Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

We are in a planetary state of emergency: pollution, climate change, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and ocean acidification are among the many symptoms of an Earth in crisis. Living in harmony with the earth is a core concept within the Islamic tradition. Rhamis Kent, director of the Permaculture Research Institute, draws from his Islamic faith to address these pressing concerns.

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Reversing Roe: A Screening

6:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Feminist Action at Middlebury

A 2 hour screening of Reversing Roe with a short panel afterward regarding the relevancy of abortion access in Vermont in 2019. Additionally, attendees will have access to materials to write to Governor Phil Scott regarding their opinions!

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

RBG

7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Race or Class? An Affirmative Action Debate Featuring: Richard Kahlenberg and Randall Kennedy

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Political Science and ZZ Open Campus Initiative

Many Americans are of two minds on the issue of affirmative action in college admissions. On the one hand, they recognize that the United States has an egregious history of racial discrimination that needs to be addressed. They also believe that all students learn more—and society benefits—when colleges bring together people of diverse backgrounds. On the other hand, many Americans are uncomfortable with the idea that the racial box an applicant checks has a large impact on his or her chances of admission.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

CANCELLED: Protecting our Information Environment: Digital Ethics, Social Justice &...

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Film & Media Culture

Protecting our Information Environment: Digital Ethics, Social Justice & Refusing the Poisons of Bigotry & Manipulation

A Talk by Professor Whitney Phillips, Syracuse University

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Closed to the Public

Political Polarization and the Road to the Trump Presidency

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: PBK - Phi Beta Kappa

“Political Polarization and the Road to the Trump Presidency”

As this year’s Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecturer, Julian E. Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and CNN Political Analyst, will explore the roots of our turbulent political scene. Professor Zelizer is one of the country’s leading political historians and the author and editor of more than a dozen books.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Panel on Fossil Fuel Divestment at Middlebury and Beyond

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: SUNDAY NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

This panel can answer all of your questions on Divestment at Middlebury College. With enlightening insight from Bill McKibben, environmental activist and Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury; Jeannie Bartlett, Middlebury alumna and former member of SNEG; Alyssa Lee, Campus Programs Manager at Better Future Project; and current Middlebury student and SNEG Co-Manager Gabe Desmond; the panel will provide plenty of information on Divestment at Middlebury and at large.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)