Register for the August Teaching and Writing Retreat
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Registration is now open for the CTLR Teaching and Writing Retreat. The retreat will be Monday, August 26 (Bread Loaf Campus) and Tuesday, August 27 (Middlebury Campus).
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Registration is now open for the CTLR Teaching and Writing Retreat. The retreat will be Monday, August 26 (Bread Loaf Campus) and Tuesday, August 27 (Middlebury Campus).
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Clinton Cave, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, has received the 2024 Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Faculty, Fellowships, Students
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Each year Middlebury students and alumni receive nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships for research opportunities, graduate study, and independent projects. Fellowships in the CTLR has released their annual report of recipients.
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Jennifer Crodelle, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2023 Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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This spring, WRPR, DLINQ, and CTLR are collaborating on workshops focused on ChatGPT in higher education, but more importantly about what the AI tool means for Middlebury. See ChatGPT workshop videos, resources, and info on upcoming events.
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Eleven students have been awarded the 2021-22 Paul W. Ward ’25 Memorial Prize for excellence in first-year writing. A celebration was held in January by the Writing and Rhetoric Program and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research. Read more in the Communications news story.
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Kellogg Fellow Maia Sauer ‘22 was recently quoted in How to Make the Most of Each Phase of Your College Career in Dance Magazine. Talking about professional skills and planning for her senior thesis she said, “I remember being in the thick of it and feeling like, Really? You’re going to make me do a mock budget for my thesis? I felt resistant to it then, but now I realize how helpful that was.” See more info about senior work funding.
Faculty, STEM and Quantitative, Students
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The first half-credit courses at Middlebury began this fall semester. The courses vary from religion to an experiential learning capstone. The Middlebury Campus quoted Priscilla Bremser (Math) about the course Mathematical Problem-Solving, “I hope my course gives students with uneven mathematics backgrounds a chance to solidify foundational concepts so that they can succeed in calculus.” Read more of College Tries Out New Half-Credit Course System This Fall.
Faculty, STEM and Quantitative, Undergraduate Research
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Clinton Cave (Neuroscience) was recently featured in TheScientist where he talks about the value of undergraduate research. “Middlebury’s undergraduate focus…is a real strength because it gives students early access to sophisticated labs, setting them up to succeed in STEM careers. It’s especially important that he help first-generation students, students of color, and women see a path forward, he says. ‘And it’s very rewarding to be able to pay for the mentorship that I’ve received over the years.’” Read more of Clinton Cave Investigates How Brain Cells Communicate.