On Monday, April 4th, John Sharon joined us to address issues of understanding disabilities. He was the final speaker of this year’s Spectrum Dialogues, a mini lecture series devoted to equity, justice, and inclusion. Mr. Sharon is currently the Social Studies Department Chair at the Fenn School in Concord, MA, and he is also the founder of Disabilities Understood, an organization that seeks to empower people of…
After each semester at Middlesex, we gather to celebrate the academic achievements of our students at the Academic Awards Assembly. At this week’s assembly, we acknowledged work done in the 2015 fall semester. For a full list of awards, please click here. Alex Banay, Head of the Classics Department, was the featured speaker at the assembly. The School’s first…
As Middlesex prepares to celebrate the 40th reunion of its very first coeducational graduating class, it seemed fitting that the 2016 Bigelow Lecture should be given by one of the first young women to attend the School: Patricia Melton ’77. A dynamic, award-winning educator, Patricia is known for her reform work with communities, effectively forging pathways to college for underserved…
For four days in February, twenty-five students from Middlesex participated in this year’s Harvard Model Congress. They were each assigned a person serving in Congress, and they had to debate issues currently being discussed on the floor from that senator’s or representative’s point of view. They helped co-author bills and defended their positions in select committees and in the full “Senate” or “House.” Congratulations…
On February 20, the 10th Mountain Division Wounded Warriors Sled Hockey Team took the ice in a fundraiser game at Middlesex. Over 30 Middlesex students strapped into sleds to compete side-by-side and against members of the Mountain Division Wounded Warriors team. The mixed-squad Wounded Warriors beat the blended Middlesex team 5-1, but few will remember the final score; participants will…
On February 16, the multicultural office at Middlesex welcomed Ms. Tanya Fields to campus. She is the second speaker in this year’s MX Spectrum Dialogues, a mini lecture series devoted to equity, justice, and inclusion. Ms. Fields spoke about race, class, and gender. She is a food justice activist, educator, urban farmer, food blogger, and the founder and executive director of the…
Much has been learned about ancient Roman civilization from studying Pompeii, which was buried in ash and pumice in 79 C.E after the massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Since systematic excavation began there in the 18th century, Pompeii has provided researchers with a window into the art and architecture, economy and social structure, culture and habits of a once-prosperous and…
For the first evening of Middlesex’s annual Diversity Symposium on January 29, the School welcomed filmmaker and media educator Jean Kilbourne, who spoke about how harmful messages and stereotypes in ads can negatively influence people’s perceptions of themselves and others. Turning to another facet of identity, the school community reconvened on January 30 to hear Dr. Michael Baran, a cultural…
What factors and influences inform, affect, and shape an individual’s self-perception or identity? Is a person’s racial identity easily determined and defined – or is “race” a murky, artificial concept that defies simple explanation? During the School’s annual Diversity Symposium last weekend, students and faculty gathered to consider and discuss questions like these, working to ensure that Middlesex is a…
On Saturday, February 20 at 7pm, the 10th Mountain Division Wounded Warriors Sled Hockey Team will take to the ice in a friendly game against members of the Middlesex community. Lead by head coach Mark McKenna, the 10th Mountain Division hails from Fort Drum, New York, and comes to Middlesex via Associate Director of Admissions Chip Vigne. For more details…