Academic Programs - MIIS

Mandatory graduating student information meeting for those planning to graduate in May or August 2024. Information surrounding commencement will be presented. Join us in person at Irvine Auditorium or join virtually via Zoom (link will be sent by email to all graduating students.

Talk on “Challenges in Advancing Democracy and Resilience in Georgia: Insights for EU, NATO Integration”

Talk on “Regional Security Challenges: View from Georgia”

Guest Speaker: Kathryn Smart, staff interpreter.

Kathryn Smart will present the Court, how it fits into the EU structure, and the sort of cases the Court hears. She will also focus on languages and interpreting at the Court.
This “Meet the Court” session is also meant to be interactive and is mainly an opportunity for students to discuss with experienced staff interpreters. Therefore, students are invited to prepare and ask questions during the second hour of the talk.

TLM students are encouraged to attend the TLM Townhall (Pt 2) which is a follow up to the Fall Townhall and is an opportunity for early feedback in the semester. Townhall is a place for students to come and join a moderated discussion and give feedback about the TLM program. The Program Chair will be addressing the feedback implementations and updates from last townhall, as well. A pizza lunch and beverages will be provided to in-person attendees. Zoom will be available for remote attendees.

Title: Translingual Youth Folklorists: Sustaining and Reinvigorating Expressive Cultures, Sounds, and Futures

Dr. Gregory Winger Lecture: Alliances & Technological Change: Cybersecurity in the U.S.-East Asia Alliances

Spring Commencement 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. The in-person ceremony will be held outdoors at Colton Hall Lawn, Pacific Street between Madison and Jefferson Streets, Monterey, CA.

The ceremony will be accessible in an online format with livestream for graduates, families and friends around the globe. A reception will be held on campus immediately following the ceremony. Location TBD.

For more information: go.miis.edu/commencement

Open to those by invitation. Seating begins at noon. Ceremony is from 1:00pm - 2:30pm.

Sener Akturk is Professor in the Department of International Relations at Koç University. He is a scholar of comparative politics, with a focus on comparative politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism. After completing his BA and MA at the University of Chicago and his PhD in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Government at Harvard University.

How Do We Prevent the Next Pandemic? What Went Wrong and How We Can Do Better Next Time?

Experts warn that the world could face another global pandemic or an even worse biological threat. But what can we do to prevent the next crisis? In his latest book, The Covid-19 Intelligence Failure, Erik Dahl highlights how breakdowns in intelligence, surveillance, and warning exacerbated the crisis and outlines what we need to do differently today. Zoom option available. Register now: go.miis.edu/dahl