Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

Have you considered applying to graduate school in the UK? Join Dean Lisa Gates for an overview of UK fellowships, what makes an ideal candidate, and a review of the nomination and application process. Registration appreciated.

Scholarship competitions discussed include the Churchill, Gates-Cambridge, Marshall, Rhodes, St. Andrews scholarships. The deadline for the UK-Irish nomination application is April 4, 2025 (midnight). See go.middlebury.edu/uk-irish for detailed information.

Join Dean Lisa Gates to learn about the Fulbright scholarship and Watson Fellowship programs, the application process, and updates for next year. Registration is appreciated.

The Watson Fellowship provides funding for the year following graduation to pursue an international, multi-country independent, self-designed project. Open to all citizenships. go.middlebury.edu/watson

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.

Our teaching doesn’t always go as planned. Join this two-part session for faculty and staff on using Critical Incident Analysis as an approach to unexpected events in teaching.

Facilitated by Netta Avineri (Conflict Transformation).

Open to all staff and faculty. Register here.

Our teaching doesn’t always go as planned. Join this two-part session for faculty and staff on using Critical Incident Analysis as an approach to unexpected events in teaching.

Facilitated by Netta Avineri (Conflict Transformation).

Open to all staff and faculty. Register here.

Higher education stands at a crossroads. Economic, cultural, and technological forces are encouraging and permitting students to cheat in new and more pervasive ways. Generative AI has rendered current assessment regimes obsolete and called traditional pedagogical strategies into question across disciplines. How then, is an instructor to respond in the face of overwhelming change?

Interested in applying for a Conflict Transformation research grant? Join the CT Collaborative for more information about the application process, what’s new for 2026, and guidance for aligning your project goals with CT strategic foci and learning goals.

Open to all full-time faculty and research staff at the College and Institute.

RSVP here

What does it mean to die well? Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 will speak about her year-long Watson Fellowship project exploring what this means across different cultures and healthcare systems. Samara traveled to the UK, Ghana, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Ireland, working alongside death doulas, fantasy coffin makers, and medical teams serving remote villages in order to understand how communities support end of life care.

Semester Planning Walk-In Sessions—come with questions and leave with a plan! Build a schedule that works for you to balance work, play, exercise, and commitments. Come once or each day. Treats and activities.

Semester Planning Walk-In Sessions—come with questions and leave with a plan! Build a schedule that works for you to balance work, play, exercise, and commitments. Come once or each day. Treats and activities.