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Thursday, October 1, 2026

  • Blackface Minstrel Shows in the Green Mountains: Kake Walk and the Civil Rights Showdown That Rewrote College History

    Sponsored by:
    Black Studies

    Join Professor Rhae Lynn Barnes as she explores the often-overlooked legacy of blackface minstrelsy in Vermont and across the United States. Drawing from her award-winning book “Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment,” this lecture will delve into Vermont’s century-old “Kake Walk” tradition, the student activism that helped dismantle it, and the broader cultural history that shaped systemic racism in America.

    Axinn Center 232

    Open to the Public

  • Katherine B. Forrest: Law, Leadership and the Landscape of AI

    Sponsored by:
    MiddVotes and MiddLaw

    Join Katherine B. Forrest for a conversation on her career at the U.S. Department of Justice, her service as a federal judge in New York, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in government and the legal system. The discussion will explore leadership, public service, and how AI is reshaping the future of law and public institutions.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • Open House: Center for Nonproliferation Studies

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Nonproliferation Studies

    Please join the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) for an Open House celebrating our new space at Middlebury College and the work of our students, faculty, and staff. CNS is the largest U.S.-based nongovernmental organization dedicated to research, teaching, and training on threats from weapons of mass destruction. For more than 35 years, the Center has worked to educate the next generation of nonproliferation experts. Its new Middlebury office expands CNS’s presence alongside existing locations in Monterey, Washington, DC, and Vienna. 

    Center for Nonproliferation Studies

  • Was Anthony the Turk Really a Turk?: "Islam" in Dutch New York

    Sponsored by:
    History

    Alan Mikhail is the Chace Family Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of six books that have been translated into ten languages. His work has helped to establish the field of Middle East environmental history, positioned the Ottoman Empire at the center of global early modern history, and creatively scrutinized the place of the archive in the making of past and present.

    Axinn Center 229

    Open to the Public

  • Equestrian Team Lessons

    Sponsored by:
    Equestrian Team

    Weekly hunter-jumper lessons hosted by the Equestrian Team for team riders at Eddy Farm School. Any experience welcome from beginners to advanced riders! Lessons taught by coach Kate Selby. Please contact us at equest@middlebury.edu if you have any questions!

    Off Campus

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    Overland Summers Info Session

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Careers & Internships

    Love the outdoors? Seeking an exciting, leadership-oriented summer opportunity? Overland hires college students and recent graduates to lead eight weeks of hiking, language, and service trips across the country and around the world.

    Join us to learn more about leading for Overland. We’ll explain the goals of the experience, the nuances of the trips we offer, the logistics of how it all happens, and answer any questions you have.

    Axinn Center 220

  • Student Investment Committee Weekly Meetings

    Student Investment Committee Weekly Meeting

    Sponsored by:
    Student Investment Committe

    Join the Student Investment Committee for a student-led discussion on investing and portfolio management. The meetings will include industry group presentations, discussions of current investment opportunities, and sessions on careers in finance. 

    Axinn Center 229

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: The Oldest Person in the World

    Sponsored by:
    Film & Media Culture
    A ten-year worldwide exploration tracks successive holders of the oldest living person title. A study of longevity transforms into reflection on time’s flow, fate’s unpredictability, and the joy of human existence. “For a movie so filled with death, The Oldest Person in the World is surprisingly, almost confrontationally life-affirming.” - Vulture “A soft and gentle hug of a film, one that reifies life’s most sacred values while retaining the essential mystery behind our most pressing questions.” - ScreenRant Brought to you by the Hirschfield International Film Series.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public
  • four actors on stage, two standing and two seated

    The Ford/Hill Project

    Sponsored by:
    Performing Arts Series

    The Obie Award-winning theatre/media company Waterwell presents The Ford/Hill Project, a powerful and timely production tackling power, politics, and gender. 30 years apart, Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford provoked a reckoning about who is given the power to shape the future of our country by telling the story of one of the most private moments of their lives in one of the most public settings imaginable: the confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, respectively.

    Wright Theatre

    $30/20/10/5
    Open to the Public

Friday, October 2, 2026