Events

Wednesday Wisdom For These Days

Join Spiritual and Religious Life Dean Mark R. Orten for a half-hour of quiet contemplation with reading and music for our times. Intentional silence and guided meditation will be interspersed with music and readings from secular worldviews and sacred traditions to open our awareness and to find strength and perspective for living during pandemical, political, racial, ecological and other upheavals. Until gatherings can be held live, connect each Wednesday by Zoom. All are welcome.

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Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture: Stefano Mula - Politics, Literature, and Translation: Ignazio Silone's Early Reception

Stefano Mula, Department of Italian, will give a talk as part of the 2020-21 Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series. In exile for his opposition to Fascism, Ignazio Silone wrote his first literary works while abroad. His novel Fontamara was first published in German, while the Italian version was and still is almost impossible to find in Italy. The early novellas were also first published in German, and the Italian original was lost. Silone enjoyed great popularity abroad, also for his political positions, while being almost unknown in Italy.

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Vaccination in the age of COVID

This panel will describe the ways in which COVID-19 has disrupted routine health services (for non-COVID conditions) around the world, particularly in resource-poor areas. The presenters will also share insights into vaccine refusal based on lessons from the polio eradication campaign. Svea Closser is a medical anthropologist who uses ethnographic methods to explore the complexities of public health policymaking and implementation. Most of her work focuses on infectious disease control, including vaccination.

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Together While Apart: A Support Group Space for Students in Q/I

This support group space is open to all Middlebury in-person and remote students who are in quarantine or isolation. The focus of this support group is connecting with one another, sharing your experiences, and together identifying ways to cope during a time that can feel isolating and uncertain. This support group space is a weekly, mostly drop-in group (students still need to “sign up” by reaching out to group counselor to request zoom link) offered through the Spring 2021 semester.

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Meditation and Breathwork for Relaxation

This is a drop-in group: come to as many sessions as you’d like. No commitment needed, but you will need to email Brian Tobin for the Zoom link (bstobin@middlebury.edu).

Guided on Mondays by Brian Tobin, LCMHC and on Fridays by Hollis Easter, MA

Virtual Jumma

Join the Muslim Chaplain’s Office and Muslims Student Association for virtual Jumma on Fridays at 1 PM.

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CMS: "Vivaldi Explosion"

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Saturday InterVarsity Small Group

Welcome! There will be introductions, some quiet reflection time, a short devotional or two given by Christine (something to get the brain chugging for the hour) and prayer.

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Sunday InterVarsity Small Group

InterVarsity (@ivmidd) is gearing up to start small groups! If you consider yourself spiritually open or curious, we invite you to explore with us.

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Meditation and Breathwork for Relaxation

This is a drop-in group: come to as many sessions as you’d like. No commitment needed, but you will need to email Brian Tobin for the Zoom link (bstobin@middlebury.edu).

Guided on Mondays by Brian Tobin, LCMHC and on Fridays by Hollis Easter, MA

Weekly Politics Luncheon

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held virtually almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. Contact Professor Dickinson at dickinso@middlebury.edu to receive zoom link.

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Wednesday Wisdom For These Days

Join Spiritual and Religious Life Dean Mark R. Orten for a half-hour of quiet contemplation with reading and music for our times. Intentional silence and guided meditation will be interspersed with music and readings from secular worldviews and sacred traditions to open our awareness and to find strength and perspective for living during pandemical, political, racial, ecological and other upheavals. Until gatherings can be held live, connect each Wednesday by Zoom. All are welcome.

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The Axinn Center for the Humanities Presents: Architectures of the Flesh

With guest speaker Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

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Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series: What Are Rivers For? The Case for Happiness

A Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Nicolas Howe, Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies Williams College.

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Together While Apart: A Support Group Space for Students in Q/I

This support group space is open to all Middlebury in-person and remote students who are in quarantine or isolation. The focus of this support group is connecting with one another, sharing your experiences, and together identifying ways to cope during a time that can feel isolating and uncertain. This support group space is a weekly, mostly drop-in group (students still need to “sign up” by reaching out to group counselor to request zoom link) offered through the Spring 2021 semester.

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Meditation and Breathwork for Relaxation

This is a drop-in group: come to as many sessions as you’d like. No commitment needed, but you will need to email Brian Tobin for the Zoom link (bstobin@middlebury.edu).

Guided on Mondays by Brian Tobin, LCMHC and on Fridays by Hollis Easter, MA

Virtual Jumma

Join the Muslim Chaplain’s Office and Muslims Student Association for virtual Jumma on Fridays at 1 PM.

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Christal Brown and Lida Winfield: Same but Different

Same but Different is a collaborative duet between Middlebury dance faculty Christal Brown and Lida Winfield, exploring their similarities and differences in a cultural commentary on race, age, and gender. 42 years young and recently orphaned, Lida grew up in the North, Christal grew up in the South, both of them grew up inhabiting small towns. Lida is white, Christal is black. As children, Christal was considered a genius and Lida was labeled dumb.

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Saturday InterVarsity Small Group

Welcome! There will be introductions, some quiet reflection time, a short devotional or two given by Christine (something to get the brain chugging for the hour) and prayer.

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Sunday InterVarsity Small Group

InterVarsity (@ivmidd) is gearing up to start small groups! If you consider yourself spiritually open or curious, we invite you to explore with us.

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