Strategies for Reducing Workload or Introducing Flexibility
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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.
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Two Students Receive Watson Fellowships
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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. and applying to be one of Middlebury’s nominees for the .
COVID Studies: Importance of Good Mask Fit and Transmission in K-12 In-Person Classrooms
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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 of each.
Faculty Using Alternative Grading Featured in The Campus
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Non-traditional grading methods are rare in Middlebury classrooms, but some professors are “ungrading” and experimenting with “labor-based” and self-evaluative assessments as alternatives to letter grades. “It just happens to work well because it’s a natural way to learn,” Biology professor Greg Pask said in reference to his “labor-based” grading system. “Regardless of what happens, this is what I was going to be doing anyway.” .
Handouts and Videos from the 2021 CTLA
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The 2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts winter pedagogy series held sessions on the post-pandemic college, PBL, Universal Design, full participation through HIPs, publicly engaged scholarship and engaging the public with our scholarship. See the session recordings, slide shows and handouts at .
Roni Lezama '22 Shares Three Ways to Help Immigrant and First-Gen Students Succeed for Education Week
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Roni Lezama ‘22 wrote I’m a First-Generation American. Here’s What Helped Me Make It to College for Education Week. In it he shares three ways to help immigrant and first-generation students succeed. .
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Rebecca Duras ’19 Writes WSJ Article on Being First-Gen at Middlebury
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Rebecca Duras ’19 wrote for the Wall Street Journal about being a first-generation student at Middlebury and her work with First@Midd. Students, faculty and staff can courtesy of the Student Government Association (SGA). .
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Hannah Laga Abram ’23 Wins This Year’s Ward Prize
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The Middlebury Campus celebrated Hannah Laga Abram ‘23, the recipient for academic year 19-20. The winning paper was (Middlebury Community access). The prize is given annually for excellence in first-year writing. .
Writing Center Wellness and Carework in Turbulent Times
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Writing Center Director and WRPR Professor Genie Giaimo’s research was featured in a two part interview Writing Center Wellness and Carework in Turbulent Times by WLN, a Journal of Writing Center Scholarship. See and .