Welcome (Back) to the Library!

Whether you’re new to campus or returning from summer break, we invite you to take advantage of all the library has to offer. Here are 5 things you won’t want to miss: Many thanks to our talented Digital Media Tutors Maggie, Emily and Denisse, who created this video and others as a summer project! More tips for […]…Continue Reading Welcome (Back) to the Library!

Oxford Arabic Dictionary – new! – and six others, too

As announced in this recent post, the Middlebury College Libraries recently subscribed to the six Oxford Language Dictionaries on the Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO) platform – Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. About a week later, Oxford announced the release of their new Oxford Arabic Dictionary on the Oxford Dictionaries platform. We now […]…Continue Reading Oxford Arabic Dictionary – new! – and six others, too

Peggy Nelson awarded NSF funding for collaborative research

Peggy Nelson (Sociology-Anthropology) and a colleague at Wellesley College have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a two-year project titled Social and Biogenetic Factors of New Forms of Families. The goal of this project is to better understand the new kinds of relationships that are made possible when individuals have children…Continue Reading Peggy Nelson awarded NSF funding for collaborative research

HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 10 faculty positions, 40 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 4 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…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Open House Night at the College Observatory – Autumn 2014

The Physics Department at Middlebury College will again host an Open House night at the College Observatory this autumn. The observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public for viewing the heavens on Friday evening, September 12, from 8:00 PM until 9:30 p.m., provided the skies are mostly clear. On this…Continue Reading Open House Night at the College Observatory – Autumn 2014

Faculty and Staff: Volunteers for Days of Caring

Dear Faculty and Staff: RSVP and the United Way of Addison County is once again gearing up for its Annual Days of Caring event. Every year, they send out hundreds of community volunteers to complete dozens of projects at non-profits throughout Addison County. This year, the event will be held on Thursday, September 25th and Saturday, September 27th,…Continue Reading Faculty and Staff: Volunteers for Days of Caring

The Week’s Headlines

Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Symposium Will Examine Global Economic Turbulence New England Review’s New Issue Offers Poetry, Stories, and More Alumni Return to Middlebury Classrooms College Installs Cor-ten Steel Sculpture Technology’s Transformation of Higher Education is Topic of Symposium Middlebury Welcomes Class of 2018 View past stories by visiting the…Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines

Apply for a US passport on campus October 2!

The Vermont Passport Agency will be attending Middlebury’s annual Study Abroad Fair, Thursday, October 2, 2014, from noon- 4 p.m. in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall. The Passport Agency will accept applications from Middlebury students, staff, and faculty. Please bring the following: 1) Citizenship evidence (e.g. birth or naturalization certificate for first-time applicants, or…Continue Reading Apply for a US passport on campus October 2!

College Community Chorus — come join us!

The Middlebury College Community Chorus announces a new season to prepare a concert to celebrate Thanksgiving, slated for performance at Mead Chapel on the Middlebury College campus on Sunday afternoon, November 23. Regular rehearsals are Sunday and Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Mead Chapel on the Middlebury College campus. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, September 9,…Continue Reading College Community Chorus — come join us!