147 Students Begin Summer Language Learning Journey
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Middlebury Institute this week welcomed 147 students from 33 states and 14 countries for the eight-week Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP).
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Tangut Degfay: On Freedom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Tangut Degfay shares her story from a remote village in Ethiopia to Monterey with important stops along the way in Norway, Vermont and Japan, and the transformative role education has played in her life.
Middlebury Signs Statement of Support for Paris Climate Accord
President Laurie Patton joined fellow college presidents, business leaders, and government officials in reinforcing a commitment to combat climate change.
Avner Cohen: Israel’s Secret Plan to Nuke the Egyptian Desert
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Professor Avner Cohen sheds new light on the nuclear dimension of the six-day 1967 war that transformed the Middle East fifty years ago.
Bleek Publishes “When Did (and Didn’t) States Proliferate?
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute professor Philipp Bleek chronicles nuclear weapons proliferation choices throughout the nuclear age in new discussion paper, the first joint Institute-Harvard University publication.
Iraqi Alumnus Reflects on Life in Mosul after ISIS Invaded
| by Adnan Al-Hammodi MATESOL '13
“Beasts entered my city and everything collapsed,” says Middlebury Institute alumnus Adnan Al-Hammody MATESOL ’13 of his hometown of Mosul, Iraq. “Yet I remain hopeful.”
Alumni Achievement Award Recipients Celebrated
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Four Middlebury Institute alumni were honored for outstanding achievements and citizenship at Spring Commencement on May 20.
Middlebury Board of Trustees Approves FY2018 Budget
The Middlebury Board of Trustees convened its annual meeting May 12-13 to consider the annual budget for FY2018 and hear reports from committees, including the boards of overseers for the College, the Institute, and the Schools.
Middlebury Institute to Phase Out MBA Program
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey announced May 25 that it will phase out its MBA and joint MBA degree programs by the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.
A Commencement to Remember: Inspirational, Musical, International
“We don’t all need to be full time activists, but we all need to be active,” Commencement speaker Bill McKibben told 287 Middlebury Institute graduates from 31 countries on Saturday.