Addison Independent covers Good Talks
Town Hall Theater and CT partnered to host a Good Talks post-election. Over 70 community members, including around 30 students, sat together on November 12th.
Conflict Transformation: A Vital Issue of our Day
In an increasingly fractured world, Middlebury has made a commitment to serve as an incubator for research, teaching, and student experiences to address divisiveness in society. Working with more than 100 partner institutions in the United States and around the world, Middlebury is working to embed principles and practices of conflict transformation in the liberal arts from high school to graduate school.
The Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation seeks to learn lessons from this vast community that can be adapted to the issues and questions that are most pressing for Middlebury. The work we do—at the College, the Middlebury Institute, Bread Loaf, and Schools Abroad—will help build new networks and expand our ability to transform the world around us.
Areas of Focus
Laying a foundation and building structures for conflict transformation—from high school to undergraduate learning to graduate education and beyond.
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Reaching High School Students
Equipping students with civic skills to address the conflicts that arise in a diverse society.
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Undergraduate Life
Exploring self-awareness, restorative practices, dialogue, intercultural communication, and mediation.
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Experiential Learning and Community Engagement
Teaching how community structures and social systems contribute to conflict and ways to resolve it.
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Graduate Training and Research
Researching effective solutions through original research and constructive debate within various professions.
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Global Literacy
Understanding the diverse forms of conflict in cultural, political, and geographic settings.
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Faculty Research
Supporting innovative faculty research projects involving students related to conflict transformation.
Opening Up
Opening Up is a podcast series that features faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in the Conflict Transformation Collaborative (CTC) at Middlebury. Listen Now.
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