News and Events

On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.

Cookies and drinks will be provided.

Join us for a screening of the documentary film “Made in Ethiopia” (7:30-9 pm) followed by a group discussion with Professor Obie Porteous (9-9:30 pm). When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the  limit. More information on the film at: https://www.madeinethiopiafilm.com/. 

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs presents “Globalizing Traditional Medicine and Knowledge into the Future” with Sena Voncujovi ‘17.

Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

 The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs presents “How ‘America First’ Changed US Foreign Policy” with Elizabeth Shackelford.

Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

David K. Smith ’42 Lecture
“How are Young Adults Fairing in Today’s Labor Market?”

William M. Rodgers III
Vice President and Director of Community Development Research
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Missouri

Want to learn more about the Rohatyn Global Fellows Program for the ‘26-27 year? Join us for an informational session.

Want to learn more about the Rohatyn Global Fellows Program for the ‘26-27 year? Join us for an informational session.

Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

Research on law in authoritarian countries has revealed that authoritarian leaders are masters at creatively and pragmatically using law and courts to achieve their political goals.  Putin’s Russia is a stark example.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents “Slavery, Abolition, and the Antebellum Origins of Modern Business Ethics” with Seth Rockman, the George L. Littlefield Professor of American History and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Brown University.

The United States has used economic sanctions many times to try to achieve foreign policy goals. Sanctions were used extensively on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. How effective were these sanctions and what can we learn from their use going forward? Elizabeth Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes in the Biden Administration, played a key role in the sanctions effort and will discuss these issues with Q and A afterwards. 

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health and Medicine presents “Assembling Networks of Care in Global Maternal Health; Technologies, Tasks, and Traditional Birth Attendants” with Prof. Margaret MacDonald.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “Resilient Democratization: Social and Political Change in Iran and Beyond” with Norma Claire Moruzzi.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health and Medicine presents “Reporting on Public Health In Uncertain Times” with Apoorva Mandavilli.

Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents “The Manchu Conquest of China in World History” with Nicola Di Cosmo. 

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Trends in Autocracy and Democracy presents “Democratic Decline: What Happens to Minority Representation When Section II Protections are Gone” with Loren Collingwood. 

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Global Fellows program presents “The Fort Bragg Cartel” with Seth Harp.

His latest book, The Fort Bragg Cartel, a New York Times Best Seller, is about his groundbreaking investigation into a string of unsolved murders at America’s premier special operations base, and what the crimes reveal about drug trafficking and impunity among elite soldiers in today’s military.

A workshop for people smart and brave enough to be wrong.

We live in a world full of hot takes, strong opinions, and people who are very sure they’re right. The problem? Certainty makes connection harder. Certainty Is Overrated is an interactive workshop that treats curiosity as a serious (and understanding) superpower. 

Through games, conversations, and thought experiments, you will explore how curiosity fuels imagination, softens snap judgment, and opens the door to empathy, understanding, and freer thinking.