Alumni Mentor Students as They Complete Their Practicum Projects
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s mentor program matches students with alumni willing to provide guidance about potential career pathways.
Experiential Learning
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Field Work: Saving Polar Bears Is a Complex Geopolitical Puzzle
| by Stephen Diehl
An internship with Polar Bears International helped environmental policy student Alex Shahbazi hone his skills as he sought common ground among Arctic nations.
Students complete summer practicum work on pressing global and local topics
| by Carolyn Meyer
This summer, six Middlebury Institute students will complete internship field projects and research as the culminating experiential learning course in their graduate degree programs.
How I Got Hired: Grants Specialist, ClimateWorks Foundation
International Policy and Development alumna Monique Rao describes how cold emailing and advice and encouragement from MIIS faculty and staff helped her to land the internship that launched her career.
International Development Student Dion Miller Is a UNICEF Program Evaluator in Phnom Penh
| by Stephen Diehl
Miller’s International Professional Service Semester has given him new insights into how a career in policy work could play out.
How I Got Hired: Director of Development, Center for Oceans, Conservation International
International Environmental Policy graduate Sahara Saude describes how an internship helped her cultivate connections that led to her current position with Conservation International’s Center for Oceans.
Professional Service Semester Spotlight
| by Ian Driscoll
Three MIIS students discuss their experiences completing the Institute’s Professional Service Semester. Their stories illustrate how experiential learning positively impacts MIIS students in developing their professional careers.
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Students complete practicum positions in the US and abroad as culmination of their degree programs
| by Ian Driscoll
This spring more than 90 Middlebury Institute students are completing internships, jobs, and consultancies in more than 15 countries as part of their degree program.
2021-2022 Experiential Learning Impact Report Released
| by Ian Driscoll
The Experiential Learning team released the fourth annual Experiential Learning Impact Report featuring students’ professional and academic impact during the 2021–2022 academic year.
Field Work: Madison Springfield Swam with a Whale Shark and Wants You to Know What Goes on Beneath the Waves
| by Stephen Diehl
The International Environmental Policy graduate spent her International Professional Service Semester at the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center in Honduras.
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