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Many faculty are having to respond to students missing classes because of sickness or a concern over having been potentially exposed to COVID. One approach is to turn to technology to permit those students to continue to join class. Some faculty have utilized Polycarts to Zoom in students. To request a Polycart, please submit a ticket to the Technology Helpdesk. Read more faculty approaches.
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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.
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Middlebury’s Dr. Mark Peluso shared two studies related to teaching in the classroom during COVID. One on the importance of good mask fit and the second on transmission in K-12 classrooms through November. He shared a summary of each.
