Social media platforms are conduits for user-generated content, offering essentially infinite bandwidth to target specific audiences with content that is much less moderated than traditional media organizations’ editorial boards. Instead, these platforms use complex algorithms, often exposing users to more radical posts than they may have sought out on their own. How can truth, disinformation […]…Continue Reading Live from DC: Truth, Disinformation, Censorship, and Governance of the Online World – Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 PM
Month: November 2021
Socially Just Community Engagement
The Center for Community Engagement is hosting 3 Winter Term Workshops focused on topics of social justice in working with communities. Each workshop will be offered in-person at 103 Hillcrest […]…Continue Reading Socially Just Community Engagement
Grant Spotlight: Cross-Cultural Community Engagement
Each year, the Center for Community Engagement encourages students to participate in intercultural dialogue and exchange by providing funding opportunities through the Cross Cultural Community Engagement (CCCE) grant. The CCCE […]…Continue Reading Grant Spotlight: Cross-Cultural Community Engagement
Staff Picks: “They Called Me Number One” by Bev Sellars
November is Native American Heritage Month and in this post, Brenda Ellis, Senior Research & Instruction Librarian, writes about “They Called Me Number One,” a memoir by Xatśūll Chief Bev Sellars.
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Steps Seven, Eight and Nine to Develop Your Career (For National Career Development Month).
STEP SEVEN: Find a mentor. Mentors can provide unique insight into your field of interest and give great advice from someone who has previously been in your shoes. The seventh step is to find a mentor. You are lucky that Middlebury College has a dedicated and active alumni network where alumni volunteer to mentor students. […]…Continue Reading Steps Seven, Eight and Nine to Develop Your Career (For National Career Development Month).
Evercore – Intro to Investment Banking Virtual Event for First Years and Sophomores
More information is available on Handshake.
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Public policy summer program – fully funded
Applications are now open for the Henry Clay Center’s fully funded, public-policy summer program – the College Student Congress! This two-week program in Lexington, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C. is an ideal academic and professional experience for current college juniors interested in politics, public policy, law, and government. The 12th annual College Student Congress will take place from June 6th to […]…Continue Reading Public policy summer program – fully funded