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In the News, News Stories, People
| by Mary Zuccarello
Isabelle Tuncer of Middlebury Institute’s Class of 2000 discussed her role as Executive Director of El Sistema Santa Cruz, a nonprofit focused on music education, with Lookout Santa Cruz.
| by Sierra Abukins
In 1948, Costa Rica abolished its army, shifting resources into education and health. This January, Professor Sabino Morera is leading an experiential learning course to his home country centered on peace and security, sustainability and intercultural exchange with Professor Marie Butcher.
| by Sierra Abukins
Incoming students come to the Institute having seen the effects of climate change firsthand in countries across the world.
| by Jason Warburg
International Education Management professor Anne Campbell is splitting her sabbatical year between a six-month Fulbright Scholarship in Pristina, Kosovo, and a research project supported by the Davis Collaborative.
| by Jason Warburg and Edy Rhodes
Students in the International Environmental Policy program were awarded numerous fellowships and scholarships that will support field research and learning opportunities around the world.
| by Jason Warburg
A series of international experiences taught Middlebury Institute alumna Lacey Raak MAIEP ’08 that lasting change begins at the local level, where today she is leading efforts to implement environmentally sound policies and practices in her own community on California’s Central Coast.
| by Jason Warburg
Bryce Bray MAIEP ’18 has been awarded a Boren, a Fulbright, and most recently an Institute of Current World Affairs fellowship, all of which are helping him continue to develop expertise and expand his professional network in his chosen field of climate policy.
Major fellowships and scholarships awarded to Middlebury Institute students this year include Fulbright, Boren, California Sea Grants and U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships.
Middlebury Institute alumnae Sarah DeMola and Emily Quade, both Fulbright scholars and graduates of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages degree program, recently teamed up in Taiwan to launch the Fulbright English Teaching Forum.
The Middlebury Institute is host to a large number of Fulbright students from around the world who make their mark on the campus culture with their enthusiasm and shared desire to use their education to have a positive impact in their home communities.
