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.
International Policy and Development
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Three Students Land Competitive International Development Fellowships with Catholic Relief Services
| by Mary Zuccarello
Spring 2023 graduates Dylan Moglen (Joint MPA/International Policy Development), Taylor Zerby (MPA), and Elena Klein (Joint MPA/International Education Management), were accepted into the program.
How Much Is an Otter Worth? For Ecotourism—Millions, a New Study Finds
| by Mark Anderson
Unprecedented research conducted by the Center for the Blue Economy and Monterey Bay Aquarium with support from Institute students found sea otters drive about $3 million in local ecotourism.
How I Got Hired: Senior Homeless Services Specialist, ICF
International Policy and Development graduate Grant Tuioti shares how class projects and alumni connections helped him launch a career in policy-focused data analysis.
How I Got Hired: International Student Advisor, UC Davis
| by Banicia Chatkara MAIPD ’18
International Policy and Development student Banicia Chatkara shares how an internship based on her practicum course helped her launch a career in international student advising.
Can Conflict Be Constructive?
| by Sierra Abukins
Transforming conflict is at the heart of a seven-year Middlebury initiative that is funding dozens of graduate fellows each year to apply their learning in research and community projects. The first annual event showcased projects and sparked conversation.
Scott Pulizzi Receives Faculty Excellence Award
| by Jason Warburg
Alumnus and longtime visiting professor Scott Pulizzi MAIPS ’97 received a trifecta of honors this spring: He won the Institute’s Faculty Excellence Award for 2022–23, was promoted to regular faculty member, and was appointed chair of three academic programs.
How I Got Hired: Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Pan American Development Foundation
International Policy and Development graduate Katia Mironova shares how her coursework and internship led to a career as a monitoring and evaluation professional in Washington, D.C.
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.
Students Make Employer and Alumni Connections at D.C. Career Week
| by Kathyrn Petruccelli
In the first trip of its kind since the pandemic, over 60 Institute students and alumni visited Washington, D.C. for Career Week, with a set of them also providing mentorship to 11 Middlebury undergraduates.