2024-2026 Experiential Learning and Research Impact Report Released
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2024-2026 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
Conflict Transformation
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Field Work: An Experiential Learning Trip to Costa Rica Inspires Student’s Exploration of Migration Narratives
| by Caitlin Fillmore
International development student Neshae Johnson explored the power of compassionate action through multimedia storytelling highlighting organizations that use this approach in serving migrants from South America.
Field Work: Evocative Zine Connects Readers with Realities of War and Climate Injustice
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Translation student and Conflict Transformation Fellow Chelsea Flores examines the 1969 Football War between Honduras and El Salvador and its enduring impact on her family.
Conflict Transformation Fellowship Gives Students the Chance to Apply Their Skills to Real-World Projects
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Through a yearlong fellowship supported by the Conflict Transformation Collaborative, 40 students applied their skills to develop creative approaches to conflict. Topics ranged from international aid efforts and refugee support systems to Bitcoin policies, shark/human relations, and more.
A Conversation with Netta Avineri, the New Executive Director of Middlebury’s Conflict Transformation Collaborative
| by Sierra Abukins
At the midpoint of its multiyear conflict transformation collaborative initiative, Middlebury is looking back and looking forward to the next phase of the effort.
Middlebury Students Support Local Initiative to Connect People to Parks
| by Mark C. Anderson
The team visited more than 25 parks across Monterey over the summer to map amenities and do outreach in support of the ParkRx initiative, which aims to get more residents out into nature.
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Recognizing Student Excellence: 2023-2024 Impact Report Released
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2023-2024 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
Graduate Student Fellows Explore Conflict Transformation Through Hands-On Research Projects
| by Sierra Abukins
Graduate students have the chance to explore how we shift conflict from destructive to constructive and work towards new possibilities via funded fellowships to support applied research and projects.
Faculty and Students Collaborate on 17-Language Anthology Interweaving Peace, Poetry, and Policy
| by Caitlin Fillmore
During a period of escalating global conflicts, nearly 70 international poets contributed writing around the themes of peace, poetry, and policy.
Building a Land Acknowledgment from the Ground Up
| by Sierra Abukins
Over a two-year period, students, faculty and staff worked to shape a land acknowledgment that they hope will be the start, not the end, of a process of learning and deepening relationships with local Indigenous people and tribal nations.