Academic Programs - MIIS

Poetry of Justice: Special Guest, Arnoldo Garcia will lead participants in a workshop, inspired and informed by principles of conflict transformation.  Arnoldo will engage us in a rich session, dedicated to transforming our language to heal conflicts. 

We invite all students from the seven T&I program languages to join the Town Hall Meeting on April 22th, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM. Supported by the SAC, the session will cover: QR Code Check-in: Fast and easy collection of attendee information. Student Discussion: Share your experiences and suggest improvements for the program. Feedback Collection: Your input matters! Please fill out feedback forms to provide valuable insights to professors, program heads, academic leaders, and SAC members.

Poetry Week 2025: Tending the Earth & Tending Each Other: Opening Ceremony

We will gather at the Peace Pole in the MIIS Community garden, compose a community poem, place painted rocks around the peace pole and read other poems related to Earth Day and expressions for peace.

M.I.I.S. Peace Corps Club invites you to celebrate the partnership between the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and the Peace Corps! Join us for a screening of the Heartland Emmy Award winning documentary, “A Towering Task,” which explores the legacy and history of the Peace Corps.

Sponsored by the Davis Collaborative for Conflict Transformation.

MIIS Peace Corps Club, in partnership with the Experiential Learning Office and the International Student & Scholar Services Office, invites you to a lunch to spark conversation and cross- cultural connections. It will be taking place in the MIIS Community Garden at 1:00 pm. Please RSVP at go.miis.edu/ccc by March 21st!

Event topic: The Human Firewall – You Are the First Line of Defense!

Join us for an exclusive online event featuring Asher Dahan, a Senior Microsoft Systems Engineer and renowned Security Expert with over 42 years of experience in cybersecurity, data recovery, and forensic investigations.

This talk adopts the notions of van Lier’s (2004a) ecological perspective, van Manen’s (1992) tact of teaching and “reflection in action”, Kumaravadivelu’s (2003) pedagogic wheel and Dai’s (2014) cognitive approach to teaching. The author examines what ecological perspectives provide for language education and teacher training. Language education should be elevated to an understanding of the larger environment where the agent perceives, interprets and creates affordances for teaching and learning.

You are invited to join us for a special viewing of student final presentations from their J-term course in Costa Rica, focused on sustainable development goals and conflict transformation.