Student Wins World Literature Today Translation Contest
Second-year student Samantha Vila MATI ’19 won World Literature Today’s student translation contest with her translation of a short story by Peruvian author Gunter Silva.
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Katharina Gruenwald is First Jan Knippers Black Amnesty International Fellow
Katharina’s summer fellowship will help Amnesty International with its priority campaigns addressing the global refugee crisis, gun violence, and protecting human rights defenders around the world. Her responsibilities will include research, communications, and attending Congressional hearings on behalf of the organization.
Professor Netta Avineri co-edits Language and Social Justice in Practice
Middlebury Institute Professor Netta Avineri has co-edited (with Laura R. Graham, Eric J. Johnson, Robin Conley Riner, Jonathan Rosa) the Routledge Publishers volume Language and Social Justice in Practice.
CNS Director Offers a Remembrance of Senator Richard Lugar
Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies Dr. William Potter comments on the passing of “one of my heroes,” Sen. Richard Lugar.
Institute Hosts High School Students from Japan, Russia, US for Conference on Nuclear Dangers
The Middlebury Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies hosted a conference March 29-30 for high school students from Japan, Russia, and the U.S. to address issues of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
Students & Faculty Collaborate to Create Tool for Developing Nations Seeking to Join World Trade Organization
Two students and a faculty member from the Middlebury Institute collaborated to create a strategic negotiation toolkit for the Republic of Sudan as it seeks to join the World Trade Organization.
2019 Alumni Achievement Award Recipients
Maureen Sweeney MPA ’94, David Lawrence Chiesa MATESOL ’10, Sean Brownlee MBA ’11, and Shawn Daniel Harris MPA ’13 honored.
In Memoriam: Translation and Interpretation Pioneer Bill Wood
“For decades, our simultaneous interpretation program could not have functioned without Bill Wood’s expertise,” said Laura Burian MATI ’95, dean of the Institute’s Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education.
Martel, Guillén, and Eagle Present Workshop at Annual CLTA Conference
Middlebury Institute faculty members Jason Martel, Gabriel Guillén, and Claire Eagle presented a workshop highlighting innovative strategies used by faculty in the Summer Intensive Language Program at annual California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) conference.
In Memoriam: Crister Garrett MAIPS '87
Institute alumnus, faculty member, and friend Dr. Crister Garrett MAIPS ’87 died on March 6, 2019.