Virtual Preview Days Recordings Fall 2021
While you wait for our next preview days, you may watch recordings from our fall 2021 event and take a virtual campus tour below.
Take Your Virtual Campus Tour
Explore our campus and get student, staff, and faculty perspectives on life at the Institute through a 360-degree, interactive campus tour.
Make sure your volume is turned on and start your tour.
Recordings
Interpreter’s Gold: Behind the Scenes at the Tokyo Olympics (Expert Discussion)
Dean Laura Burian and faculty members Chiyo Mori and Andrea Hofmann-Miller share their experiences interpreting at the 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympic Games. Students who participated in the Junior Interpreter Program will also join the panel and students in our Japanese interpretation programs will provide interpretation into Japanese.
State of the Institute and Our Approach to Educating in the ‘New Normal’
Dean of the Institute Jeff Dayton-Johnson will provide an overview of how the Middlebury Institute will help you launch a meaningful and rewarding career. He will also discuss our approach to on-site and remote learning in the ‘new normal’ created by the global pandemic.
Tracking the Far Right: Using Open Source Intelligence to Research and Disrupt Domestic Terrorism (Expert Discussion)
Researchers from the Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) Alex Newhouse, Erica Barbarossa, Meghan Rahill, and Enrique Nusi will share their process for using open-source intelligence methods to map, analyze, and disrupt far-right extremism.
Careers in Environmental and Social Justice (Expert Discussion)
Gain insights from alumni who are using their careers to bring about the change they want to see in the world. After graduating from the Middlebury Institute, they launched careers in environmental and social justice. Learn more about their journeys as you take the next step in yours.
Ocean Climate Action Plan: Influencing President Biden’s Build Back Better Campaign (Expert Discussion)
Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy (CBE) and program chair of the MA in International Environmental Policy, will discuss how the Ocean Climate Action Plan (OCAP)—developed by CBE and several partners—has influenced the U.S. president’s infrastructure bill.
Making the Most of Internships (Expert Discussion)
Your internship can and should align with your personal and professional interests, leveraging many of the skills you have developed and will develop during your time at the Middlebury Institute—preparing you for future success. From working in refugee support to human rights and social change, current Middlebury Institute students and recent graduates discuss how they found their internships and incorporated them into their graduate school experience.
Navigating the Admissions Process and Scholarships
Students who have not submitted their applications yet are encouraged to attend this session. Join Sadia Khan, director of admissions, and Isabelle Dubrana, associate director of admissions.
Program Sessions
Online Translation and Localization Management (including Learning Paths for non-degree students)
Max Troyer, program chair
Serena Rapp, enrollment advisor
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International Trade and Economic Diplomacy
Wei Liang, faculty
Robert Rogowsky, faculty
Scott Webb, career and academic advisor
Coleen Bremner, enrollment advisor
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Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies
Jeff Knopf, program chair
Elizabeth Bone, career and academic advisor
Thi Nguyen, enrollment advisor
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MPA, International Policy and Development
Mahabat Baimyrzaeva, programs chair
Scott Webb, career and academic advisor
Coleen Bremner, enrollment advisor
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International Environmental Policy
Jason Scorse, program chair and director of the Center for the Blue Economy
Edy Rhodes, career and academic advisor
Samantha Quintell-Lenzi, enrollment advisor
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TESOL, Teaching Foreign Language
Jason Martel, program chair
Serena Rapp, enrollment advisor
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International Education Management
David Wick, program chair
Grace O’Dell, career and academic advisor
Samantha Quintell-Lenzi, enrollment advisor
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Translation, Interpretation, and Localization Management
Julie Johnson, program chair, translation and interpretation programs
Max Troyer, program chair, Translation and Localization Management
Carol Johnson, enrollment advisor
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How-To Videos
Watch our videos on how to apply and how to finance your education. We also include customized instructions for international students.
Submit your online application to access our guide How to Ace Your Admissions Interview. If you have already submitted your application and have not received the guide, please contact your enrollment advisor.