Events
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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Russian Public Opinion, the War in Ukraine, and the Lingering Effects of the Soviet Collapse
- Sponsored by:
- Dean of Faculty
Carol Rifelj Lecture Series
Will will draw on research that he has done over the past half decade on the shorter and longer-term consequences of Russia’s painful exit from communism in the early 1990s. He will give particular attention to public opinion in the past several years, including through the fall of 2025, drawing on his own and others’ survey data to trace the influence of the War in Ukraine on Russians’ life satisfaction, their commitment to democratic values, and their attachment to their country.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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The SlowDown
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Come slow down with beads, collaging, watercolors, grown-up coloring books and more. Homemade hot chai and cookies too!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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West African Dance and Drum Class
- Sponsored by:
- Dance
A rich taste of African culture
through powerful, vigorous,
high-energy movementLet the beat of the drum move
your body. Participants will
learn songs, rhythms, dances,
and culture as we embark
on a journey of dances
from the African diaspora.Class is accompanied by live
musicians to help participants
understand the communication
between the music and the
dance.Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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Middlebury Women's Water Polo
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury Women's Water Polo (spring season)
Natatorium Deep End
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College Democrats Weekly Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury College Democrats
Can you FIX the Democratic Party?
Come discuss and debate politics, social issues, and current events. Good snacks provided.
Moderate? Radical? Republican? Independent? Socialist? Libertarian? Come share your thoughts!
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan
- Sponsored by:
- Japanese and Axinn Center for the Humanities
Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases
The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects. Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan.
Middlebury College
Open to the Public
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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Drop-In Hours with the Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Stop in to chat and enjoy a cup of hot tea with Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten.
Middlebury Chapel
Closed to the Public
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