In the News: Putin’s wartime bluster obscures Russia’s precarious future
A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Hill spoke with Professor Anna Vassilieva, director of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies.
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Professor Jason Martel Led a Language Pedagogy Workshop at the College of the Muscogee Nation
| by Jessie Raymond
Representing the Institute’s teacher training consulting arm, Martel traveled to the Oklahoma tribal college this summer to support its Muscogee language curriculum.
Environmental Policy Student Wins Boren Award to Study in Vietnam
| by Jason Warburg
Middlebury Institute student Noemi Agagianian MAIEP ’22 has won a $25,000 Boren Award to support Vietnamese language study while working with a local wildlife conservation organization in Hanoi.
Students Win Boren Awards for Language Studies Abroad
| by Jason Warburg
Two Middlebury Institute students will receive Boren Awards providing up to $25,000 for intensive language and research study abroad.
The French Connection
| by Clara Clymer
Middlebury Institute alumna Carol Lin shares how her practicum at Sciences Po Bordeaux turned into a full-time job; Sciences Po Bordeaux students take advantage of Middlebury Institute offerings during their exchange semester.
How I Got Hired: Internship, Cadence Translate
| by Wendy Wei MACI ’22
“It is exactly because of the Career Fair that I was able to have such an amazing opportunity.” Wendy Wei MACI ’22 describes how Middlebury Institute resources helped her launch her career in localization.
Middlebury Launches New English Language School
| by Stephen Diehl
Serving low-intermediate to advanced students, Middlebury’s 13th Language School will run year-round at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey starting in 2022.
Language Studies and Interpretation Practicum Students Collaborate on a Multilingual Human Rights Forum
| by Jessie Raymond
At the Human Rights Forum held at the Institute in October, language studies students, speaking in their nonnative languages, presented their research on current human rights issues, while teams of student interpreters relayed the presentations into multiple languages.
How Language Can Become a Bridge for Afghan Refugees
To gain a better appreciation for the important role that language can play in intercultural communication and partnership-building, we spoke with Dr. Netta Avineri, TESOL and Teaching Foreign Language Associate Professor and Intercultural Competence Committee Chair.
Student and Recent Graduates Awarded Highly Competitive Critical Language Scholarships by U.S. State Department
| by Jason Warburg
The U.S. Department of State has awarded one current Middlebury Institute student and two recent graduates Critical Language Scholarships for the study of languages considered vital to national security and economic prosperity.