Vice President's Office - MIIS

Inspired by the conversations about where we go from here started at the January Open Discussion on the Capital Riots, Dean of the Institute Jeffrey Dayton-Johnson launched the Teach-in on Democracy series for the spring semester.

The next leader for the “Leaders-in-Residence” program will be MIIS alumna Lorena Ortiz Schneider.  This program was launched during the Fall 2020 semester and connects globally-recognized leaders with students for a series of events.

The next leader for the “Leaders-in-Residence” program will be MIIS alumna Lorena Ortiz Schneider.  This program was launched during the Fall 2020 semester and connects globally-recognized leaders with students for a series of events.

The next leader for the “Leaders-in-Residence” program will be MIIS alumna Lorena Ortiz Schneider.  This program was launched during the Fall 2020 semester and connects globally-recognized leaders with students for a series of events.

Join us for a peek behind the curtain on how the language services industry powers the global expansion of companies and organizations. Max Troyer, Grover M. Hermann Chair in International Business Management and Associate Professor of Professional Practice, will explain how translators, interpreters, and localization professionals enable companies and organizations to succeed beyond their wildest expectations.

Teach-in on Democracy Series: Systemic Racism in the United States of America

MIIS Student and Activist Nathaniel Sawyer and former California State Senator Bill Monning will discuss systemic racism, trauma, and healing Americans need moving forward.

This talk is open only to the MIIS community. The zoom link and password are available in the all-campus e-mail sent the morning of February 22 titled “Teach-In on Democracy Session #2 This Thursday Featuring Bill Monning & Nathaniel Sawyer Re: Systemic Racism in the USA”

As of 2020, at least a third of all data passes through the cloud, and within five years, there will be over 50 billion smart connected devices in the world. 5G and increased bandwidth will enable machines, robots, and autonomous vehicles to collect and transfer more data than ever, leading to advances in the area of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart machinery. The recent Russian cyber attacks through SolarWinds serves notice that with these technological advances come great concerns regarding data privacy, data security, and how cyberspace should be governed.

Teach-in on Democracy Series: Why did January 6 happen? What’s next?

The first event will be held on Thursday, February 11 from 12:15PM – 1:45PM and will feature Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism.

2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts: High Impact Pedagogies for Quality, Equity, and Student Engagement In this workshop by Timothy Eatman, Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community and Associate Professor of Urban Education in the College of Arts & Sciences at Rutgers University, participants will consider what new ways of knowing and being are called for in our current moment at Middlebury, in higher education, and in the world we are preparing our students to enter.

2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts: Voices from the Writing Center: A Roundtable Discussion with Faculty and Peer Writing Tutors This discussion on writing in courses and course-based peer tutors will benefit faculty exploring writing options for their courses generally but especially those teaching a writing-intensive CW (College Writing) or FYS (First Year Seminar) course.