Upcoming Events

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

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    Study Abroad Returnee Reception

    Did you study abroad in 2025-26? Come meet up with other Middlebury students who did too at our returnee reception. IGST faculty and study abroad staff will be on hand to welcome you back, raise a glass, and listen to your stories. [Bring your government ID for 21+ libations.]

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

  • Constitution Day Celebration Pre Law Club

    New academic coordinator will provide further information in August for calendar text.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Volunteer Empire: Participatory Propaganda in Putin’s Russia

    How has geography become the central infrastructure of political authority in Putin’s Russia? Dr. Sofia Gavrilova (Fung Global Fellow, Princeton and Senior Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography), argues that that propaganda in Russia operates less through persuasion than through participation — by enrolling ordinary people in the everyday work of imperial reproduction. At the heart of the project is the concept of the “Volunteer Empire”: an empire reproduced through organized presence, care, and curated experience.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

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    Rohatyn Global Scholars Info Session

    Interested in learning more about the Rohatyn Global Scholars Program? Join us for one of our Information Sessions to find out more. 

    Tuesday, September 22nd at either 12:30 pm (with pizza) or 4:00 pm (with snacks) in the Robert A. Jones ‘59 building conference room. 

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Closed to the Public

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    Rohatyn Global Scholars Information Session

    Are you interested in learning more about the Rohatyn Global Scholars Program? Join us for one of our Information Sessions to find out more. 

    Tuesday, September 22nd at either 12:30 pm (with pizza) or 4:00 pm (with snacks) in the Robert A. Jones ‘59 building conference room. 

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Closed to the Public

  • Soaring with the Kuaka: Migrations of Knowledge and Future Making from Aotearoa to Addison County

    This public event will welcome a delegation of Maori and Pasifika colleagues visiting Middlebury College from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Panel members will discuss the role of purakau (storytelling), waiata (song), and whakatauki (proverbs) in Indigenous Maori and Polynesian practices of wellbeing and planetary stewardship. Through the teachings of the kuaka, a shorebird known for its remarkable migration from Aotearoa to North America, this event invites attendees to explore the idea that journeys are collective and community futures can soar in spaces of mutual learning, responsibility, and relationship.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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


News

Anna Mysliwiec ’11, Senior Policy Manager for Political Economy and Governance at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

Are you passionate about international development, and poverty alleviation? Interested in connecting the dots between economics and policy and are passionate about working with organizations to form partnerships for evidence-informed development policy. 

Register on Handshake for the virtual link to attend.

October 7, 2024 • 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT  
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) attending  

Also, J-PAL has an entry-level job opportunity you might be perfect for:

Policy Associate  
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) • Cambridge, MA  
Full-Time Job • Apply by Mar 19th, 2025      

Alumna Career Conversation with Pui Shen Yoong ’12 from the World Bank

Thursday, October 10, 2024
12:30–1:30 PM ET

Twilight 204
50 Franklin Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

Join us for an informal event to meet and learn from Pui Shen Yoong, a Senior Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC. Shen has spent a decade at the World Bank, covering various countries across Asia (Maldives, Indonesia and her native Malaysia) and Latin America (Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay). 

She holds a Bachelor’s in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College (‘12) and a Master’s in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (‘17). This will be a good opportunity to explore what careers in multilateral organizations such as the World Bank could look like and to ask questions. This is not a formal recruiting event.

 Students can register on Handshake HERE.

Past Events

  • McCardell Bicentennial Hall Commencement 2026 Departmental Reception

    Please join the departments of Anthropology and Political Science for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.

    The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

    Anthropology | MBH 219 | 3:30-4:15 pm

    Political Science | MBH 216 | 4:45-5:30 pm

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall

  • Mahaney Arts Center Commencement 2026 Departmental Reception

    Please join the departments of History of Art and Architecture, International and Global Studies, International Politics and Economics, and Music for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines. 

    The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

    History of Art and Architecture | Seeler Studio Theater | 2:30-3:15 pm
    International and Global Studies | MAC 232 | 2:30-3:15 pm

    Mahaney Arts Center

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • 2026 ECON & IPEC Spring thesis Poster Session

    This event will be a poster presentation by ECON and IPEC thesis students, followed by Q/A from the audience including faculty, students, staff and community.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

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    Slavery, Abolition, and the Antebellum Origins of Modern Business Ethics

    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.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • Tools and Techniques of Repressive Law in Contemporary Russia

    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.

    Warner 100

    Open to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    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

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public