Students Win Case Study Competition at Professional Conference
Two International Education Management students from the Middlebury Institute beat out established professionals to win a case study competition at the Region XII NAFSA Conference.
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Meduza Editor in Chief Ilya Krasilshchik Speaks with Students on the Current State of Russian Press
Through two formal and one informal meeting with students, Krasilshchik enlightened MIR Fellows to the strengths and weaknesses of Russia’s modern press.
Current Student Interprets for Indian Prime Minister
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute translation and interpretation student Vipin Kumar recently interpreted for Indian Prime Minister Modi in meetings with Russian President Putin.
Russian Ambassador Visits Middlebury Institute, Speaks to Students
| by Sarah Bidgood
Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov spoke to Middlebury Institute students and later joined them for an informal lunch and conversation.
MIIS Students Travel to Russia for MIRS Research
With help from the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies, two students learn insights about U.S.-Russian relations.
Middlebury Institute Alumni to Lead Interpreter Corps at Tokyo Olympic Games
| by Jason Warburg
Alumni Alexandre Ponomarev MACI ’00 and Maureen Sweeney MPA ’94 will serve as chief and deputy chief of the interpreting staff for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Jason Blazakis to Lead New Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir and Mary Chen MANPTS '19
Jason Blazakis will head the newly revitalized center dedicated to terrorism research at the Middlebury Institute, renamed the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC).
Students Revamp Foreign Trade Zone for City of Nashville
| by Jason Warburg
International Trade Professor Warren “Wes” Small enlisted students Jennifer Romanin and Gunther Errhalt to help re-engineer Nashville’s Foreign Trade Zone.
Report calls for 'bold investment' in ocean research
| by Laurie Schreiber
A new report from Washington, D.C.-based American Geophysical Union says “bold investment” in scientific research by organizations like the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science is needed to effectively respond respond to rising sea levels and ocean temperatures and other changes that will impact coastal communities and their economies. Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy is quoted in this article.
“Every Day is Something Different” for Recent Grad Working at UN
| by Jason Warburg
Amy Mendenhall MACI ’18 achieved the rare feat of passing the UN’s Language Competitive Exam for Translators before graduating.