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| by Tyler Carrington
Tyler Carrington, an alumnus of our German MA program and current professor at Cornell College, reflects upon what exactly makes the Language Schools so magical.
Violet (Wetherell) Richard, Courtney Monnich, and David Ulrich, Master’s in Spanish alumni, led a group of 14 students to Peru for a 2-week expedition and homestay.
This week, two rising juniors from the University of Arkansas, Gretchen Bode and Sean Wiegers, embark on a transformative journey at our Arabic School in Bennington, Vermont.
When Naomi Zipurski decided to pursue her dream of becoming a rabbi, she quickly learned she’d need to build her Hebrew language skills to tackle the work ahead. After consulting with trusted advisors, she enrolled in our School of Hebrew.
Junior Lopez Rodriguez is a student in the MA in Spanish from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Margaret Sullivan, an alumna of our Betty Ashbury Jones MA ‘86 School of French MA program (2004), published a book: “Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids,” about her family’s 2019 gap year. She has relied on the gift of her Middlebury French for two decades now, and credits the program with giving her the confidence to see the world this way.
The C.V. Starr Professor of Russian and East European Studies will start in September as director of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian.
The Language Schools are excited to welcome Matthew Guiffré, Assistant Director at the Arabic School.
Academic Year Position: University of Chicago
Hometown: Pescara, Italy
Program/Level: 7-week Italian Immersion Program/Level 1
Summers Taught at the LS: 1
I hope that my students leave my classes not only with a deeper understanding of the Italian language itself, but also with a newfound confidence in their ability to communicate effectively.
| by Noor Shater
Learning Arabic has really opened up opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.
