What happened to the most powerful man on earth? That’s the question Dana Milbank poses in his Washington Post column yesterday. Milbank’s query was triggered by Obama’s evident inability on Monday to use the bully pulpit to halt the free ……Continue Reading Where Is The Most Powerful Person In The World?
Month: August 2011
10 days + 46 writers = 1 literary whirlwind
In addition to bringing together established icons, young hopefuls and publishing professionals, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference offers a literary feast for the local public….Continue Reading 10 days + 46 writers = 1 literary whirlwind
The Real Story of Obama’s Presidency
What happened to Obama? According to psychologist Drew Westen in this editorial in the New York Times the answer is simple: the President forgot to tell us a story that would help us make sense of the problems we face. … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Real Story of Obama’s Presidency
Public Viewing Night at College Observatory on August 10
The final open house night of the summer season at the Middlebury College Observatory, sponsored by the College Physics Department, is scheduled for Wednesday evening August 10. The observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Public Viewing Night at College Observatory on August 10
Andrea Lloyd’s Research Receives NSF Funding
Andrea Lloyd (Biology) and colleagues involved in the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research site in Alaska have received funding from the National Science Foundation for a project titled Regional Consequences of Changing Climate-Disturbance Interactions for the Resilience of Alaska’s … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Andrea Lloyd’s Research Receives NSF Funding
The 14th Amendment: Once More, With(Out) Passion
As the nation approached the August 2 deadline for resolving the debt crisis, a chorus of voices arose, mostly on the Left, urging President Obama to end the budget impasse by unilaterally invoking the 14th amendment. That Civil War-era amendment ……Continue Reading The 14th Amendment: Once More, With(Out) Passion
Atwater Reopens for Regular Lunch….
Though it is August, and the start of the academic year is a month away, the campus has been as busy as ever hosting the summer Language Schools and a vibrant faculty-student research program. And, the solar decathlon students have just completed their house, which they will soon disassemble and move to Washington to rebuild […]…Continue Reading Atwater Reopens for Regular Lunch….