Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

356 College Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
United States

SDL DNA

Mobilizing resources for environmental change: reflections on a multi-sectoral career in pursuit of disruptive impact

Terry Kellogg ’94, P ‘24, ‘27 will return to campus for a conversation, moderated by Maeve Nolan ’25 (Economics major) and Santiago G. Canella ’25 (History major), about the pitfalls and opportunities of sustainable innovation. Terry is the Founder and Managing Director of https://helioscv.com/.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Emily Welty and Matthew Breay Bolton confer at their table at a United Nations convening

Peacebuilding, Activism and Social Change

Emily Welty and Matthew Breay Bolton are members of a Nobel Prize-winner campaign to abolish nuclear weapons and 2024 Middlebury honorary degree recipients. At the beginning of their week-long residency, join a talk and discussion to learn about their work in Peace and Conflict Studies, disarmament, playwrighting, and activism.

You can watch the livesteam here.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Stethoscope in the shape of a heart on the trans flag

Trans Healthcare is NOT a Debate!

Sponsored by:
Queers and Allies

A 1-hour panel discussion about the state of trans healthcare in politics; tackling harmful rhetoric surrounding the “debate-ability” of life-saving healthcare. Will feature student and faculty speakers. Followed by 30 mins of Q&A.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

2025 Robert W. van de Velde Jr. '75 Memorial Lecture-"Actually, you *do* trust the mainstream media."

Sponsored by:
Academic Affairs

Olivier Knox is Senior National Correspondent at U.S. News and World Report, where he has written about national politics and foreign policy since June 2024. Before that, he worked at The Washington Post, SiriusXM, Yahoo News, and 15 years at Agence France-Presse. Throughout his three-decade career, he has focused on Congress and the White House, traveled the world on Air Force One, interviewed presidents and lawmakers and, crucially, talked to knowledgeable staff as he tried to tell readers and listeners all over the world what was really happening and how it might affect their lives.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

The World Bank and IMF at 80: Do they have a further lease of life? Building a global mandate in a nationalist world.

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 80th 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.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public