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.
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How to Launch Your Career in International Development: Five Tips from the Former Head of InterAction
| by Sierra Abukins
Alumnus Sam Worthington shares his journey from grad school to 16 years at the helm of InterAction, the nation’s largest alliance of nongovernmental organizations, with tips for people just starting out.
Five Middlebury Institute Students Win Presidential Management Fellowships
| by Jason Warburg
Five Middlebury Institute students have earned the opportunity for rapid advancement in the government policy arena through the competitive Presidential Management Fellowship 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.
How I Got Hired: Manager, People and Culture, Namati
International Policy and Development graduate Jenna Hudson describes how a fellowship opportunity helped her launch a career in international development.
Field Work: Policy Student Katie Zomer Is Helping Write Speeches for USAID
| by Stephen Diehl
Her current internship with the agency’s Bureau of Legislative and Public Affairs is the latest in an impressive string of experiential learning opportunities as she completes a joint master’s in public administration and international policy and development.
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What a Small Central American Country Can Teach the World about Peace Building
| by Sierra Abukins
In 1948, Costa Rica abolished its army, shifting resources into education and health. This January, Professor Sabino Morera is leading an experiential learning course to his home country centered on peace and security, sustainability and intercultural exchange with Professor Marie Butcher.
The Peace Corps Path: Middlebury Institute a Top Choice for Coverdell Fellows
| by Sierra Abukins
Former Peace Corps volunteer and Coverdell Fellow Emma Miller MAIPD ’23 shares what brought her to the Middlebury Institute and how she’s leveraging her experience in Mozambique as she builds her career.
Fulbright Scholar Exploring Intersection of Disabilities and Migration
| by Sierra Abukins
Landry Gnanman Ange Ar Dohou Bi MAIPD ’23 from Cote D’Ivoire hopes to leverage his degree to improve opportunities for people with disabilities and migrants.
From Coursework to Changing Lives, a Class Project Becomes a Force against Violent Extremism
| by Caroline Crawford
Diverting Hate, which started as a Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies classroom project, is a new user diversion resource being developed by Kaitlyn Tierney MAIPD ’22 and Courtney Cano MAIPD ’22.