Michael Sheridan (Sociology-Anthropology) has received a Dumbarton Oaks Project Grant for a project titled Ethnobotany, symbolism, and property rights institutions in tropical agrarian societies. The grant will support his ongoing research on botanically similar plants that delineate property lines, mark graves, and symbolize peace throughout tropical Africa, the Caribbean and Oceania. During his 14-15 leave,…Continue Reading Michael Sheridan Receives Dumbarton Oaks Grant
Go/middfiles II: Electric Boogaloo
This post was made in the fall, but technical issues delayed the implementation. We’re now ready to move forward. Recently, we at the Helpdesk have spoken with many individuals who were disappointed with the interface and performance of NetStorage, but were unaware of other, usually superior ways to access their files. In an effort to […]…Continue Reading Go/middfiles II: Electric Boogaloo
Jessica Teets Awarded Public Intellectuals Program Outreach Grant
Jessica Teets (Political Science) has been awarded a grant to conduct a one year outreach program in a local elementary school with a goal of promoting awareness of China and sparking an interest in learning more about China on the part of the students and teachers at the school; the program will be designed so…Continue Reading Jessica Teets Awarded Public Intellectuals Program Outreach Grant
Academic Roundtable – Technology’s Horizon: The Impact of Technology on Higher Education
Join us on Tuesday, April 15 at 12:15 pm in the Axinn Center Abernethy Room. New technologies are continuously introduced to the education environment, having an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry. The Horizon Report, released jointly by the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative, looks at trends, challenges and emerging technologies…Continue Reading Academic Roundtable – Technology’s Horizon: The Impact of Technology on Higher Education
Acting Righteously in Times of Danger
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 4:30-6:30 p.m. McCullough Social Space (seating limited to 100) When others are threatened in times of danger, what is it that moves us to rise to the occasion and risk our own safety and those closest to us? How do we foster tolerance, understanding, empathy and courage? Acting Righteously in Times…Continue Reading Acting Righteously in Times of Danger
HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot
There are currently 8 faculty positions, 35 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and no internal job postings 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
Hear Me, See Me: Previously -incarcerated Women Write Saturday, April 5th, 4:00-5:30, Axinn 229
Reading and panel discussion by former inmates of the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facilities. Facilitated by co-editors Sarah W. Bartlett and Marybeth Redmond. Several previously-incarcerated women whose raw, unedited writing appears in the collection “HEAR ME, SEE ME: Incarcerated Women Write”(Orbis Books, September 2013) will share their words and answer questions. They are among the more…Continue Reading Hear Me, See Me: Previously -incarcerated Women Write Saturday, April 5th, 4:00-5:30, Axinn 229
Need Free Tax Help?
United Way of Addison County is offering free tax help with a trained volunteer for qualified individuals. For further information and/or to schedule an appointment, please call (802) 388-7044. …Continue Reading Need Free Tax Help?
The Week’s Headlines
Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Middlebury College Offers 1,422 Students Acceptance to the Class of 2018 Middlebury Voices in the News William Peterson, Mathematics Professor, Wins Perkins Award View past stories by visiting the News Room page….Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines