await serialize(content),
+    content: await serialize(truncatedContent),
     metadata: {
       ...metadata,
       date: getLocalDateFromEST(
@@ -103,7 +112,9 @@ export async function getRecentNews(): Promise<News[]> {
         try {
           const newsInTerm = await getNewsByTerm(year, TERMS[term]);
           return await Promise.all(
-            newsInTerm.map((slug) => getNewsBySlug(year, TERMS[term], slug))
+            newsInTerm.map((slug) => {
+              return getNewsBySlug(year, TERMS[term], slug, true);
+            })
           );
         } catch (error) {
           return [];
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 02ae0943..eca67f2e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "image-size": "^1.0.0",
         "ldapts": "^3.1.0",
+        "markdown-truncate": "^1.0.4",
         "next": "11.0.1",
         "next-mdx-remote": "3.0.4",
         "prettier": "^2.3.0",
@@ -4719,6 +4720,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wooorm"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/markdown-truncate": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-truncate/-/markdown-truncate-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sojm7PWqbgIfUoSVyKyyUN3glbwEgfXqL75HYvGjBHQuCkNaEHglyYt3biEIZG81H/CxhTtf2DEu4tLGWoK65Q=="
+    },
     "node_modules/md5.js": {
       "version": "1.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/md5.js/-/md5.js-1.3.5.tgz",
@@ -11576,6 +11582,11 @@
         "repeat-string": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "markdown-truncate": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-truncate/-/markdown-truncate-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sojm7PWqbgIfUoSVyKyyUN3glbwEgfXqL75HYvGjBHQuCkNaEHglyYt3biEIZG81H/CxhTtf2DEu4tLGWoK65Q=="
+    },
     "md5.js": {
       "version": "1.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/md5.js/-/md5.js-1.3.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1050c9f3..cbb202ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
     "@squoosh/lib": "^0.4.0",
     "date-fns": "^2.11.1",
     "date-fns-tz": "^1.1.6",
-    "ldapts": "^3.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "image-size": "^1.0.0",
+    "ldapts": "^3.1.0",
+    "markdown-truncate": "^1.0.4",
     "next": "11.0.1",
     "next-mdx-remote": "3.0.4",
     "prettier": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 1a8e2879..17bdcfd8 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ declare module "*.md" {
 
   export default ReactComponent;
 }
+
+declare module "markdown-truncate" {
+  export default function truncateMarkdown(
+    inputText: string,
+    options: { limit: number; ellipsis: boolean }
+  ): string;
+}