| by Jason Warburg
Since studying conflict resolution at the Middlebury Institute 20 years ago, Nykeesha Damali Peterman MAIPS ’02 has gone on to a successful career as a corporate attorney and now CEO of her own mediation and arbitration firm. Her work was recently recognized with an invitation to join JAMS, considered a global leader in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
| by The Conversation
Dr. Pushpa Iyer writes in the Conversation about how compassionate courage moves beyond ‘cancel culture’ to challenge systemic racism—but it’s hard work.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The 2019 Summer Peacebuilding Program offered 16 participants from all over the U.S. and the world the opportunity for in-depth exploration on building peace in societies emerging from conflict, violence, or war, bridging theory and practice.
| by Jason Warburg
Five Middlebury Institute faculty experts will examine nationalism, terrorism and cybercrime, and language and identity as part of this spring’s WorldViews Speaker Series.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Participants in the three-week Center for Conflict Studies program apply the skills and knowledge they acquire to a real-world final project with mentors from the field.
The fifth annual Center for Conflict Studies conference highlighted innovative and creative approaches to transforming race relations and conflicts.
“I have realized that my lens for perceiving the world is smaller than I would like it to be,” shares Middlebury Institute student Celina Lima, a participant with other students, faculty and staff in a series of candid conversations on race facilitated by Allies at MIIS.
