Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare lives near Lake Champlain in unceded Abenaki territory (also known as Vermont) where he writes and proudly claims a penchant for rabble-rousing. He has written two books of essays, the award-winning Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure and Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation, and a collection of poetry, The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion.

Join us for an information session about the Climate Action Fellowship! You can find out more about the fellowship here.

Join us for an information session about the Climate Action Fellowship! You can find out more about the fellowship here.

Applications for the Climate Action Fellowship open in early March! Join us for an info session on this wonderful paid opportunity to build community and support around a diverse array of projects that bridge the gap between theory and practice in climate related work.

Do you speak for the trees? If so, come to EcoReps Movie Night (Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7 PM in Hillcrest 103) and spend time with like-minded sustainability enthusiasts! 

The night will kick off with some quick trivia where you’ll have the chance to Kahoot your way into some sweet prizes. After that, our Lorax-ing will begin. Plus, we’ll have popcorn and snacks! 

All are welcome: You, your friends, sustainability enthusiasts, Lorax enthusiasts, Kahoot enthusiasts, popcorn enthusiasts and more. See you there!

What is EcoReps?

Can you envision a world free of poverty on a livable planet? How can we influence the actions of global financial institutions to play a greater role in achieving such a goal? Please join this discussion with people who are actively engaged with this important topic both globally and locally. On the 80^th anniversary of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), a critical perspective on mandates and what lies ahead. Insights and observations will be shared by https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/mark-brown.

 Kick off 2025 with an Inner Regenerative Journey with Sandy Wiggins.  In this workshop we will explore the inner landscape where the foundation of culture and economic life reside. It is through inner transformation that the evolution toward a regenerative economy and culture is catalyzed and sustained. Accessing and addressing our inner beliefs and paradigms is the potent work of systems change.

Join the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs team to learn about upcoming spring and summer internship opportunities and timelines.

Hear all about The Knoll, Sustainability Solutions Lab, and Climate Action Fellowship. 

Staff and current students will share experiences, expectations, and help you make decisions about what you might want to apply for!

Light snacks will be provided.

Middlebury alums Lauren Markham and Chris Knapp will read from their recent work and take questions. 

Join renowned thought leaders John Fullerton and Bill McKibben for a compelling dialogue, Era of Change or Change of Era? The Path Towards a Regenerative Future. This event explores the emerging paradigm of regenerative economics - a radical idea of redesigning economies based on living systems.