Geography

Family Trees and Paper Uncles: Customary Land Rights, Hybrid Formalization, and the Forestry Boom in Southern Tanzania

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:55:04 +0000

Family Trees and Paper Uncles: Customary Land Rights, Hybrid Formalization, and the Forestry Boom in Southern Tanzania Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/23/2025 - 14:55 McCardell Bicentennial Hall 338 Open to the Public

Come hear how village residents, local officials, and urban investors draw on customary norms, family networks, and bureaucratic documents in order to conduct land sales and to produce vast areas of commercial forestry in Tanzania.

Ewan Robinson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pulte Institute for Global Development and the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He previously worked as a policy advisor on food systems and nutrition at the Institute of Development Studies, in the UK. Ewan holds Ph.D. and M.S. in Global Development from Cornell University, and an M.A. in Geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Kimambo, Niwaeli E. (802) 443-5000 nkimambo@middlebury.edu Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs; Geography; African Studies; International & Global Studies

Geography, Neuroscience, Physics, and Psychology - Commencement 2025 Remarks

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:45:04 +0000

Geography, Neuroscience, Physics, and Psychology - Commencement 2025 Remarks Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/22/2025 - 14:45 Middlebury College

Remarks and breakout space for Geography, Neuroscience, Physics, and Psychology department seniors and their families.

Location: McCardell-Bicentennial Hall, Great Hall

Watters, Mae 443-5704 mwatters@middlebury.edu Geography; Neuroscience; Physics; Psychology

American Inequality: Data, Maps, and Solutions for the Country's Biggest Problems

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:35:04 +0000

American Inequality: Data, Maps, and Solutions for the Country's Biggest Problems Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/31/2025 - 10:35 Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103 Closed to the Public

Jeremy Ney is the author of a forthcoming book about opportunity and inequality in America and is a professor at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on the geography of opportunity and the ways that interconnected inequalities limit upward mobility for communities. His work has been featured in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, NPR, BBC, and on the TEDx stage. He writes a biweekly newsletter and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

Sponsored by Department of Sociology, midd.data, Privilege and Poverty Cluster, and Department of Geography

Moody, Amy (802) 443-5856 amoody@middlebury.edu Geography; The Center for Community Engagement; Sociology

Thesis Presentation- Geography, Ben Cordola

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:01:03 +0000

Thesis Presentation- Geography, Ben Cordola Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:01 McCardell Bicentennial Hall 538 Moody, Amy (802) 443-5856 amoody@middlebury.edu Geography

The View from the Border: US Migration Policy and the Presidential Election

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:20:03 +0000

The View from the Border: US Migration Policy and the Presidential Election Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 08/02/2024 - 10:20 Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room Open to the Public

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “The View from the Border: US Migration Policy and the Presidential Election” by Dr. Gabriella Sanchez.

Concerns over the state of the US Mexico border and urgent calls to “close the border” figure prominently in the current election. The arrival of record numbers of migrants generated a series of policies, which have furthered the humanitarian crisis on the border. Yet, there is limited discussion about the borderlands themselves: how border enforcement affects those who respond to the humanitarian crisis; how local communities cope, and how people on the move resist border security. This presentation examines the claims often articulated about the US Mexico borderlands and explores the possible humanitarian and migration policy under the forthcoming presidency.

Gabriella Sanchez, PhD, is research fellow at the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University.

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DeFoor, Margaret (802) 443-5324 mdefoor@middlebury.edu Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs; Geography; Int'l Politics & Economics; Political Science; Axinn Center for the Humanities; International & Global Studies; Anthropology

Thesis Presentation- Ola Zalecki

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:15:06 +0000

Thesis Presentation- Ola Zalecki Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:15 McCardell Bicentennial Hall 538 Closed to the Public Ola Zalecki, ‘24, Geography Major will be presenting her Thesis. Moody, Amy (802) 443-5856 amoody@middlebury.edu Geography

Place Attachment and the Geographies of Being

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:25:07 +0000

Place Attachment and the Geographies of Being Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/28/2024 - 15:25 McCardell Bicentennial Hall 104 Open to the Public

The Middle of Somewhere: Place Attachment and the Geographies of Being
Place attachment is a burgeoning field of scholarship that investigates place identities and their relation to mobility and migration. Professor Alexander Diener’s research project considers people’s varied capacities to make and remake place attachments, and how this shapes everyday routines, social interactions, major life choices, and identities at different scales. His talk will engage with topics such as home/homeland, mobility/immobility, biological geographies, sacred place, and moral geographies.

Alexander Diener is a Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. His recent publications include Borders: A Very Short Introduction (2024), The Power of Place in Place Attachment (2023), Invisible Borders: Geographies of Power, Mobility, and Belonging (2022). He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Connecticut’s Humanities Institute.

Moody, Amy (802) 443-5856 amoody@middlebury.edu Environmental Studies; Geography; American Studies; International & Global Studies

Psychology, Geography, Physics Departments Commencement 2024 Reception

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:40:04 +0000

Psychology, Geography, Physics Departments Commencement 2024 Reception Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 03/24/2024 - 11:40 McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall

Psychology, Geography, and Physics Departments joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests. Refreshments will be served in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall.

Watters, Maria 443-5704 mwatters@middlebury.edu Geography; Physics; Psychology

Charting Progress on Europe’s Path to Climate Neutrality by 2050: Importance of transparency in meeting Paris Agreement

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:25:01 +0000

Charting Progress on Europe’s Path to Climate Neutrality by 2050: Importance of transparency in meeting Paris Agreement Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:25 Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center) Open to the Public

Suzanne Slarsky Dael ‘02 will return to campus for a conversation moderated by students Tashi Sherpa ‘24 (International and Global Studies) and Finn Warner ‘24.5 (Environmental Economics). The European Union has cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third since 1990 and is working towards its next target: net 55% reductions by 2030. Suzanne graduated as a Geography major and will share insights from her journey from Midd’s GIS lab to her current role monitoring this climate progress as Head of group on climate change mitigation, energy and transport at the European Environment Agency. Join this discussion about Europe’s climate achievements so far and what challenges lie ahead on the path to net zero.

Sustainability is at the heart of much of what we do, teach, and value at Middlebury. Many alums have carried a commitment to sustainability directly into their professions—often with national and international impact. What have they been doing on the frontlines to achieve a more just, sustainable future? What are their thoughts on tackling some of the world’s most pressing crises? How did they get from Midd to where they are today, and what can we learn from their achievements, efforts, and setbacks?

This is the fifth event in the Global Sustainability Alum Speaker Series, which, since November 2022, has invited Middlebury grads back to campus to discuss these issues and more.

Co-sponsored by the Climate Action Program.

Wiseman, Janet (802) 443 - 5710 jwiseman@middlebury.edu Sustainability & Environmental Affairs; Economics; Geography; Center for Careers & Internships

Population Geography Poster Session

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:45:01 +0000

Population Geography Poster Session Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/13/2024 - 14:45 McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall Moody, Amy (802) 443-5856 amoody@middlebury.edu Geography