The Ethics of Interpretation
The role and ethical obligations of diplomatic interpreters became the subject of intense interest following the summits President Donald Trump held with North Korean and Russian leaders.
Jason Warburg
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New Deans, New Perspectives
A wide-ranging conversation with longtime faculty members and new academic deans Laura Burian MATI ’98 and Fernando DePaolis.
In Brief: Fall 2018
Recent news from members of the Institute community in Monterey and around the world.
Students’ Translation of Noted Author’s Twitter Novel Is Live-Tweeted, Published
| by Jason Warburg
Nine students in Professor George Henson’s Translation class worked directly with acclaimed author Alberto Chimal on a translation of his Twitter novel City X.
A “Transformational” Experience for Army War College Fellow
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute was U.S. Army Col. Timothy Zetterwall’s top choice for his fellowship because of its international perspective and campus community.
Students Quiz FBI Agents About Career Paths
| by Jason Warburg
Turning the tables, a group of students curious about careers in the FBI quizzed two visiting special agents from the Bureau’s San Francisco Field Office.
Middlebury Institute Alumni to Lead Interpreter Corps at Tokyo Olympic Games
Alumni Alexandre Ponomarev MACI ’00 and Maureen Sweeney MPA ’94 will serve as chief and deputy chief of the interpreting staff for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Students Revamp Foreign Trade Zone for City of Nashville
International Trade Professor Warren “Wes” Small enlisted students Jennifer Romanin and Gunther Errhalt to help re-engineer Nashville’s Foreign Trade Zone.
“Every Day is Something Different” for Recent Grad Working at UN
| by Jason Warburg
Amy Mendenhall MACI ’18 achieved the rare feat of passing the UN’s Language Competitive Exam for Translators before graduating.
Blue Economy Speaker Series Focuses on Ocean & Coastal Policies
The Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy is bringing leaders in ocean and coastal policy to Monterey for public talks weekly through December.