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    How I Got Hired: Chief Data Officer, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense

    August 7, 2025 | by Cyrus Jabbari MANTPS ’20

    Cyrus Jabbari shares how he was able to bring together his political science background and niche skills honed at Middlebury Institute to serve as the first-ever data chief for his office.

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    How I Got Hired: Freelance Interpreter and Translator, Self-Employed

    January 25, 2023 | by Amandine Martin MATI ’14

    Translation and Interpretation graduate Amandine Martin describes how career management courses and the Middlebury Institute network helped her to launch her career as a freelance interpreter and translator.

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    How I Got Hired: TESOL Professor, Brigham Young University-Idaho

    January 23, 2023 | by Don Hansen MATESOL '16

    TESOL alumnus Don Hansen describes how networking and honing his elevator pitch helped him land his teaching jobs.

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    Field Work: Environmental Policy Student Rachel Herring Studies Energy Sovereignty for Tribal Nations

    January 18, 2023 | by Stephen Diehl

    A member of the Choctaw Nation, Herring is working on a yearlong internship with the DOE’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs through Sandia National Laboratory.

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    How I Got Hired: Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office

    January 11, 2023 | by Matthew Levie MPA ’18

    MPA graduate Matthew Levie describes how coursework, internships, and support from MIIS faculty helped him on the path to becoming a senior analyst for the GAO. 
     

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    How I Got Hired: Freelance Translator, Self-Employed

    December 7, 2022 | by Dawnielle Jacobson MAT '14

    Translation alumna Dawnielle Jacobson describes how networking, internships, and support from MIIS faculty and staff helped her get started as a freelance translator.

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    Field Work: Supporting Asylum Seekers at Amnesty International

    September 27, 2022 | by Mary Zuccarello

    Alyssa Serrano MAIPD ’22 worked on refugee resettlement with Amnesty International this summer through the Institute’s Jan Knippers Black internship.
     

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    Field Work: Students Share Photos from Immersive Peacebuilding Course in the Balkans

    September 6, 2022 | by Stephen Diehl

    Students traveled to four countries over nine days, exploring and challenging common narratives about nationalism, conflict, and peace.

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