TEDxMiddlebury 2017: Lost and Found

The theme of this year’s event, “Lost and Found,” is about the perpetual discovery and rediscovery that is essential to our existence as human beings. It questions what it means to feel lost and find purpose once again, be it in the formation of ourselves or the creation of our communities. It calls us to remember people, places, words, and histories we have left behind or taken for granted, but simultaneously invites us to reclaim, reshape, and reconstruct what we know. It makes space for both grief and joy, fate and intention, exile and belonging, context and abstraction. Most of all, it asks that we rethink our narratives of time and progress as we navigate our individual and collective past, present, and future.

This year’s speakers include the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Outreach Director, a Vermont-based design professional, a Kentucky state legislator, and a Spanish linguistics expert. Speakers will also include the winner of this year’s Student Speaker Competition, Nia Robinson ’19, as well as Middlebury alumna Rana Abdelhamid ‘15.

A TEDx event is a local, independently-organized gathering where live TED-like talks and videos previously recorded at TED conferences are shared with the community.

$8 for Middlebury students and high school students;$15 for faculty and faculty; $20 for community members. 

Tickets available at Middlebury College Box Office.