The Physics Department at Middlebury College will sponsor two open house nights at the College Observatory in July, on Wednesday evenings, July 6 and July 20. The observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public for viewing … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Open House Nights at the College Observatory: July 6, 20
Month: June 2011
The Grand Old President’s Afghan Strategy: He Marched Them Up The Hill…
How predictable was President Obama’s primetime announcement last Wednesday that the U.S. will begin drawing down its forces in Afghanistan, starting with a 10,000 troop reduction by the end of this year? Last January, and again this past May, I &#……Continue Reading The Grand Old President’s Afghan Strategy: He Marched Them Up The Hill…
Weekly Web Development Round-up June 20-24, 2011
To give our colleagues a better idea of what’s changed in our web applications each week, we’ll be preparing this quick list for publication each Friday. Not all of the details of each change are included below, but we’ll be … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Weekly Web Development Round-up June 20-24, 2011
Welcome to our summer students
Welcome to the summer Language School and Breadloaf students. Find useful tips on the LIS pages (go/lis), (go/lib), and (go/helpdesk) Use (go/subjectguides) for links to databases, CDs, video and more Begin your research, searching for articles across both databases and … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Welcome to our summer students
Friday Links Roundup – 6/24
“As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a “filter bubble” and don’t get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Friday Links Roundup – 6/24
NMC Summer Conference Report
Last week, I attended the 2011 NMC Summer Conference at UW Madison. It is a beautiful campus, surrounded by a charming and accessible city. The Terrace, on the backside of the Memorial Union, made me think of the Waterfront in … Continue reading →…Continue Reading NMC Summer Conference Report
PTP/NYC Presents Work-in-Progress Showings
PTP/NYC, aka the Potomac Theatre Project, the College’s affiliated professional theatre company, in residence at Middlebury since June 13, will present work-in-progress showings before departure to New York City for the month-long rep run. The showings are on Sunday, June … Continue reading →…Continue Reading PTP/NYC Presents Work-in-Progress Showings