“Three Organizers Walk Into a Liberal Arts College” by Unwobblypanda

Hey EA Forum, We're the EA group at Middlebury College in Vermont—three organizers (freshman, sophomore, junior) trying to figure out how to make EA stick on a small but ambitious liberal arts campus. We've run into the classic "attendance starts high, then drops off to like, two people and a cricket" scenario with our traditional reading groups and fellowships. Still, we know that Middlebury students have a whole lot of wealth and/or talent, and it's really important to expose them to EA ideas and organizations and balance out the consistent presence of consulting/finance/etc. pathways. This year, we decided to shake things up. We invited organizations to campus instead, hoping people might get excited about concrete career paths and inspiring ideas without feeling like it's just another thing on their overflowing reading list. We brought the Good Food Institute (GFI) to campus and had an awesome time meeting a representative [...] --- First published: April 3rd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hYE9eEWqCXehCui8E/three-organizers-walk-into-a-liberal-arts-college --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.