Practicum Fall 2026: Students serve organizations in 17 countries
More than 75 Middlebury Institute students are completing practicums this semester across 17 countries, from Rome to Bangkok to Istanbul.
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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.
From New York City to Lima, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Summer
| by Brittany West
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this summer. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
Middlebury Students Explore East Asian Geopolitics Through Immersive Field Research
From Beijing to Tokyo, Middlebury researchers analyze the security, trade, and cultural historical tensions shaping the future of East Asian relations.
From Monterey to the World: Students Use Practica to Make Real-World Contributions to their Professional Sectors
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this spring. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
J-Term 2026: Global Courses Across Three Continents
Where Classrooms Meet the World — January Global Courses Across Three Continents
Each January, Middlebury Institute (MIIS) students step beyond Monterey’s classrooms into immersive global courses that translate theory into lived experience. Supported by the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation and MIIS Experiential Learning Funds, the 2026 Winter Term brought nearly forty students to South Africa, Czechia/Austria, and Bhutan — three distinct contexts united by a shared pedagogical model: experiential learning grounded in partnership, practice, and reflection.
From Nepal to New York City, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Fall
| by Julia Tucker
Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.
Perspective: What I Learned about AI Integration into Translation Processes as an Intern at the Red Cross
| by Ismenia Miranda MATLM ’25
Alum Ismenia Miranda found that terminology work pushes the edges of what AI can do right now—and highlights the essential skills of linguists in evolving translation and localization processes.
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.
From Kenya to Alaska, Students Are Addressing Pressing Global Challenges
| by Marissa Gonzalez
Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.