Award-Winning Afghan Social Innovator Dr. Sakena Yacoobi to Speak at MIIS
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, founder of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), will give a public lecture at the Monterey Institute on October 29.
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Professor Beryl Levinger Loves Seeing Former Students as Colleagues
Monterey Institute professor Beryl Levinger had the opportunity to work with many MIIS alumni as she consulted on 14 different development projects in 11 different countries during her sabbatical.
Recent Graduate Sally Quigley: MIIS Provided “Spot On” Preparation for Dream Job
Getting started on her dream career path a month after graduation, MIIS alumna Sally Quigley (MBA/MAIPS ’14) feels well prepared for her chosen path: “Everything I am doing now I have already done through class work.”
Stories About Transformative Experiences Focus of First MIIS East Africa Forum
The first-ever, and very well-attended, Monterey Institute East Africa Forum was highlighted by stories of personal transformation told by students who have been on immersive learning experiences in the region.
Partnership Gives MBA Students New Opportunity to Gain Impact Investing Experience
The new MBA Green Light Initiative Practicum calls for action-based research to focus market-based innovations for clean cookstoves.
MIIS Graduate Programs and City Year: “Perfect Match”
Describing their City Year Corps experience as an opportunity to focus their career goals, Monterey Institute students Eric Chavez and Danyelle Mitchell say they found the “perfect match” in the graduate programs offered at MIIS.
Academic Programs at MIIS Continue to Evolve and Innovate
Reflecting the changing demands on graduates in their chosen fields, the Monterey Institute has made several changes and enhancements to programs offered in the Graduate School of International Policy and Management.
Recommendation from MIIS Alumnus Leads to Transformative Internship
Monterey Institute student Michael Lui’s “transformative” summer internship in Cameroon is one of many made possible by MIIS alumni.
MIIS Launches New Center on Social Impact Learning with Funding from Cordes Foundation
The new Center on Social Impact Learning at the Monterey Institute will focus on social entrepreneurship and impact investing, overseeing the existing Frontier Market Scouts program and adding new programs aimed at training students for careers in developing economies.
Immersive Learning Programs Send 36 Students Off to Assignments
Thirty-six Monterey Institute students are on three- to six-month spring assignments with a diverse range of domestic and international organizations engaged through the school’s immersive learning programs.