In an increasingly fractured world, Middlebury has made a commitment to serve as an incubator for research, teaching, and student experiences to address divisiveness in society. Working with more than 100 partner institutions in the United States and around the world, Middlebury is working to embed principles and practices of conflict transformation in the liberal arts from high school to graduate school.
The Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation seeks to learn lessons from this vast community that can be adapted to the issues and questions that are most pressing for Middlebury. The work we do—at the College, the Middlebury Institute, Bread Loaf, and Schools Abroad—will help build new networks and expand our ability to transform the world around us.
Laying a foundation and building structures for conflict transformation—from high school to undergraduate learning to graduate education and beyond.
Equipping students with civic skills to address the conflicts that arise in a diverse society.
Exploring self-awareness, restorative practices, dialogue, intercultural communication, and mediation.
Teaching how community structures and social systems contribute to conflict and ways to resolve it.
Researching effective solutions through original research and constructive debate within various professions.
Understanding the diverse forms of conflict in cultural, political, and geographic settings.
Supporting innovative faculty research projects involving students related to conflict transformation.
Opening Up is a podcast series that features faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in the Conflict Transformation Collaborative (CTC) at Middlebury. Listen Now.
Join the Graduate Pillar of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation for an interactive exploration of conflict transformation at local, domestic, and global scales - highlighting community-based advocacy, approaches to environmental conflict, methods for countering extremism, engaging across cultures, sustainable peacebuilding, ethical storytelling, and more.
Middlebury Institute Campus
Open to the Public
Interested in a free lunch? The opportunity to learn more about conflict transformation skills that can be applied to many aspects of your work and personal life? We asked some of our friends to help us share and discuss their CT knowledge. We will grab some food, listen for 15 minutes, then practice and share!
McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge
Adirondack Coltrane Lounge
| by Sierra Abukins
At the midpoint of its multiyear conflict transformation collaborative initiative, Middlebury is looking back and looking forward to the next phase of the effort.
The Conflict Transformation Collaborative at Middlebury College is partnering with nuwave Equity Corporation to support its efforts to bring social innovation to the workforce.
Town Hall Theater and CT partnered to host a Good Talks post-election. Over 70 community members, including around 30 students, sat together on November 12th.
