Environmental Studies

“Reading and Writing Climate” by Megan Mayhew-Bergman, Assistant Professor of English.

Assistant Professor of English Megan Mayhew-Bergman will read from her new book, How Strange a Season, and talk about how she navigates writing both climate fiction and climate journalism. She’ll discuss how she finds material, conducts field work, and decides what content becomes fiction and what becomes journalism. Megan will leave a significant period of time open for student questions on how to break into these fields and build a writing career.

“Evolution of One Vermont Farm, the Meach Cove story” by Christopher W. Davis ‘81, Meach Cove Farms, VT.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the lecturer is unable to attend.

“From Doomsday to Biodiversity: Designing the Ecological Future” by Laura J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Williams College.

“Creating an Urgent and Inclusive Climate Change Narrative:  How We Get the Most Important Story On Track”

Frank Sesno ‘77, Professor of Media and Public Affairs, the George Washington University and Founding Director of Planet Forward

Alexander Cotnoir, Co-Founder and Program Coordinator for Planet Forward’s Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program

“Ecology Against Empire: spiders, sex, and feminist field science” by Ashton Wesner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College.

“Why Should We Care About the High Seas?” Kristina M. Gjerde, Adjunct Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and Senior High Seas Advisor to IUCN’s Ocean Team.

“Living in Relationship: An Abenaki View of Place.” Melody Mackin, Associate Director Atowi Project.

Melody Mackin will discuss what it means to live in relationship with place and how the Abenaki view the world of creation. Indigenous identity is inseparable from place and the traditions of the past can often be the best solutions for our future.

MIDD-ES CORE PANEL DISCUSSION: Conflict Transformation

Dan Brayton, Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature
Jeff Howarth, Associate Professor of Geography
Jon Isham, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies
Monica Przyperhart, Visiting Laboratory Professor in Environmental Studies

“How Business Model Innovation is Working to Combat Climate Change.” Pier LaFarge ‘10.5, CEO, Sparkfund, Phil Croker ‘16, Senior Director, Sparkfund, Kwame Mukasa ‘19, Program Manager, Sparkfund.

An exploration of how innovative business models are being put to work to deliver new solutions to the climate crisis, across decarbonization, resilience and electrification technology, from wildfire prevention to building energy efficiency and beyond.

John Bunker has been farming in Maine for more than 40 years and has played a central part in Fedco Seed Company. Please join John as he the recounts the history of apples in New England and the return of cider. He will ask the question: how are the two related and what might we have in store?