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Please join the departments of Arabic, Chinese, Dance, German, Japanese Studies, Luso-Hispanic Studies, Philosophy, Russian, and Theatre for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines. 

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

Arabic | MAC 221 | 3:30-4:15 pm

Dance | MAC Dance Theatre (110) | 3:30-4:15 pm

Japanese Studies | MAC 232 | 3:30-4:15 pm

Russian | MAC 125 | 3:30-4:15 pm

Theatre | Seeler Studio Theatre | 3:30-4:15 pm

Chinese | MAC 232 | 4:45-5:30 pm

German | MAC 121 | 4:45-5:30 pm

Luso-Hispanic Studies | Seeler Studio Theatre | 4:45-5:30 pm

The speaker, Kangni Huang, received a PhD from Harvard University and is currently a member of the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at the University of Southern California.  Description of her talk:  Premodern Chinese literature features pervasive anonymous authorship, despite the tendency in the critical tradition to prioritize authorial identity. This historical tension still shapes, to a certain extent, our general uneasiness about anonymous authorship: what does it mean to encounter texts without definitive author(s)?

International Karaoke is back!

The evening will begin with performances from student groups representing each language department - so come cheer on your department and help them win!

After the competition, the stage opens to everyone to sing a non-English song during Open Mic.

Come celebrate language, culture, and community at Middlebury College!

The Rohatyn Center on Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents “The Little Things (0-3 Year Olds) that Can Have Big Impacts on China’s Human Capital and Economic Development” with Scott Rozelle.

Abstract: This presentation explores how Arab intellectuals during the Nahda—the so-called Arab cultural renaissance—engaged with Chinese culture, its anti-colonial struggle, constitutional revolution, and women’s rights.