Experiential Learning and Study Abroad News

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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IPSS Student Spotlight: Bailey Warren

October 26, 2020 | by Kira Lemons

As part of the International Professional Service Semester, Bailey Warren MAIEP ‘20 is interning with Wildcoast, a nonprofit environmental organization based in San Diego, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a Switzerland-based conservation and sustainability-focused organization.

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Middlebury Institute Students Share Experiences from Remote Summer Internships

October 8, 2020 | by Kira Lemons

Middlebury Institute students share experiences completing immersive professional programs via remote learning. These positions connected students with professionals as near as Monterey and, domestically, as far as New York, NY. Internationally, students worked with clients in Switzerland and Malawi.

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IEM Practicum and IPSS Internships for Fall 2020 Announced

October 1, 2020 | by Kira Lemons

In the fall semester of 2020, 34 Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey students will participate in semester-long immersive learning programs, working virtually with organizations around the country and the globe.

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IEM Practicum Spotlight: Aleena Yunuba Hammack

September 29, 2020 | by Kira Lemons

MIIS Students in the International Education Management program (IEM) spend their final semester working with organizations in the international education field. We spoke with Aleena Yunuba Hammack ‘20 who is participating in a practicum with Camp Fire, a nonprofit organization with a 110-year history of inclusive youth development.

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Students complete internships, consultancies, and research for organizations in 20 countries

May 1, 2020 | by Carolyn Meyer

Immersive professional learning describes the real-world, applied learning opportunities offered through Middlebury Institute programs. Despite the onset of a global pandemic, practicum students successfully completed their internships and field projects remotely for the second half of the semester.

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Immersive Learning Spotlight: Gloria Zhang and Team France

March 2, 2020 | by Linny Tran

Gloria Zhang is a second-semester student in the Translation and Localization Management (TLM) program at MIIS, with a focus in the localization track.  This past January, she participated in Team France, one of the immersive professional learning programs during J-term. 

Team France 2020, led by Professor David Wick in the International Education Management (IEM) program, took participants to Paris, where students made site visits to Middlebury Le Centre Madeleine, Campus France, CEA Paris, Sciences Po Bordeaux, and many more.  Students also got to learn about the history of croissants and baguettes at a French bakery. 
 

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Several Dynamic Programs Offered in Monterey and Abroad This January Term

January 16, 2020 | by Eva Gudbergsdottir and Kelly DeWolfe MPA '20

For Middlebury Institute students, the January Term (J-term) offers the opportunity to put theories and lessons to the test in courses offered in five different countries, work on directed study projects at home or abroad, or get ahead by taking intensive subject matter classes on campus.