Upcoming Events

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    Core Conversations: Uncertainty
    Mez Baker-Medard, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Middlebury College
    Kathryn Morse, John C. Elder Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of History, Middlebury College
    Alexis Mychajliw, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Middlebury College

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public
  • BIPOC Student Environmental Meetup

    BIPOC Student Environmental Meetup! Folks who’ve never taken an ENVS class before are highly encouraged to come!

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

    Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall

    Open to the Public
  • The 2024 Scott A. Margolin '99 Lecture in Environmental Affairs

    The 2024 Scott A. Margolin ‘99 Lecture in Environmental Affairs presents Jade S. Sasser, Associate Professor in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside.

    “No Future for Us? Young People’s Climate Anxiety and the Future of Reproduction.”

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

    Open to the Public
  • College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

    Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

    Johnson Atrium

    Open to the Public
  • The Making of Environmental Law

    “The Making of Environmental Law” by Richard Lazarus, Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

    This talk, based on Richard Lazarus’s recent book “The Making of Environmental Law” recounts the emergence and evolution of modern environmental law and its future challenges.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public
  • College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

    Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public
  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series:

    “Using GIS and Satellite Data to Study Climate, Environment and Social Determinants of Health” by Kevin Lane, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health, Interim Director of Environmental Health Doctoral Program, and Chief Data Officer – Center for Climate Health.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public
  • Just Transitions for Coal Communities: Lessons from China and the US

    Transitioning away from coal is vital to our future, but what happens in the communities that have relied on the fuel? Who benefits from these transitions? What is needed for a just transition in these communities? What kinds of challenges do these changes represent?

    Join us for a conversation about how policy, local communities, and energy developers are confronting these questions in China and the US, featuring Dr. Weila Gong and Nick Benjamin ‘05.5.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public