Christine Casanave Honored as Institute’s 2019 National Philanthropy Day Recipient
| by Kelsey Keehfus MANPTS '20
Christine Casanave ‘77 was honored by the Institute as its 2019 National Philanthropy Day recipient.
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Inside the Islamic State’s Radicalization and Recruitment Machinery of Sudanese Medical Students
Current MIIS student Jan Havlicek explores why, and how, the Islamic State targeted elite medical students in Sudan for recruitment and radicalization in this CTEC Publication.
Diving into an Ocean Climate Action Plan
| by David Helvarg
Dr. Juliano Calil on NPR: How Virtual Reality Can Help People Better Understand Climate Change
| by Rachel Martin and NPR Host
As communities plan for sea level rise, it can be hard to convince residents of the dramatic changes in store. A California scientist is testing one possible answer: virtual reality.
CNS Director Bill Potter Elected to Russian Academy of Sciences
| by Rhianna Kreger
Middlebury Institute Professor William C. Potter, founding director of the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, was elected last week as a Foreign Member to the Russian Academy of Sciences section on Global Issues and International Relations.
MIIS/NPS Security Dialogue: “Cutting-Edge” of National and Global Security
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
A public address by the Honorable Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy capped a day of “MIIS/NPS Security Dialogue,” featuring the research and work of students and faculty at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) on Saturday, November 16, 2019.
Immersive Learning Spotlight: Samantha Vila - In the Jungle
Read all about Samantha Vila’s time in the Colombian Amazon where she interpreted for tourists while braving the unknown as she traveled throughout the jungle.
The Industrialization of Terrorist Propaganda: Neural Language Models and the Threat of Fake Content Generation
CTEC Director Jason Blazakis, Deputy Director Kris McGuffie, and online extremism researcher Alex Newhouse co-authored this report fake content generation online - and how cutting-edge neural language models could potentially drastically scale-up online propaganda efforts.
IEM Students, Alumni, and Faculty Showcase their Work at NAFSA Conference
The Middlebury Institute’s International Education Management degree program was well represented at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region 12 Conference in Pasadena, CA in November 2019.
The Evolution of the Follies: A MIIS Tradition
As the Middlebury Institute community celebrated the diverse talents of students at the Follies, the annual variety show, one student delved into the history of this beloved tradition.