What is my education worth? How will I take it with me when I leave? Why did I come here? What is this all for? Come hear from Middlebury alum, Dan Murphy ‘11, Youth Programs & Outreach Associate in Community Engagement, about ways that you can translate mentorship as a meaning-making tool for the liberal arts. […]…Continue Reading Mentorship Works: Answering the Big Questions about the Liberal Arts through Mentorship
Day: February 17, 2014
Why Nicholas Kristof Is Wrong About Political Science
It took Nick Kristof’s latest New York Times screed….er… op-ed piece to get me to break my self-imposed blogging hiatus. In yesterday’s column, Kristof rehashed some by now all-too-familiar critiques of the political science profession. (Full disclosure: I am a … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Why Nicholas Kristof Is Wrong About Political Science
7 Innovative Midd Course Sites in WordPress
Have you considered using WordPress as a course website, but aren’t sure how it might look? Are you using it already, but curious about new ideas? Here’s a sneak peek at how other Middlebury faculty have been doing it. Simple Websites Create a simple website with WordPress by hiding its blog features. Make “Pages” for […]…Continue Reading 7 Innovative Midd Course Sites in WordPress
Employing Middlebury Students this Summer
You may be thinking about employing a Middlebury College student to work in your department this summer. What a great opportunity for both you and the student! The student can learn important skills (or enhance those they already have) that they will use throughout their life – customer service, time management, conflict resolution, verbal and […]…Continue Reading Employing Middlebury Students this Summer
HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot
There are currently 20 faculty positions, 28 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 1 internal job posting 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 posting search filter […]…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot
RESCHEDULED: Glenn Andres to Lecture About Vermont Architecture
Since many people were turned away from his original lecture on the Museum’s current exhibition Observing Vermont Architecture, Glenn Andres, Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, will reprise his introduction to the exhibition. His free lecture, scheduled for Monday, February 17 at 4:30 pm in Twilight Auditorium, will survey buildings both grand and humble, and designed by laymen as well as prominent state and national architects. Andres and Curtis Johnson, photographer and co-author of Buildings of Vermont, will sign copies of their popular book—which will be available for purchase—following Andres’s talk in the lobby of Twilight Hall….Continue Reading RESCHEDULED: Glenn Andres to Lecture About Vermont Architecture