“The Constitution,” the eminent political scientist Edward Corwin famously declared, “is an invitation to struggle for the privilege of directing American foreign policy.” I was reminded of Corwin’s assessment when reading Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman’s recent New York Times op ed piece, in which Ackerman castigates President Obama’s justification for his decision to initiate […]…Continue Reading Bombing ISIS: A New Imperial Presidency?
Month: September 2014
Fulbright Online System Down–But Don’t Panic!
For those trying to submit your applications by the internal deadline (today at noon!), we’re aware that the Embark system has not been functioning for the past hour or so. Please keep trying. We don’t have a estimate of time of fix yet….Continue Reading Fulbright Online System Down–But Don’t Panic!
Friday Links, September 26, 2014
Why do people who love libraries love libraries? – Why do people who love libraries love libraries? This has been on my mind a lot lately. Whenever I find a patron who is passionate about their library I try to decode those tangible and intangible qualities that made the experience so powerful for them. Wiley […]…Continue Reading Friday Links, September 26, 2014
Banner and associated systems will be down for maintenance Sept 27-Sept 28
All Banner environments and associated system will be unavailable between the hours of 8pm ET Saturday September 27th and 12pm (noon) ET Sunday September 28th while these systems are undergoing maintenance. Systems Impacted: All Banner environment including Internet Native Banner (INB) and Banner Web/Self-Service (SSB) plus all associated systems such as Hyperion EPM 11 Reporting, […]…Continue Reading Banner and associated systems will be down for maintenance Sept 27-Sept 28
System Maintenance Friday, Sept 26th
This Friday morning at 6:30am EST we will be performing emergency equipment replacement involving one of our border gateway routers. The expected impact to services is minimal as Middlebury has adequate redundancy between Internet bandwidth providers. Existing point-to-point VPN tunnels may see two brief outages up to a minute each while paths re-route during failover. […]…Continue Reading System Maintenance Friday, Sept 26th
Nia Classes for Employees
Faculty and Staff Nia with Alyson Young 8 Wednesdays, Oct. 1-Dec. 3, 2014 Room 109, Mahaney Center for the Arts 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Breathe new life into your exercise routine and energize your body, mind, and spirit. … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Nia Classes for Employees
Vermont Women in Higher Education Awards Dinner: all are welcome!
LESS THAN ONE MONTH until the 2014 Fall Dinner hosted by Vermont Women in Higher Education! Register now!Celebrate the three 2014 VWHE award winners, catch up with colleagues from across the state, and enjoy dinner at the Capitol Plaza in downtown … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Vermont Women in Higher Education Awards Dinner: all are welcome!