“The world has never needed your idealism and commitment and unique talents more than today,” Sunder Ramaswamy told graduates on Saturday as he presided over his final commencement as president of the Monterey Institute.
If landing a dream job is the goal of most graduate students, then MIIS could be said to be in the business of making dreams come true, as many students graduating this weekend are already close to attaining their goal.
Four experts from the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies recently partnered with MIIS alumni in Kazakhstan to teach a course and promote nonproliferation education.
Building on the strength of its field research focus areas, the Monterey Institute’s Center for Conflict Students will offer an intensive three-week Summer Peacebuilding Program in 2015.
Middlebury President Ron Liebowitz has appointed Jeff Dayton-Johnson as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Sunder Ramaswamy informed the Monterey Institute’s campus community that he will depart early next year after a presidency marked by growth and innovation.
Middlebury’s Board of Trustees has named Laurie L. Patton, dean of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, to succeed President Ron Liebowitz in July of 2015.
