Events
Monday, January 12, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI
Higher education stands at a crossroads. Economic, cultural, and technological forces are encouraging and permitting students to cheat in new and more pervasive ways. Generative AI has rendered current assessment regimes obsolete and called traditional pedagogical strategies into question across disciplines. How then, is an instructor to respond in the face of overwhelming change?
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216
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Therapy Dog Hour
Come visit with Milo and friends for some dog snuggles or a quick pet, and share stories and pictures of your pets at home. You can find us outside Davis Library when weather is nice, otherwise you will find us across from the info desk.
Davis Family Library
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Improving Healthcare Language Access Through Cross Disciplinary University-Community Partnerships
In this lecture, Dr. Showstack will present a set of barriers to equitable healthcare communication for speakers of Spanish and Mayan languages in Kansas and describe the processes of engaging community members, interpreters, and healthcare leaders in a project aimed at improving healthcare language access across the state.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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Birdie Battle - Midd Badminton Club
Looking for a fun way to stay active? No skill or experience required—just bring yourself! We provide rackets and shuttles, or feel free to bring your own. Come play singles or doubles, meet new people, and enjoy a fast-paced, exciting sport.
All students are welcome—drop in, give it a try, and you might just fall in love with badminton!
Memorial Field House Nelson Multi-Use Area
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Spencer Prize in Oratory 2026 Qualifying Rounds
In honor of the late Professor Emeritus and former trustee John Spencer, Oratory Now is pleased to present the ninth annual speech competition for first-year students (including sophomore febs!). Qualifying rounds culminate in a Jan 27 Grand Championship event. Details are at go/spencer. FREE and open to the public.
Adirondack Coltrane Lounge
Open to the Public
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First Year Committee Meeting
The meeting with the first-year committee, which plans events and works on initiatives to make the best first year possible for freshmen.
Davis Family Library 105A
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Carol Rifelj Lecture Series: The Story Behind "Witness Marks: Anatomy of a Memory"
“Witness Marks: Anatomy of a Memory” is a multi-media installation, premiering at the Kent Museum, in Calais, VT, in September, in which I explore how we create, store, and access memory. While there have been theories of how the brain works for millennia, we only have accurate imagery of brain structures based on dissection spanning from the 1860s (drawings by scientists Deiters, Golgi, Bevan-Lewis, and Dejerine, to name a few), to Ramon y Cajal’s drawings of neurons (1899 – 1930s), all the way to the colorful and beautiful photo imagery of neuronal circuits generated by supercomputers.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
A comprehensive introduction to traditional Chinese brush calligraphy. We will start from the very basics: how to hold a brush and the basic strokes. Each week will consist of two sessions, with each week focusing on a new style or calligrapher. The leader will give an introduction to each style and demonstrate writing. The participants will then have the opportunity to practice, with the workshop leader giving feedback. During the last session (or two) we will write traditional Spring Couplets on red paper for Spring Festival. No experience necessary.
Sunderland IL1
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Narcan Training with Turning Point Center of Addison County and PEAR
go/NarcanTraining/ to sign up! Meet staff from Turning Point Center of Addison County, Middlebury’s local peer-based recovery services center, and members of PEAR, Middlebury College’s trained peer health educator group Peers Educating for Affirming Relationships. Through this Narcan training participants will understand the context of the bio-psycho-social elements of opioids, overdose reversals, and trends in substance misuse.
Health and Wellness Education Conference Room
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Winter Term Workshop: Peer Support Skills Training (psst...)
Ever felt stumped about how to help a friend going through a hard time? Interested in working in a helping field in the future? Register for this training all about common mental health challenges and how to best support friends who are going through a hard time. Participants will leave with more confidence to express care and concern for friends, bring up worries and help friends to get help! Participants will meet for 1 hour for 4 weeks and receive a certificate to celebrate your learning.
Health and Wellness Education Conference Room
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Decolonizing Substance Abuse, Addiction and Recovery
Join Len Pierre, who is Coast Salish from Katzie (kate-zee) First Nation and a professor, social activist, and traditional knowledge keeper, for a workshop to explore the link between colonialism, Indigenous health, and social inequities with a focus on the toxic drug crisis and its impact on Indigenous communities today. Participants will discuss strategies to address stigmas associated with substance use, examine Indigenous perspectives on harm reduction, and learn.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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Fly Tying Workshop
Two hour fly tying workshop and fly fishing club meeting. No Materials or experience required
Ross Seminar Room 011
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Football Games at The Grille
Join us every Thursday and Sunday to watch the football games at The Grille and enjoy weekly menu specials!
McCullough Wilson Cafe
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Hirschfield International Film Series
A public screening of a film as part of the monthly Hirschfield International Film Series.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
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Friday, January 16, 2026
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Authenticity at Work: LGBTQ+ Alumni on Thriving Amid Change Panel Discussion
In a time when workplace inclusion and belonging are being tested across the country, what does it really mean to bring your full, authentic self to work, and how can you do that while building a career that aligns with your values?
Join us for an open and empowering conversation with LGBTQ+ alumni who have built meaningful careers across a range of industries. Panelists will share reflections on navigating identity, allyship, and inclusion in professional settings; what’s changed, what hasn’t, and how they’ve found community and resilience along the way.Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103