Jacob Tropp awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship

Jacob Tropp (History) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Imagining the Past in the Present: Mozambique’s Complex Colonial Legacies. The grant will support a three-week trip in fall 2015 to study first-hand the complex legacies and meanings of Mozambique’s colonial past. The purpose of this…Continue Reading Jacob Tropp awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship

Open House Nights at the College Observatory – Spring 2015

The Physics Department at Middlebury College will again host Open House nights at the College Observatory this spring. The observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public for viewing the heavens on Friday evenings, May 1 and May 8, from 9:00 PM until 10:30 PM, provided the skies are mostly clear….Continue Reading Open House Nights at the College Observatory – Spring 2015

See the Power of VSP Benefits

Get great eyewear brands at low cost. Seeing your local VSP provider for your annual eye exam is the perfect time to shop designer frames or stock up on contacts. Want to shop before visiting your VSP doctor or just prefer to buy eyewear online? You can go to the VSP store, eyeconic.com. Your VSP…Continue Reading See the Power of VSP Benefits

HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 4 faculty positions, 54 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 2 internal job postings on the Middlebury College employment opportunities web sites. Employment Quick Links: Faculty Employment Opportunities:http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/administration/prospective_faculty/employment Staff Employment Opportunities: go/staff-jobs (on campus),http://go.middlebury.edu/staff-jobs (off campus) Please note – to view only internal staff postings, please use the internal posting search filter that…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Febe Armanios awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Febe Armanios (History) has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend program in support of her book project, Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East. The grant provides support for full-time research and writing this summer as she completes work on this long term research…Continue Reading Febe Armanios awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Sugarin’ Off in the 1940s

It’s early April and the maple sap is starting to flow, which means it’s time for one of Vermont’s most beloved traditions: The Sugaring-Off Party. This recently rediscovered clip from a 16mm film reel in the Middlebury College Archives records one such party held by students in the early 1940s. Sponsored by the Mountain Club, […]…Continue Reading Sugarin’ Off in the 1940s

The Week’s Headlines

Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Artist Mark Podwal to Speak at Middlebury Middlebury Voices in the News: Guggenheim Fellowship, Election Fundamentals, TV Storytelling Classics Department Celebrates Endowment, Naming College Mourns Loss of Staff Member New Summer Course Offers Tour of Vermont Food System Middlebury Senior Will Use ‘Projects for Peace’ Grant…Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines