CTEC in the News: October 30, 2020
| by Anna Phillips
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Professor Thor Sawin Receives Faculty in Excellence Award
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Professor Thor Sawin is the 2020 recipient of the Middlebury Institute‘s Faculty in Excellence Award, recognized for his positive impact on students, modeling to them “the highest standard of being a professional, teacher, and kind human being.”
National Spotlight is on CTEC Counterterrorism Research on White Supremacist Movements
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir and Anna Philips MAIPD/MANPTS '20
Increased spotlight on various white supremacist movements and threats of domestic terrorism in recent months and weeks has drawn media outlets to the experts and research of the Middlebury Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC).
American Translators Association Honors Professor Barry Olsen with Innovation Award
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Professor Barry Olsen is the recipient, and “natural choice” for the first American Translators Association (ATA) Innovation Award, which recognizes a person or entity that has worked in a particularly innovative way to benefit the language professions.
CTEC in the News: October 23, 2020
| by Anna Phillips
Ocean Climate Action House Bill: A Major Advance for Climate Policy
| by OCAP Team
MONTEREY, CA — October 20, 2020 Today, the House Natural Resources Committee introduced the “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act,” the first bill aimed at using ocean and coastal resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to help coastal communities equitably adapt to climate change impacts.
Students “Blown Away” by Response to Call for Alumni Mentors in TLM Community
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Three current Middlebury Institute Translation and Localization Management students, who recently founded the TLM Mentorship Program to help formalize connections in the field, say they are “completely blown away” by enthusiastic response by alumni.
Human Rights Is Center Stage at October 2 Jan Black Webinar
| by Molly Laughlin
Viewers from around the world joined for the October 2 webinar, “All Boats Rise: Turning the Tide Against Poverty,” the third event supporting the Jan Knippers Black Fund for Human Rights.
CTEC in the News: October 12, 2020
| by Anna Phillips
From Class Research Project to High Level Professional Journal
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute International Policy and Development student Isabella Lloyd-Damnjanovic’s MAIPD ‘21 class research project on the real life implications of the policy to criminalize migrant search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean has been published by the highly respected Migration Policy Institute.