Quiet returns to libraries- ” … The way librarians, students, and researchers behave undermines what Ms. [Karen] Schneider calls “the stereotype of the shushing librarian and absolute pin-drop silence.” She and other librarians point out that students are often the … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Friday Links – July 27, 2012
Month: July 2012
Changing the Abramowitz Presidential Forecast Model: Is It Science?
Beginning today I’ll be posting on a weekly basis (or more frequently) over at the Economist‘s Democracy In America blog site. My first post, addressing Alan Abramowitz’s recent changes to his presidential forecast model, is up there now (h……Continue Reading Changing the Abramowitz Presidential Forecast Model: Is It Science?
Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meetings
You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without internet/e-mail access.) International Student & Scholar Services invites you to learn more … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meetings
Murales de Diego Rivera en San Francisco
El 26 de julio, las clases de niveles 3 y 4 visitaron dos de los murales del pintor mexicano Diego Rivera que se encuentran en San Francisco: La unidad panamericana (1941) City College de San Francisco La creación de un … Continúe leyendo →…Continue Reading Murales de Diego Rivera en San Francisco
Condi! Condi! Condi! (Condi?)
Sometime in mid-August Mitt Romney will announce his vice-presidential choice. Because it is a decision that will garner more than a little publicity, it is one of few planned campaign events, along with his convention speech and perhaps the first &#……Continue Reading Condi! Condi! Condi! (Condi?)
New Summer Volunteer Opportunities!
For more information about these or other volunteer opportunities, contact Community Engagement Coordinator Ashley Calkins at jcalkins@middlebury.edu. This Week’s Features: Help HOPE deliver gleaned produce to and from the Middlebury Farmer’s Market The Addison County Emergency Food Shelf at HOPE (Helping … Continue reading →…Continue Reading New Summer Volunteer Opportunities!
Notes from the Mountain: a Summer Series (#2)
Guest writer and Bread Loaf senior Diana Ling reports from the mountain campus. This week, she writes about students of color on campus….Continue Reading Notes from the Mountain: a Summer Series (#2)