Month: September 2014

Invitation: Friends of International Students Host Program Information Meetings, Sept. 11 & 22

You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– International Student & Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our Friends of International Students host … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Invitation: Friends of International Students Host Program Information Meetings, Sept. 11 & 22

Take Two, Drew! Linzer Unveils His Senate Forecast Model

Longtime readers will know that I was a big fan of Drew Linzer’s 2012 presidential forecast model contained at his Votamatic website, and not just because he was kind enough fly out here to give a talk to Middlebury students during the middle of the presidential campaign. Linzer’s model, you will recall, correctly predicted the […]…Continue Reading Take Two, Drew! Linzer Unveils His Senate Forecast Model

Klein, Kristof and the Most Advanced Field in the Study of Politics

One of my lasting memories of graduate school is hearing Professor Mo Fiorina, tongue only partly in cheek, tell a gathering of first-year Government (political science to most of you) doctoral students that the study of American politics was the most scientifically advanced among the discipline’s four major subfields. At the time I thought Mo’s […]…Continue Reading Klein, Kristof and the Most Advanced Field in the Study of Politics

Obama, FDR, and the Summer of Pundits’ Disconnect

I rarely focus an entire post on a single piece of punditry, but Ron Fournier’s National Journal article today, under the title “The Summer of Obama’s Disconnect” exemplifies so many of the misunderstandings regarding presidential power that I thought it deserved my (and your) undivided attention. Fournier’s basic point – one that has become the […]…Continue Reading Obama, FDR, and the Summer of Pundits’ Disconnect

HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 8 faculty positions, 39 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 4 internal job postings on the Middlebury College employment opportunities web sites. Employment Quick Links: Faculty Employment Opportunities: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/administration/prospective_faculty/employment Staff Employment Opportunities: go/staff-jobs (on campus),http://go.middlebury.edu/staff-jobs (off … Continue reading →…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Informal Performance Evaluations for Staff Members

Annual written performance evaluations are conducted for staff members between January 1 and March 31 of each year as part of the College’s ongoing performance feedback process.  Also part of this process, informal performance evaluation meetings are conducted at six-month … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Informal Performance Evaluations for Staff Members