Academic Programs - MIIS

Take a break and enjoy international coffee, teas and sweets.

The TLM Program invites all TLM students to the Spring Town Hall for program-wide announcements and a feedback session. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Kirill Kasyanov, Chief of the Russian Booth at the UN Headquarters in New York, will speak about Language Careers at the UN and the Future of the Profession, addressing the commonly heard concern that AI will take over for human beings

Join the world’s top employers, academics and practitioners in Translation and Interpretation (T&I) for a special event on how the field is changing and what’s next, exploring:
• How AI is Impacting T&I Now and What’s Next
• The Future of T&I Education
• Re-skilling and Up-skilling for Translators and Interpreters

Please register for the event here: https://middlebury.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_424541fFYaIUO5o

Prof. Wei Liang and Prof. Jeff Langholz will be in conversation about their local and global coursework and public engagement focused on water and conflict transformation. They will share personal and professional stories focused on social change, highlighting diverse modalities for engaging with audiences around the world.

Congratulations graduates! We’ve made it to graduation so it’s time to celebrate. Graduating TLM students are invited to join their cohort in a celebration of all your hard work, accomplishments, and the future that lays before us. Food, drinks and games provided. Please bring your MIIS ID and a legal ID (i.e passport) if you would like to drink alcohol at this event

Turning the lens of Earth Week to a small ethnic group in the far southwest corner of Ethiopia, Mark Overgaard will discuss his McCone Atrium Gallery exhibit and its parent project – The Eloquent Suri of Ethiopia: People, Culture, Art, Language. His portraits of Suri collaborators are complemented by touching, Suri-created illustrated stories of Suri life and their intimate communion with nature, drawn from literacy primers.

Have a research idea? Interested in citizen diplomacy? Desire language and cultural immersion? Want teaching experience? Fulbright may be right for you!

Join us to learn about Fulbright’s fully funded international fellowship opportunities. You will gain an overview of the fellowship options, application timeline, and hear from Fulbright alumni!

U.S. Citizenship required to apply.

Join HRI Director of Operations, Maija West, as she discusses paid internship opportunities and how HRI works toward a more resilient future by bridging Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. This includes addressing historical and ongoing harms by facilitating a framework for repair. Will you be the next MIIS intern to work with Maija and HRI?

Kristen Hecht (‘05) is coming to campus on Thursday to talk about security careers (terrorism financing, crypto crime, sanctions evasion.