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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026

  • Person writing on a chalk wall

    Before I Die

    Sponsored by:
    Mahaney Arts Center and Elizabeth Hackett Robinson ’84 Innovation Hub

    This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Free
    Open to the Public
  • The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. The original cat has been replaced by Hello Kitty.

    Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan

    Sponsored by:
    Japanese and Axinn Center for the Humanities

    Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases

    The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.  Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. 

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public
  • blue college emblem with black lettering to the right: Center for Careers and Internships at Middlebury

    Authenticity at Work: LGBTQ+ Alumni on Thriving Amid Change Panel Discussion

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Careers & Internships and Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life

    In a time when workplace inclusion and belonging are being tested across the country, what does it really mean to bring your full, authentic self to work, and how can you do that while building a career that aligns with your values?
     
    Join us for an open and empowering conversation with LGBTQ+ alumni who have built meaningful careers across a range of industries. Panelists will share reflections on navigating identity, allyship, and inclusion in professional settings; what’s changed, what hasn’t, and how they’ve found community and resilience along the way.

  • blue college emblem with black lettering to the right: Center for Careers and Internships at Middlebury

    Authenticity at Work: LGBTQ+ Alumni on Thriving Amid Change Reception

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Careers & Internships and Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life

    In a time when workplace inclusion and belonging are being tested across the country, what does it really mean to bring your full, authentic self to work, and how can you do that while building a career that aligns with your values?
     
    Join us for an open and empowering conversation with LGBTQ+ alumni who have built meaningful careers across a range of industries. Panelists will share reflections on navigating identity, allyship, and inclusion in professional settings; what’s changed, what hasn’t, and how they’ve found community and resilience along the way.
     

  • Woman with long dark hair, black shirt. Soft rose background with windows.

    Biology Seminar Series - Melissa H. Pespeni, Ph.D., University of Vermont

    Sponsored by:
    Biology

    Using genomics to reveal the mechanisms of resilience: Studies of global change adaptation and sea star wasting disease.

    In this talk, I will discuss how we integrate genomic approaches with the ecology and evolution of interesting, ecologically foundational marine organisms to understand if and how they respond to stressors such as ocean warming, ocean acidification, and pathogens. We use field sampling, common garden studies, and experimental evolution to shed light on the mechanisms of resilience in a rapidly changing world. 

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Open to the Public
  • Susan on a boat retirement announcement

    Retirement Party - DeSimone

    Sponsored by:
    Biology

    Join the Biology department’s bon voyage celebration for Susan DeSimone, Assoc. Lab Professor. Susan has been with department for over 25 years and we will gather to wish her well as she embarks on new adventures.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall