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A Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors

Sponsored by:
Greenberg-Starr Department of Chinese Language and Literature, French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish Department, and Center for Careers & Internships
The “Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors” brings back Foreign Languages alumni to help students think broadly about where their study in Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures might take them, and learn about the many career paths developed by alumni. The Field Guide is designed to answer the perennial question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major or degree?” The Field Guide features an alumni panel, followed by an informal reception, allowing students, alumni, and faculty to connect.
Closed to the Public

“Cursed Paradise: The Russian Annexation of Crimea” by Dimiter Kenarov ’03

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Russian, and European Studies
Dimiter Kenarov ‘03, is a freelance journalist and poet. He has covered the Balkans and the Black Sea region for a number of print and online publications, including Esquire, Foreign Policy, The International New York Times, The Nation, Outside, The Atlantic, and VQR. He is teaching the Winter Term course “Garden of the Empire”: History and Myth in Crimea.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Russian women as mothers, consumers and citizens: childbirth in St. Petersburg

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Russian, Sociology/Anthropology, Russian and East European Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies
European University professor Anna Temkina, one of Russia’s leading gender theorists and sociologists, will discuss her research on childbirth practices in contemporary Russia and their relationship to producing women as both citizens and consumers.

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

Open to the Public

Lake Baikal: Environmental Issues and NGOs' Efforts to Solve Them

Sponsored by:
International Programs & Off Campus Study, Environmental Studies, Russian, and OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY INTEGRATION
Anna Ogorodnikova will talk about Lake Baikal (the deepest and the oldest lake in the world), protected areas around the lake, its current environmental problems (logging, overfishing, eutrophication, etc.) and the work of local non-profits to solve or mitigate some of these problems. Anna is the director of the Baikal Interactive Eco-Center, an NGO based in Irkutsk, Russia. She teaches a course on Lake Baikal ecology to students studying at the Middlebury C.V. Starr School Abroad in Irkutsk. She also builds hiking trails in the Baikal region.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

International Karaoke Night

Sponsored by:
Russian
We are pleased to announce the annual “International Karaoke Night” which will take place on April 19th at 8:00 pm at Crossroads Café. Come listen to and learn about songs from different cultures and languages: Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and ASL.
For more information please contact Zalina Kaytmazova: zkaytmazova@middlebury.edu

McCullough Wilson Cafe