Hands-on Learning

The Digital Liberal Arts Initiative is a campus-wide opportunity for faculty to explore the digital methods that are changing scholarship in the humanities and arts—to discover new modes of collaboration, to learn new skills for research and pedagogy, and to discuss and debate what digital technologies mean for our teaching and scholarship.

The Middlebury School of the Environment, now in its second year, is a six-week intensive summer program, taught by some of the finest faculty and mentors in the field, providing practical experience and leadership training for undergraduates.

The Programs on Creativity and Innovation in the Liberal Arts (PCI), established in 2007, help make intellectual risk taking and creative problem solving second nature to Middlebury students. With financial support through grants and competitions, and designated workspaces around campus for individual and group projects, PCI provides opportunities for students to explore ideas in a nonacademic setting.

The Center for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) builds on Middlebury’s commitment to educating students in the tradition of the liberal arts. Our students learn to be effective agents of social change by reflecting on who they are, connecting with others, analyzing systemic challenges, and engaging the world around them. The center is Middlebury’s hub for a growing global network of schools, NGOs, government agencies, businesses, and foundations that share our commitment to social change.

The Center for Careers and Internships has significantly increased its internship opportunities, creating more ways than ever for students to gain hands-on and real-world experience before graduating.

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