New Perspectives through Graphic Novels
History professor Rebecca Ayako Bennette strongly believes in the importance of studying history today, and the need to adapt her teaching to the times.
Stories
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How to Tell Green Stories
Megan Mayhew-Bergman, assistant professor of English and director of the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, has cofounded a new storytelling agency to help groups fighting the climate crisis.
Shades of Twilight
What does it mean that a 19th-century man who passed as white is a modern-day African American icon?
Destructive vs. Constructive Conflict
Listen to the new Opening Up podcast series to understand how a lens of conflict transformation shapes intercultural communication, dialogue, restorative justice, and beyond.
Scrutinizing the Third Reich
History professor Rebecca Ayako Bennette is one of the experts featured in the National Geographic documentary series Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich.
Flooded Summer
For Vermonters, this has been a summer of heavy rains and destructive floods, including August flash floods in Middlebury.
Hometown Non-Hero
Bossa nova icon Astrud Gilberto, who died recently, was underappreciated in her native Brazil, writes Professor of Luso- Hispanic Studies Mario Higa in the Conversation.
Hone Your AI Know-How
Content created by artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential for spreading disinformation, writes Barbara Hofer, psychology professor emerita.
After Moving to the Country
Geography professor Peter Nelson was a featured guest on a recent episode of the WBUR podcast On Point focusing on big-city dwellers who increasingly leave for small towns and suburbs.