Graduates Celebrate with Loved Ones at Winter Commencement 2024
| by Jason Warburg
Thirty-seven Middlebury Institute graduates from 12 homelands were feted by family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni at winter Commencement 2024.
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Interpreting at the Paris Olympics Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
| by Sierra Abukins
As an interpreter at the Olympics, alum and professor Stephanie Cooper got a front seat to the biggest moment in many athletes’ lives, allowing them to express themselves in their mother tongues.
Field Work: Student Survey of Pajaro Flooding Victims Will Inform Future Emergency Response
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Environmental policy students collaborated with nonprofits on research assessing the impact of 2023 floods on the Pajaro community and surfacing their unmet needs.
A Veteran’s Path from the Military to a Career in Financial Crime Compliance
Jamal Malik BA/MANPTS ’18 describes his career journey from chasing down terrorists to overcoming imposter syndrome in graduate school to establishing a career in the financial crime sector.
In the News: Student “Trash Bash” Measures Institute’s Progress Toward Environmental Goals
| by Jason Warburg
Students in the Institute’s Environmental Policy and Management program performed a smelly but successful physical audit of the campus’s trash, recycling, and composting efforts.
Monterey Bay White Shark Website Launches
Students helped contribute to a research effort on White sharks off the Central Coast that aims to increase public awareness about this majestic apex predator. The Center for the Blue Economy is one of several partners contributing to the $5 million project.
Alum Leads Efforts to Reduce the Environmental Impact of the Healthcare Sector
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Mellissa Nguyen MAITP/MBA ’09, has leveraged her experiences in the Peace Corps and internships while at the Middlebury Institute to forge a pioneering career in the developing field of sustainability in the health sector.