Yaron Peleg Named Director of the Middlebury School of Hebrew
Middlebury has named Yaron Peleg as the new director of the School of Hebrew. He will begin his new position on September 1, succeeding Vardit Ringvald, who founded the program in 2008.
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Brahim Chakrani to Begin First Summer Session in New Role as Director of Middlebury Arabic School
| by Molly Baker
Middlebury has named Brahim Chakrani as the new director of its Arabic Language School, beginning this summer. He succeeds Mahmoud Abdalla, who had led the program since 2003.
Italian Alum publishes book
Josh Bookman, Middlebury Italian School ’12, recently published the novel “To: All The Friends I Killed.”
The Making of a Teacher
| by Jessie Raymond
Hebrew Professor Michal Strier reflects on her life an education—in Israel and the States—a journey that led the Language School instructor to the undergraduate College for the first time this year.
JFNY Literary Series invites Dean Stephen Snyder as a Guest
This JFKY Literary Series session features renowned Japanese author Yoko Ogawa and her translator Stephen Snyder. The English translation of Ogawa’s book, The Memory Police, was nominated for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award.
Japanese Alum subtitles "Love is Blind Japan"
Middlebury Language Schools (Japanese) and Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) alum helped subtitle for the show “Love is Blind Japan” on Netflix.
Arabic School Alumni Spotlight
“Middlebury Arabic! أهلا وسهلا بكم ahlan wa sahlan bikum from Mauritania’s Saharan desert!” Clay is an alum of the Arabic School and also one of our Bilingual Assistants.
Why Middlebury Language Schools? Chinese, Portuguese, and Korean student videos
Learn more from students who attended the Middlebury Language Schools in Chinese, Korean, and Portuguese.
Alumni spotlight: Language Schools to National Geographic
| by Alison DeGraff Ollivierre
Despite my obvious love for languages, I decided that I wanted to pursue a career through my major: Geography. I interned at National Geographic right after graduation then received a prestigious fellowship through Middlebury.
A Summer at the Middlebury Language Schools
Take a look at the Language Schools experience video from Summer 2021.