New Composting Bins Aid Campus Carbon Neutrality Goals
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
New composting bins and compostable food-ware offered by the Middlebury Institute’s cafe vendor will move the campus closer to its goal of carbon neutrality.
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Three Middlebury Institute Alumni Chosen for CRS Fellowships
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Three recent graduates of the Middlebury Institute were chosen out of 600 applicants to serve as Catholic Relief Services Fellows in the Philippines, Malawi and Liberia. The fellowships offer paths to permanent positions.
Middlebury Institute Student Advises UN on Youth and Climate
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
This summer Middlebury Institute student Lama Ranjous served on the advisory council supporting the UN’s Report on Youth, Peace and Security.
Institute Faculty, Alumni Produce Save the Children Report
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute professor Beryl Levinger has directed or co-directed Save the Children’s annual research reports for 14 years with assistance from students, alumni and faculty colleagues.
Summer Students Visit Development Organizations in DC
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Students in the Institute’s intensive summer certificate program in international development and social change (DPMI) in Washington DC had the opportunity June 20 to visit the Organization of American States.
Unavoidable Truths
| by Jason Warburg
International Policy & Development professor Jan Black’s colorful backstory includes writing the definitive account of U.S. involvement in Brazil, and being invited to play piano in Elvis Presley’s band.
Tangut Degfay: On Freedom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Tangut Degfay shares her story from a remote village in Ethiopia to Monterey with important stops along the way in Norway, Vermont and Japan, and the transformative role education has played in her life.
A Tragedy in South Sudan
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Alumnus Mawour Dior MAIPS ‘10 shares his thoughts on the civil war in his native South Sudan.
Middlebury Institute Students Awarded Competitive Fellowships
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute students are among the winners of several highly competitive fellowships and scholarships for 2017.
Syrian Student Aims to Finish Her Studies, Help Her Homeland
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Lama Ranjous says being a student at the Middlebury Institute has helped her gain a better understanding of the conflict in her homeland of Syria and focused her dreams for the future.