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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 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 The original cat has been replaced by Hello Kitty.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
  • man with glasses smiling and hands in pockets

    Navigating the Publishing Landscape

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

    George Thompson brings his Publisher-in-Residence series back to Middlebury in the second week of Winter Term ‘26. Join George for a 75-minute lunch session on Wednesday, 1/14, where he will provide the latest intel and insights about the state of the publishing world. There will also be a limited number of advising sessions on Wednesday, 1/14, and Thursday, 1/15, for faculty to meet individually with George about their scholarly hopes, plans, and questions.

    Davis Family Library Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

  • Planet Forward Storytelling Opportunities with Frank Sesno

    Sponsored by:
    Sustainability & Environmental Affairs and Environmental Studies

    Faculty, staff, and students: Join us for lunch and discussion with Frank Sesno ‘77 to hear about how students can tap into the incredible resources of Planet Forward. This is a great chance for faculty and staff to understand how Planet Forward resources can support classroom and co-curricular work, and an inside look for students into how they can up their storytelling and publishing skills!

    We’ll discuss:

    Hillcrest 200

  • various paintings of objects

    Carol Rifelj Lecture Series: Kate Gridley Presents The Story Behind "Witness Marks: Anatomy of a Memory"

    Sponsored by:
    Dean of Faculty

    “Witness Marks: Anatomy of a Memory” is a multi-media installation, premiering at the Kent Museum, in Calais, VT, in September, in which I explore how we create, store, and access memory. While there have been theories of how the brain works for millennia, we only have accurate imagery of brain structures based on dissection spanning from the 1860s (drawings by scientists Deiters, Golgi, Bevan-Lewis, and Dejerine, to name a few), to Ramon y Cajal’s drawings of neurons (1899 – 1930s), all the way to the colorful and beautiful photo imagery of neuronal circuits generated by supercomputers.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • J-Term Portfolio Analysis

    Sponsored by:
    RISE

    1 hour meeting for RISE members working on a re-analysis of the portfolio.

    Axinn Center 219

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

    Seniors: Effective Networking

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Careers & Internships

    Networking outreach is critical for any job search. Research shows it speeds up your job search, results in better fit/higher job satisfaction, and is even associated with higher starting salaries. Join this session to learn how to find and contact professionals relevant to your interests, how to prepare, and how to lead an engaging and impactful conversation with them. We’ll cover all types of outreach—from basic informational interviews, to follow-up outreach, to advocacy calls inquiring about job opportunities. Open to all students graduating in Feb or May 2026.

    Axinn Center 109

  • A collage-style poster advertising an event for a thesis reading.

    To Be at Risk: Telling the Story of the Colrain Action

    Sponsored by:
    Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

    Join us at Chellis House to hear Charlotte Roberts read her thesis! To Be at Risk: Telling the Story of the Colrain Action is a joint thesis in English and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies about the longest nonviolent war tax refusal action in United States history, a grandmother’s manuscript, and an archive of resistance. Refreshments and light snacks will be served.

    Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room