Cultivating Change: Bridging Education and Ecology through Experiential Learning in Colombia
| by Kevin Heller
| by Kevin Heller
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
Read all about Samantha Vila’s time in the Colombian Amazon where she interpreted for tourists while braving the unknown as she traveled throughout the jungle.
| by Blaine Barkley MANPTS '20
Twelve students recently completed the final deliverable for the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) on topics ranging from rising sea level concerns to technology around smart guns.
A dichotomy of two realities in Cuba which connect the past and present.