| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
As it celebrates its first decade, the Middlebury Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy is perfectly poised to contribute to climate forward policies for the rebuilding of post-pandemic economies.
| 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.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Three Middlebury Institute International Environmental Policy students earn high praise from Central Coast Community Energy for an ambitious class project where they make the financial case for clean, renewable, and affordable housing solutions for Monterey.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Hunter Legacy, an award-winning documentary film by Middlebury Institute International Environmental Policy alumnus Hunter Sykes is now available for viewing on Amazon Prime. We caught up with the film maker for an update on his activities since we last spoke, for a feature in the Winter 2020 Communiqué.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Middlebury Social Impact Corps combines undergraduate and graduate collaboration, mentorship and immersive learning, with client projects benefitting local non-profit partners. This year, the 8-week summer program also included lessons in remote community building and virtual problem solving.
| by Jason Scorse; David Helvarg
“Ocean climate action such as this is critically overdue,” Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy and Blue Frontier’s David Helvarg make the case for their new ambitious Ocean Climate Action Plan in an op-ed in The Hill today.
| by NOAA Press Release & Rachel Christopherson
For the first time, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce will officially measure the economic contributions of the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes in national income accounts. The Center for the Blue Economy’s Dr. Charles Colgan and the National Ocean Economics Program team have been innovating and advocating for 21 years to make this happen.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
A multi-lingual environmentalist, Middlebury Institute alumnus Bryce Bray is passionate about the connection between climate-fragility and security, a topic he will research as a Fulbright Scholar in Senegal.
