CTEC Director and Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis was a speaker for a webinar hosted by the Soufan Center
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CTEC Director and Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis was recently interviewed by Voice of America on the Russian Imperial Movement
Learning in Crisis: How to Teach an Intimate Storytelling Course Online with Dr. Pushpa Iyer
| by Pushpa Iyer
Middlebury Institute Professor Pushpa Iyer shares how, as a response to the Covid pandemic, she recreated an intense storytelling course with personal connections between faculty and students at its heart, to fit the new reality of remote learning.
Learning in Crisis: A Global Pandemic in the Classroom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute faculty have adjusted syllabi and teaching methods as a response to the global pandemic, at times incorporating the crisis directly into lesson plans.
At the Nexus of Climate-Fragility and Security
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
A multi-lingual environmentalist, Middlebury Institute alumnus Bryce Bray is passionate about the connection between climate-fragility and security, a topic he will research as a Fulbright Scholar in Senegal.
Learning in Crisis: Alumnus Recognized for Creative Remote Kindergarten Teaching
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute alumnus Ben Cogswell was awarded the Crystal Apple Award for using innovative and creative methods to keep kindergarten class at Bardin Elementary in Salinas engaged and learning during this period of remote schooling.
2020 Alumni Achievement Awards: Celebrating Outstanding Citizenship
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Paulette Lynch, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, and Lefteris Kafatos are the 2020 recipients of the Middlebury Institute Alumni Achievement Awards.
Students complete internships, consultancies, and research for organizations in 20 countries
| by Carolyn Meyer
Immersive professional learning describes the real-world, applied learning opportunities offered through Middlebury Institute programs. Despite the onset of a global pandemic, practicum students successfully completed their internships and field projects remotely for the second half of the semester.
The Proud Boys Are Spreading Dangerous COVID-19 Narratives
The Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist group, has helped bolster Reopen America protests while also spreading dangerous coronavirus conspiracy theories, according to an investigation by CTEC Digital Research Lead Alex Newhouse, Researcher Adel Arlett, and Smith College researcher Leela McClintock.
Students Co-Author Publication with Professor in First Semester
International Education Management students Sayre Weir and Milira Tillman were only a few weeks into their graduate studies at the Institute when they started collaborating on the now published collaborative research project with Professor Paige Butler.