Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunities
Amandine Martin, a recent graduate of the Middlebury Institute, connects young entrepreneurs in Africa to global opportunities through her work as a translator and interpreter.
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New Video Series Features Faculty Stories
In eight new videos, Middlebury Institute faculty members share personal stories that shed light on the essence of their character and passion for teaching.
Career Fair Includes 31 Alumni Returning to Monterey to Recruit Students
Friday’s language-focused Middlebury Institute Career Fair attracted recruiters from as far away as China and Switzerland, 31 of them Institute alumni.
A Conversation with Maria Laura Abal MAT ’10 - Staff Translator, U.S. State Department
| by Jason Warburg
Alumna Maria Laura Abal MAT ‘10 talks about the challenges and rewards of translating critical diplomatic communications surrounding the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Student “Living the Dream” as Interpreter at Paris Climate Talks
Middlebury Institute student Jessica Le Briquer is “living the dream” after working as an interpreter at the Paris Climate Talks, interpreting for celebrities and activists, as well as government officials.
Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Middlebury Institute student Cecilia Tang found her passion for a career in language services while working day and night to translate news and share information with the world about the pro-democracy uprising in her native Hong Kong in 2014.
Interpretation Alumnus: “MIIS Changed Everything”
Brazilian translator/interpreter Ewandro Magalhães gained an additional language and a global network when he enrolled at the Middlebury Institute.
Voice of Nations
| by Jason Warburg
At the United Nations, every nation has a voice—and sometimes it belongs to alumna Sarah Irene MACI ’10.
Passing the Olympic Torch
| by Jason Warburg
Translation and Interpretation professor Bill Weber hands the job of overseeing Olympic interpreters to a pair of MIIS alumni.
A World of Words
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Portuguese translation Professor Cris Silva never stops learning.