Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office at MIIS

The goal of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is to be a reminder for the Institute’s mission “To educate professionals to advance understanding, promote peace, and drive change in pursuit of a more just world.”

We promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as the Institute’s core values. As we strive to be a welcoming community where differences are celebrated and the complexities of life, both on and off-campus, are navigated with respect, we continuously remind ourselves of our agency and responsibilities. Our approach to DEI has three inter-related parts: commitment, strategy, and action. Therefore, we are deliberate in our efforts to be an institution of higher learning that is known for academic excellence through its diverse student and faculty body and its equitable and inclusive classroom, pedagogy, and curriculum. 

We do acknowledge that our core values may often seem aspirational, but that only means we are always strategizing to be better individuals, a more anti-racist institution, and a deeply committed and caring community. 

JEDI Officer - Nick Creary

JEDI Office Highlights

Celebrate Black History Month with the JEDI Office! Join us for a two-day celebration of the lives of Malcolm X and Frantz Fanon for the Freedom Fighters and Intellectuals Conference which will kick off with a keynote address by guest speaker, Dr. Lewis Gordon, from the University of Connecticut in McGowan 102 on Thursday (2/13) starting at 5:30pm.

Day 2: Presentations will be held in the McCone Boardroom from 9am to 4pm on Friday, (2/14). Students with a valid ID enter for free!

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                        2024-2025 DEI Office Events

Freedom Fighters and Intellectuals Conference for Black History Month

Keynote address on Thursday, February 13 at 5:30 pm in McGowan 102, and panel sessions in the McCone Boardroom on Friday, February 14 beginning from 9:00 am.

Celebrate Black History Month and the birth of Malcolm X and Frantz Fanon with the JEDI Office! The year 2025 marks the centenary of the birth of these two important Black intellectuals and freedom fighters. Vilified in life and greatly misunderstood after their deaths, this conference presents an opportunity to examine the intellectual and activist aspects of their work for the liberation of Black people throughout the world.

Tickets Available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-fighters-and-intellectuals-celebra…

Flyer for may 5th honoring of missing and murderer Indigenous women

Register to receive more information about this event presented by the JEDI Office and hosted by current NPTS student Nat Garza on Monday, May 5th: https://forms.gle/vgMjrojaAoAQUjeT9

Native American Heritage Month Reading List

Native American Heritage Month Resources:

Watch a playlist of Indigenous Short Films- curated by current NPTS student Nat Garza

Explore this NPTS ResourceNuclear Decolonial Studies expert, Dr. Anne Runyan, University of Cincinnati presented this resource which includes free learning modules, reading lists, and additional learning resources on a discussion regarding nuclear colonization. This resource aims to integrate antiracism, postcolonial, and feminist perspectives into the teaching of nuclear weapons policy and practice.

 

Image from Malcolm X Day celebration at Irvine Auditorium. Dr. Khuram Hussain presented a lecture, “The Muslim Roots of #BlackLivesMatter”.

First Annual Celebration of Malcolm X Day

MIIS celebrated the 99th anniversary of the birth of the visionary Civil Rights icon, Malcolm X on May 19, 2024, with a screening of the Spike Lee biopic “Malcolm X” (1992), followed by a presentation from Middlebury College Associate Professor of Education Studies and VP for Equity & Inclusion, Dr. Khuram Hussain. Click here to access a recording of Dr. Hussain’s lecture titled, “The Muslim Roots of #BlackLivesMatter”.