2000s, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Politics & Government
Resources for Low-Income Vermont Communities
Elise Shanbacker ’07 was interviewed by WCAX about infrastructure projects in rural areas of Vermont that are now getting a boost of federal funding.
Politics & Government
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2020s, Middlebury College, Faculty, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
Hone Your AI Know-How
Content created by artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential for spreading disinformation, writes Barbara Hofer, psychology professor emerita.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Academic Excellence, Philanthropy, Politics & Government
$2 Million to Fight Extremism
Middlebury has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to expand the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and to provide financial aid to graduate students.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Equity & Justice, Politics & Government
Safety from War
A chance connection between two Middlebury Institute alumni led to one Ukrainian family finding refuge in the U.S. Cortney Copeland MPA/MAIEM ’15 ended up sponsoring Yaroslav Perepadya MACD ’03 and his son, who are from Dnipro.
Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty, Politics & Government
British National Anthem
If you followed the coronation of King Charles III, you may be interested in the history behind “God Save the King.”
1990s, Middlebury College, Environment, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
Energy Solutions and Congress
U.S. Representative Sean Casten ’93 (IL- 06) spoke about his work on energy efficiency on March 6 as a part of the Global Sustainability Alums Speaker Series, reports the Middlebury Campus.
2020s, Middlebury College, Equity & Justice, Politics & Government
Rebuilding Lives
The College is helping women to rebuild their lives after incarceration as the first employer partner in the Building Employment and Meaning (BEAM) program, which is administered by Vermont Works for Women and the Vermont Department of Corrections.
2000s, Alumni, Politics & Government
Economic Legacy
Legacy National Economic Council Director Brian Deese ’00 will be making a preplanned departure from the Biden administration this month after two years as the president’s top economic advisor.
2020s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Faculty, Politics & Government
The Line between Free Speech and Sedition
The historic conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other codefendant for seditious conspiracy has implications for free speech and the future of the militia movement in the U.S. Amy Cooter, senior research fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism explains in the Conversation.
2020s, Environment, Faculty, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
Buzzword Problems for the Climate Movement
At the 2022 United Nations climate conference, the Biden administration and other entities pledged to fight climate change using “nature-based solutions.” Food studies professor Molly Anderson