Laurie Essig awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Laurie Essig  (Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled “Bury Their Hearts”: The Homosexual as foreign Pollution in Russia. The grant will fund a trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg, during which Laurie will meet with colleagues, experts, and LGBT and…Continue Reading Laurie Essig awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Science and Activity Camp for Elementary School Students

Elementary students, kindergarten through sixth grade, are invited to sample age-appropriate science investigations designed and facilitated by the students in Professor Gregg Humphrey’s course EDST 0315 Teaching Elementary Mathematics and Science. The dates are Tuesday, April 29, and Thursday, May 1, from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in McCardell Bicentennial Hall Room 311.  Children can attend either of…Continue Reading Science and Activity Camp for Elementary School Students

Sujata Moorti awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Sujata Moorti (Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Transnational Surrogacy and Feminism. The grant will enable Sujata to travel Bengaluru, India, during her 2014-15 leave to visit surrogacy centers that draw people from a wide variety of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and…Continue Reading Sujata Moorti awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Eilat Glikman receives grant from Research Corporation

Eilat Glikman (Physics) has received a grant from Research Corporation, a private foundation that aids basic research in the physical sciences. This research will study growing super-massive black holes (aka quasars) and the effects they have on their host galaxies. Since all galaxies are believed to grow a black hole at some point in their…Continue Reading Eilat Glikman receives grant from Research Corporation

HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 10 faculty positions, 39 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 1 internal job posting on the Middlebury College employment opportunities web sites. Employment Quick Links: Faculty Employment Opportunities: go/faculty-jobs (on campus),http://go.middlebury.edu/faculty-jobs (off campus) 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…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Staff Council Meeting Wednesday, April 9th

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 9th. Our guest speaker this month is Mike Thomas, Associate Vice President for Finance & Assistant Treasurer.  MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STAFF COUNCIL Agenda Wednesday, April 9, 2014 9:00 am to 10:30 am Crest Room 9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions 9:05 a.m. Guest Speaker Mike Thomas…Continue Reading Staff Council Meeting Wednesday, April 9th

The Week’s Headlines

Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Middlebury Voices in the News: Supreme Court, North Korea, Natural History Spring Symposium: A Day of No Classes, Tests, or Homework Distinguished Poet A. Van Jordan Blends Film and Poetry in Middlebury Classroom College to Host ESG Investment Panel Middlebury Hosts Farm-to-School Food Summit [Video] Middlebury…Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines

Stress, Your Brain, & Productivity

Presented by: Porter Knight, Productivity Vermont Friday May 2, 2014 from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. Location: Library 201 Workshop Overview When you’re overwhelmed and feeling stress, it’s hard to stay focused and productive. This workshop will show you how to think and organize yourself out of chaos. Understanding neuroscience and the physiological responses of your brain will…Continue Reading Stress, Your Brain, & Productivity