2024-2026 Experiential Learning and Research Impact Report Released
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2024-2026 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
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From New York City to Lima, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Summer
| by Brittany West
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this summer. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
Spring Commencement Celebrates the Power of Human Connection
| by Jason Warburg
In a ceremony honoring 222 Middlebury Institute graduates from 27 countries, speakers highlighted the global community embodied by the “MIIS family” of students, alumni, faculty and staff.
From Monterey to the World: Students Use Practica to Make Real-World Contributions to their Professional Sectors
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this spring. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
From Nepal to New York City, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Fall
| by Julia Tucker
Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.
Field Work: Student Publishes Rising Leaders Handbook with Advice from Localization Leaders
| by Angela Izi Nkusi
For her final graduate research project, Yiqing Lu went beyond consulting the research literature; she interviewed today’s localization leaders, compiling results into a handbook of leadership insights for young professionals.
Field Work: An Experiential Learning Trip to Costa Rica Inspires Student’s Exploration of Migration Narratives
| by Caitlin Fillmore
International development student Neshae Johnson explored the power of compassionate action through multimedia storytelling highlighting organizations that use this approach in serving migrants from South America.
Field Work: Evocative Zine Connects Readers with Realities of War and Climate Injustice
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Translation student and Conflict Transformation Fellow Chelsea Flores examines the 1969 Football War between Honduras and El Salvador and its enduring impact on her family.
A Class Assignment Turned into a Published Op-Ed
| by Angela Izi Nkusi
Environmental policy student McKenzie Ploen published a piece sharing her career journey from corporate supply chain management to ocean conservation in SEVENSEAS.
