Alumni Mentor Students as They Prepare to Launch Their Careers
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s alumni mentor program matches current students with alumni offering guidance and recommendations about potential career pathways.
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Students’ Practicum Assignments: Making a Global Difference from South Korea to NYC to Poland
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Almost 70 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from South Korea to Washington D.C to New York City.
Recognizing Student Excellence: 2023-2024 Impact Report Released
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2023-2024 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
From Vietnam to Chicago to Poland: Students’ Summer Practicums Take Them Around the World
| by Nadia Pshonyak
This summer, a cohort of thirteen students from a variety of backgrounds completed their practicums while finishing out their degrees at the Institute.
Multidisciplinary International Crisis Simulation Prepares Students for What Awaits after Graduation
| by Jason Warburg
U.S. Army War College recently led a weekend-long simulation on campus with students from the Middlebury Institute, the Defense Language Institute, Naval Postgraduate School, and San Jose State University.
Students Prepare for Careers in Development with UNICEF Internships
| by Jason Warburg
Eighteen students have completed paid internships with UNICEF over the past two years through a Memorandum of Understanding that kicked off in 2019.
Migration & Economic Development in Southeast Asia: SP24 Practicum Presentations Series
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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.
New Experiential Learning Trip to Southeast Asia Explored Conflict Transformation through the Mekong River
| by Stephen Diehl
The Mekong originates in the Tibetan Plateau and crosses six countries, including Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam—offering an excellent laboratory to study the vectors of conflict transformation.
