Human Rights and Social Change
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Balkans Course Takes Peace Corps Volunteer Back to Her Post
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Students traveled to Kosovo and North Macedonia over spring break to explore nationalism and new state formation – including one student who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the region. as a part of the Nationalism and the Formation of New States in the Balkans global course. This year’s iteration of the trip was held over spring break and was led by Dr. Anne Campbell and Dr. Phil Murphy, two MIIS faculty members with ties to the region, as well as two students who had served as Peace Corps volunteers in North Macedonia.
Human Rights Is Center Stage at October 2 Jan Black Webinar
| by Molly Laughlin
Viewers from around the world joined for the October 2 webinar, “All Boats Rise: Turning the Tide Against Poverty,” the third event supporting the Jan Knippers Black Fund for Human Rights.
Connecting with the Past and Moving Forward into a Brighter Future
A dichotomy of two realities in Cuba which connect the past and present.
Professor and Alumna Collaborate on Save the Children’s Global Childhood Report 2019
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The 2019 Save the Children Global Childhood Report was co-authored by Middlebury Institute Professor Beryl Levinger and alumna Nikki Gillette MPA ‘07/MBA ’08.
Cuba Trip Offers Students “Invaluable Opportunity” to Learn Outside the Classroom
| by Jason Warburg
A group of Middlebury Institute students and faculty recently traveled to Cuba recently to meet with government officials, diplomats, educators, writers, artists, and everyday citizens.
Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Jealous to Be Spring Commencement Speaker
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker will be Benjamin Jealous, human rights activist and former president of the NAACP.
First WorldViews Lecture Explores Nationalism & Immigration
| by Jason Warburg
Professor William Arrocha examined the different manifestations of nationalism and how it can turn into nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment.
