VP Update May 21
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
As you turn your attention to summer plans, we will continue to provide our community with updates on our fall return to campus.
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VP Update May 14
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Tomorrow, we look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our May graduates at spring commencement. Our entire community is looking forward to a summer filled with new adventures, new projects, new jobs for some, and a well-deserved rest for all. We also wish Eid Mubarak to our Muslim community members.
New Instruction Modes for Fall 2021 Course Schedule
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
In an effort to help you identify which courses are available to you on the fall 2021 schedule, we have added a new field to the schedule called “instruction mode”. There are three instruction modes: in-person, hybrid, and online. Here’s what these three options mean.
VP Update May 7
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
We know how busy you are this time of year as we approach the end of the spring semester. With that in mind, this message is short and sweet.
Students Complete Remote Practicum Positions around the World
| by Carolyn Meyer
Despite the full year of a global pandemic and lockdowns, practicum students successfully secured internships and field projects they could complete remotely for the spring 2021 semester. Students joined the massive “working from home” movement primed with skills to make an impact.
VP Update April 30
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
We hope this message finds you well as you turn toward the homestretch of spring semester. Here is your weekly update regarding COVID-19 and our plans for fall return to campus.
VP Update April 23
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
This week, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty by a Minneapolis jury on all three charges for the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. For many of us, the verdict marked a necessary though rare example of accountability for an act of lethal violence against a Black person in this country. But the verdict will not restore Mr. Floyd to his family, nor will it bring back the other Black people killed by police before or subsequent to Mr. Floyd’s murder; people like 20-year-old Daunte Wright, shot to death during a traffic stop in Minneapolis just last week, even as the Chauvin trial neared its conclusion.
VP Update April 16
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
We wish Ramadan Mubarak to community members who are observing this holy month. Here are the latest updates regarding COVID-19 and our plans for fall return to campus.
VP Update April 9
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
We are happy that recent changes appear to indicate that COVID conditions in Monterey are improving. This week, we are trying a new format for this weekly update in hopes that it makes it easier to identify pertinent topics.
From Process to Product: Real-World Translating in the Classroom
| by George Henson
An integral part of the Middlebury Institute’s translation and interpretation degree programs is providing real-world training where students move beyond the process of translation to the product as it is delivered to an actual client.