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Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy

Sponsored by:
Global Migration & Diaspora, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Political Science, Axinn Center for the Humanities, Global Security, and Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

International and Global Studies’ Global Migration and Diaspora Program presents “Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy” with Justin Gest.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

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

Sponsored by:
Anthropology and Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

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.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Juana Gamero de Coca Symposium in Hispanic Studies: Femicides and Gendered Violence in Latin America

Sponsored by:
Luso-Hispanic Studies, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, History, Religion, South Asian Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, Juntos, Sociology, Anthropology, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies

On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.

Cookies and drinks will be provided.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Juana Gamero de Coca Symposium in Hispanic Studies: Femicides and Gendered Violence in Latin America

Sponsored by:
Luso-Hispanic Studies, President of the College, Provost's Office, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, History, Religion, South Asian Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, Juntos, Sociology, Anthropology, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Event poster: Economic Santions, Lessons Learned from Ukraine and Future Use April 9, 2026 at 4:30pm in RAJ CON

Economic Sanctions: Lessons Learned from Ukraine and Future Use

Sponsored by:
Political Science and Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

The United States has used economic sanctions many times to try to achieve foreign policy goals. Sanctions were used extensively on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. How effective were these sanctions and what can we learn from their use going forward? Elizabeth Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes in the Biden Administration, played a key role in the sanctions effort and will discuss these issues with Q and A afterwards. 

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public