Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs RCGA

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Metafication: Towards a Theory of Absence in Global Forensics and Mass Atrocity Violence

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program for Global Health and Medicine, in collaboration with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, the Jan Knippers Black Fund, and Middlebury College Departments and Programs of Anthropology, Global Health, Black Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and the Center for the Critical Study of Race and Ethnicity warmly invite you to a public lecture by Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public
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Global Food Security in 2022: How the Invasion of Ukraine Has Exacerbated a Looming Food Price Crisis

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Power, Wealth and Global Political Economy presents Dr. David Laborde of the International Food Policy Research Institute, who will examine the different drivers that have contributed to create a global food price crisis in 2022. In particular, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused turmoil in three highly interconnected markets – food, fuel, and fertilizer – leading to serious food security concerns globally. Dr. Laborde will discuss various policy responses considered by policy makers in 2022 and propose potential scenarios for 2023.

Virtual Middlebury

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A Global Call to Heal the Planet

What are the global limits to sustainable growth and development? Can we stay within them and how? Join a special evening of reflection on our common future, insights gained from a landmark publication, and a celebration of the life and wisdom of Donella Meadows, a beloved pioneer in the effort to heal our planet. 

Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

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Yankee Reaction to French-Canadian Migration to New England in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries

The RCGA International and Global Colloquium Series presents William Poulin-Deltour, professor of French and Francophone Studies, Middlebury College, discussing reactions to French-Canadian migrants in New England in late 19th and early 20th centuries, and descendants of that migration relatively recent “discovery” of being “Abenaki.”

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public