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| by Laurie Patton, Jeff Dayton-Johnson, and Miguel Fernández
We write today in profound sadness to express our support and solidarity with all members of Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander communities, following recent terrible acts of violence against Asian, Black, Indigenous, and all people of color across our nation, including the brutal killings of eight people in Atlanta on March 16.
Dean of the Institute Jeffrey Dayton-Johnson is leading a book discussion group in the context of Black History Month. The featured book is Worldmaking After Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (2019), by University of Chicago political scientist Adom Getachew.
| by Laurie Patton and Miguel Fernández
February is Black History Month. As events of the past year have demonstrated, it is as crucial as ever that we face up to and address our nation’s racial past. Last winter brought calls for reflection about our history and how we include the stories of enslaved peoples.
| by Jarlath McGuckin
The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIRS) congratulates 2019 and 2020 Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR) experts Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan on their appointments to the Biden administration, and welcomes renowned Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya to MSSR 2021.
| by Sarah Ray
The awards recognize faculty and staff who have surpassed their normal professional responsibilities to support and connect with students in ways that build a more engaged and inclusive Middlebury community.
| by Mollie Messick MATESOL '21
The Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) sponsored the participation of three Middlebury Institute students in Red Horizon, an immersive global crisis exercise hosted by the Negotiation Task Force at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The second edition of the Middlebury Institute faculty and student publication Case Studies in International Education includes twenty new thought-provoking studies.
| by Mollie Messick MATESOL '21
The Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) funded four Middlebury Institute students to attend the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) annual convention on November 5-8 and November 14-15, 2020.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Middlebury Institute honored the contributions of staff and faculty who have served the school for over five years at a recent online event.
| by Mollie Messick MATESOL '21
Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Vladimir Pozner spoke with students in 400- and 500-level Russian courses about the development of mass media in Russia, the deterioration of U.S.-Russia relations, and the changing nature of how information is received through technology.
