The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics presents “Identification, Polarization, and Their Behavioral Consequences” with Luca Henkel, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago and University of CEMA.
Virtual Middlebury
Open to the Public
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST. in person and by zoom. 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
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
Toyib Aremu is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vermont’s program in sustainable development policy, economics and governance. His dissertation focuses on the use of scientific evidence to support the agricultural development policy-making process in Nigeria. He has experience in analyzing nationally representative household surveys, supporting multi-stakeholder processes and researching the welfare impact of smallholder farmer access to advisory services.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 104
Open to the Public
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy presents “Autocracy Rising: Transitions to Authoritarianism in Venezuela and Beyond” with Javier Corrales of Amherst college
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
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The rise of antisemitism in the 21st century cannot be ignored or marginalized. For when antisemitism emerges, we begin to witness the fraying of democratic values and the unraveling of the American tapestry. Dr. Rachel will present on how we can best understand and respond to rising antisemitism on college campuses today. Sponsored by The Alexander Hamilton Forum and the Political Science Department (at the request of Prof. Winslett)
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Closed to the Public
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST. in person and by zoom. 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
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
In the “How Democracies Die” Seminar, we explore democratic backsliding and collapse in different contexts, the main driving forces behind them, and what we can do to stop them. In this all-student panel, students will share their findings from their semester-long research projects on how and why democracies die in different parts of the world.
Sponsored by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
Commencement reception for International Politics & Economics and International & Global Studies seniors and their families.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
Remarks and awards for seniors and their families in McCardell Bicentennial Hall Room 216.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216
Economics Department Commencement Reception for seniors and their guests.
Atwater Dining Hall
Departments of Anthropology and Political Science joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Global Fellows Program presents Dr. Yannek I. Leiderman and “A.I. in Medicine and Surgery- Unprecedented Benefit to Humanity or Extinction Event?”
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST. in person and by zoom. 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
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Global Health and Medicine presents “Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries are Reshaping Emerging Economies” by Eduardo J. Gómez, professor in the Department of Community and Population Health and director of the Institute of Health Policy and Politics, Lehigh University.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
Join former ambassador P. Michael McKinley (Peru, Colombia, Afghanistan, Brazil, and currently a nonresident senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in DC) to discuss careers in international affairs and work in the government and foreign service world. All students welcome, all majors and class years. Bring your curiosity and questions.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs, presents Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (ret) and “Foreign Policy Implications of the U.S. Presidential Election.”
Ambassador McKinley (ret) will provide an overview of the continuities and contrasts in foreign policy during the Trump and Biden administration, and the implications for the United States in the context of today’s challenging global environment.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
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
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST. in person and by zoom. 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
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
Co-Sponsored by The Alexander Hamilton Forum.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public
Connect with Midd alums at the International Politics and Economics Field Guide.
Presented by the Center for Careers and Internships and cosponsored by the International Politics and Economics department, this Field Guide brings alumni back to campus to share knowledge and experience related to their post-Middlebury careers and professional lives with current students.
Johnson Classroom 204
Closed to the Public
“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
