William Poulin-Deltour (French) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled The Debate over Same-Sex Marriage: Toward an Enhanced Understanding of Contemporary France. The grant will enable William to spend three months in Paris to study French reactions to same-sex marriage and collect ethnographic materials that he will…Continue Reading William Poulin-Deltour awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship
David West awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship
David West (Geology) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Exploring Iceland’s Active Geology. The grant will support ten days of field investigation in Iceland that will enrich his teaching of structural geology, tectonics, and volcanic hazards in both introductory and upper-level geology courses. The experience will also…Continue Reading David West awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship
David Stoll awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship
David Stoll (Sociology/Anthropology) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Six Weeks on the US/Mexican Border. The grant will fund trips to three border regions — the Sonora Desert of Southern Arizona, the Rio Grande Valley in southeast Texas, and the Imperial Valley of Southern California. Throughout his travels…Continue Reading David Stoll awarded Whiting Foundation fellowship
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
Get Organized, Get Along, And Get Results!
A Workshop delivered by: Porter Knight Wednesday, April 29th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Crest Room Light refreshments provided click here to register The hours in a day are finite yet the demands on your time seem limitless. How can you effectively get your work done when you’re pulled in so many different…Continue Reading Get Organized, Get Along, And Get Results!
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