Join the Conflict Transformation Collaborative for an afternoon of art! Stop by and show us what you think peace can look like—no previous design experience required. CTC staff will be there to doodle along with you. Just bring your curiosity!
MCCullough Grille Foyer
Anoush Baghdassarian, co-founder of Rerooted Archive and winner of the $50,000 2026 Projects for Peace Alumni Award, will deliver this year’s keynote address about her life’s work in justice, human rights, and conflict transformation. A graduate of Harvard Law School with a master’s degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University, Baghdassarian co-founded Rerooted following her initial Project for Peace.
Axinn Center 229
This will be an opportunity 1) to share your experiences and learning and insights; 2) to hear from your peers about their experiences and learning and insights; and 3) to enjoy a tasty meal together.
By invitation
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
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
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Global Fellows Program presents “Interactive Peacemaking and Coordination in Complex Peace Processes” with Susan Allen.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
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. Through the teachings of the kuaka, a shorebird known for its remarkable migration from Aotearoa to North America, this event invites attendees to explore the idea that journeys are collective and community futures can soar in spaces of mutual learning, responsibility, and relationship.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
The event is open to the public and free of charge.
Middlebury Institute Campus
Explore how the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History uses objects and archives to foster empathy and connection. Centered on the Charity & Sylvia collection and curriculum, this program highlights how historical inquiry and object study can open space for reflection, dialogue, and a deeper understanding of the past. Through this work, participants are invited to consider how local history, archives and objects can serve as powerful tools for empathy-building and peacebuilding in our communities.
Axinn Center 229
A structured dialogue about balancing our day-to-day lives with conflict/change in the world around us.
Join us to reflect, share, learn, offer, and listen, to foster community and connection.
Open to Middlebury students, faculty, and staff
Light refreshments provided
Sponsored by The Conflict Transformation Collaborative
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Join us in the garden for poetry, music, and inspiration during the lunch hour to celebrate Earth Day during Poetry Week 2026.
Our Green Thumb Garden
