Student Shares Tales from Summer Internship in Rwanda
| by Julia Lipkis
Middlebury Institute student Julia Lipkis MAIPD ’18 shares her experiences in Rwanda working with Solid’Africa, a nonprofit organization in Kigali.
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Three Middlebury Institute Alumni Chosen for CRS Fellowships
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Three recent graduates of the Middlebury Institute were chosen out of 600 applicants to serve as Catholic Relief Services Fellows in the Philippines, Malawi and Liberia. The fellowships offer paths to permanent positions.
Middlebury Institute Student Advises UN on Youth and Climate
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
This summer Middlebury Institute student Lama Ranjous served on the advisory council supporting the UN’s Report on Youth, Peace and Security.
Institute Faculty, Alumni Produce Save the Children Report
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute professor Beryl Levinger has directed or co-directed Save the Children’s annual research reports for 14 years with assistance from students, alumni and faculty colleagues.
Gifts Endow Carl Fehlandt Scholarship for Translation and Interpretation Students
| by Jason Warburg
The Carl Fehlandt Scholarship, named for a beloved longtime Institute professor who was also an alumnus, is now fully endowed and will provide scholarships for future translation and interpretation students in perpetuity.
Summer Students Visit Development Organizations in DC
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Students in the Institute’s intensive summer certificate program in international development and social change (DPMI) in Washington DC had the opportunity June 20 to visit the Organization of American States.
Unavoidable Truths
| by Jason Warburg
International Policy & Development professor Jan Black’s colorful backstory includes writing the definitive account of U.S. involvement in Brazil, and being invited to play piano in Elvis Presley’s band.
Tangut Degfay: On Freedom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Tangut Degfay shares her story from a remote village in Ethiopia to Monterey with important stops along the way in Norway, Vermont and Japan, and the transformative role education has played in her life.
Syrian Student Aims to Finish Her Studies, Help Her Homeland
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Lama Ranjous says being a student at the Middlebury Institute has helped her gain a better understanding of the conflict in her homeland of Syria and focused her dreams for the future.
Middlebury Institute is First Graduate School in US to Earn “Fair Trade University” Designation
Fair Trade USA recently recognized the Middlebury Institute of International Studies as the first graduate school in the nation to be designated as a Fair Trade University.