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J-Term 2026: Global Courses Across Three Continents

March 6, 2026

Where Classrooms Meet the World — January Global Courses Across Three Continents

Each January, Middlebury Institute (MIIS) students step beyond Monterey’s classrooms into immersive global courses that translate theory into lived experience. Supported by the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation and MIIS Experiential Learning Funds, the 2026 Winter Term brought nearly forty students to South Africa, Czechia/Austria, and Bhutan — three distinct contexts united by a shared pedagogical model: experiential learning grounded in partnership, practice, and reflection.

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FMS Spotlight: Ameen Beydoun

August 7, 2018 | by By Ameen Beydoun MBA/MAIPD ‘18

“My FMS training gave me the confidence to start a social enterprise that I developed at the Institute.”  Ameen Beydoun MBA/MAIPD ‘18 shares his experience as a Frontier Market Scouts fellow in Senegal.

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FMS Spotlight: Jillian Flavin

August 6, 2018 | by Jillian Flavin MBA/MAIEP ‘18

“I am excited to continue working alongside an inspiring group who are helping improve the impact of the world’s berry company.” Jillian Flavin MBA/MAIEP ‘18 shares her experience in the Frontier Market Scouts program.

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FMS Spotlight: Tyler Higginson

August 3, 2018 | by Tyler Higginson MBA/MAIPD ‘18

“My biggest takeaway from the FMS training was that those of us practicing social impact have an immense amount of responsibility and opportunity before us.” Tyler Higginson MBA/MAIPD ‘18 shares his experience as a Frontier Market Scouts fellow in Saint Louis, Senegal.

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FMS Alumni Spotlight: John Arthur Colantonio

August 2, 2018 | by John Arthur Colantonio FMS Participant Winter '14

“This experience has proved to be a pivotal moment in my career.” John Arthur Colantonio FMS Winter ‘14 shares how the Frontier Market Scouts immersive program helped him shape his career in impact investment.  

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FMS Spotlight: Mariko Powers

August 2, 2018 | by Mariko Powers MAIEP '18

“FMS equipped me with the vocabulary and frameworks I needed to excel in my interviews and to prepare for my new role.” Mariko Powers MAIEP ‘18 shares how the Frontier Market Scouts two-week immersive program helped her pivot her career into impact investing and venture philanthropy.

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FMS Spotlight: Celina Lima

July 18, 2018 | by Celina Lima MBA/MAIPD '18

Celina Lima MBA/MAIPD ‘18 combined her final project in the Institute’s MBA program with a Frontier Market Scouts fellowship that took her to four countries in Asia.

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FMS Spotlight: Kaitlyn Throgmorton

July 16, 2018 | by Kathryn Bailey

“It’s an experience unlike any other!” Kaitlyn Throgmorton MPA ‘18 shares her experience in the Frontier Market Scouts program.