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Soaring with the Kuaka: Migrations of Knowledge and Future Making from Aotearoa to Addison County

This public event will welcome a delegation of Maori and Pasifika colleagues visiting Middlebury College from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Panel members will discuss the role of purakau (storytelling), waiata (song), and whakatauki (proverbs) in Indigenous Maori and Polynesian practices of wellbeing and planetary stewardship. Through the teachings of the kuaka, a shorebird known for its remarkable migration from Aotearoa to North America, this event invites attendees to explore the idea that journeys are collective and community futures can soar in spaces of mutual learning, responsibility, and relationship.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

STEM Fellowships

Summer Research Assistants are invited to learn about fellowships for STEM students and young alumni. This includes the Goldwater, NSF GRFP, UK fellowships and more. Fellowships support graduate study and post-graduate research. Lunch provided—sign up in advance! Register for the lunch.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 168

Summer Research Symposium

The Middlebury Community is invited to engage with summer research assistants about what they discovered through poster presentations. SRAs who would like to present need to submit their information by the prior Tuesday (7/21/26).

McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall

Summer Research Welcome Luncheon

Welcome lunch for summer research assistants and their faculty mentors. Join us for a casual meal of pizza and salads. Please arrive at noon to make sure options are available or bring your lunch and relax with researchers on the patio.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall