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At their November 12 meeting, the faculty approved two changes for the fall 2021 semester effective immediately: 1) re-instatement of the Credit/No-Credit alternate grade mode for the fall 2021 semester and 2) extension of the drop deadline to December 10. See the email from the Registrar’s office dated Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:33 am for additional details.
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The next Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture will be “Approaches to Justice Across Academic Disciplines” by Nikolina Dobreva (FMMC) and Amit Prakash (IGS) on Wednesday, November 10 at 4:30 pm in Hillcrest 103 and by livestream. A panel with faculty representing each academic division will discuss how research and current developments in their respective fields speak to the topic of justice. See the event description and list of panelists.
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The following dates have been updated on the semester calendars. Winter Term registration is now Mon. 11/1 - Mon. 11/15, Spring Term registration is now Fri.12/3 - Wed. 12/8 and clarification was added that classes are in session on Fri. 2/18 (Winter Carnival). New class scheduling slots have also been added on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 12:30 - 1:20 pm. Read more about the changes.
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A peer tutor for the Writing Center in the CTLR, Miwa Johnstone ‘23, will participate in the keynote panel for the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (NCPTW). Panelists will offer their perspectives on the conference theme of Subversion & Subterfuge on Thursday, November 11 at 1:00 pm ET. The conference is free for undergraduates to participate. See additional details to register.
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Middlebury is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) which provides resources and mentoring for faculty in their academic career development. Activate your faculty account to get started.
Faculty, Students, Undergraduate Research
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The Clifford Symposium organizers have made the sessions and resources available online for Radical Implications: Facing a Planetary Emergency. Many of the speakers are open to doing class visits this semester. Contact Dan Suarez or Minna Brown if you would be interested in hosting one of them.
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Featuring Susan Blum of Notre Dame, the Learning Institute was June 3-4, 2021. Watch her talk at go.middlebury.edu/learninginstitute.
Faculty, Fellowships, Students
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Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the list of U.S. higher education institutions that produced the highest numbers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and U.S. Students. For 2020-2021, Middlebury is a top Fulbright producer for both its student and scholar programs. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/fellowships.
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Faculty Council and the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) shared a list of strategies to address both student and faculty stress as we reach mid-semester. Read the list in the the CTLR shared teaching resources.
Faculty, Fellowships, Students
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Divya Gudur ‘21 and Nora Peachin ‘21 have been awarded Watson Fellowships to conduct a multi-country independent project. They each will receive $36,000 to fund the year abroad. Read more about Divya and Nora in the Middlebury Newsroom and applying to be one of Middlebury’s nominees for the Watson Fellowship.
