Advocacy and Response
Our community-wide goals support institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion through engagement, education, collaboration, and transformation.
Get InvolvedMiddlebury promotes critical engagement, collaboration, and full participation within and across the diverse communities who work, live, and learn together at our institution.
The collective efforts of our various offices, departments, programs and organizations seek to bring together teachers and scholars to explore issues related to identity and culture, to examine the impact of power and privilege, and to celebrate and affirm diverse communities through their heritage, their resistance, and their collective efforts for change.
The goal of this site is to provide institutional resources for the students, staff, and faculty in our greater Middlebury community.
Celebrating and Affirming Diversity
Inclusive Practitioners Program
Started in fall 2019, faculty and staff are invited to participate in this continuing education and development program.
See upcoming events are below. Visit Inclusive Practitioners Program for a full listing and to sign up.
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Understanding and Reducing Barriers for First-Generation Students
This 60-minute workshop explores strategies that faculty and staff can use to reduce those barriers and their impact.Thursday, October 24
11:00-12:00 p.m. in Lib 105B
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Who’s in the Room: Managing Power and Privilege Dynamics
This 90-minute workshop explores how power and privilege can manifest in interpersonal dynamics, and how an awareness of the way certain behavior impacts others can promote greater equity, inclusion, access, and participation.Monday, October 28
10:15-11:45 a.m. in Axinn 219
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Increasing Access and Assessing Learning: Crowdsourced Notes in the Classroom
This 60-minute workshop explores the benefits of using crowdsourced notes in the classroom and ways to manage that process logistically.Friday, November 1
3:00-4:00 p.m. in Axinn 229
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Unpacking What’s Happening: Challenging Toxic Call-Out Culture
This 60-minute workshop explores the dynamics of call-out (or cancel) culture and how to help students reflect on those dynamics and reframe their engagement with others in ways that promote learning and growth while centering social justice.Wednesday, November 6
10:15-11:15 in Axinn 229
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Student Access and Support Grants
“How can I get funded?” We often hear this from students. Many know that there is money out there to help fund internships, fellowships, conferences, emergencies, and more, but don’t know where to start looking. These Student Access and Support grants are a good place to start. Students with questions about available funding options and how to apply can contact Elaine Orozco Hammond ehammond@middlebury.edu, Director of Equity Initiatives.
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Report a Bias Incident
Use this form to report bias incidents on campus or in the local community.
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Report Sexual Misconduct
Learn more about Middlebury's reporting process.
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Join the Inclusive Practitioners Program
Join colleagues for these important workshops.