Academic Programs - MIIS

Faculty and students will their share songs and travel stories! 

This event introduces attendees to the many facets of peacebuilding and conflict transformation in the Western Balkans, with a special emphasis on examinations of nationalism, women and LGBT advocacy, and language policy. From 11:00-11:50, a panel of experts from Serbia and Bosnia will introduce the MIIS community to a wide range of conflict transformation challenges and lessons learned.

Join MIIS graduate Nick Tomb (MAIPS, 2002) as he talks about the creation and publication of his recently published graphic novel, The Adventures of Maritime Domain Awareness Man, an inspiring new story that ignites passion for environmental protection and advocacy featuring African heroes and folklore that will “edutain” younger generations to think about what is happening in our global waters and what they can do to save our seas.

The right to a fair trial and the right to interpreting: An examination of appellate courts’ rulings of interpreting-related appeals
Time: May 4, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Location: In person in Morse B104 and on Zoom (https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/99927072003?pwd=Ykh4Snk0THFrSEF3ZFZtb1pxK2…)

Please join us on Friday April 14, 8:30 am - 4 pm, in MG100 and online for a full day of presentations by Middlebury Institute faculty on their research projects, pedagogical innovations, and reflections on their teaching, scholarship, and work as practitioners. Light breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks available to all in-person attendees. Open to the entire Middlebury community. For details please see https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/faculty-in-field/faculty-showcase

Each semester the IEM program hosts an end of semester event at which we celebrate IEM and MPA/IEM graduates and students from both programs and specializations who are progressing to practicum. This event is open to students and their guests.

Students will present their reflections on an extraordinary EL course over Spring Break which took them to the town of Libano in the Colombian Andes to explore the culture, promise and challenge of growing—and marketing—sustainably grown coffee. Empanadas and (sustainable) coffee will be served. Happy Earth Week!

This will be a casual get together where you can take a break from your studies and enjoy a nice lunch with other TESOFLers!

This lunch will be at Rosine’s Restaurant on Alvarado Street. I will make a reservation for those who express a desire to attend and then we will all meet at the restaurant before we go in to eat.

Email me to RSVP: ibanks@middlebury.edu

Dr. Santos, MIIS TESOL alum, will deliver a talk titled “An Ecological Look at Language Classrooms and Health Disparities: Reflections on Boundaries, Roadblocks, and Pedagogical Connections.” The talk will explore the following question: What are the factors that promote or limit connections between the social ecosystem of U.S. healthcare and the social/institutional ecosystem of the classroom?