School of Spanish Graduate Alumni Lead Trip to Peru
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.
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University of Arkansas Students attend the Arabic School
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.
Rabbinical Student Naomi Zipurski on Studying at our School of Hebrew
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.
Meet Master's in Spanish student: Junior Lopez Rodriguez
Junior Lopez Rodriguez is a student in the MA in Spanish from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Margaret Sullivan: Middlebury French MA Alumna, Author and Illustrator
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.
Tatiana Smorodinska Named Director of Middlebury School of Russian
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.
Staff Spotlight: Matthew Guiffré, Assistant Director, Arabic School
The Language Schools are excited to welcome Matthew Guiffré, Assistant Director at the Arabic School.
Faculty Spotlight: Giovanni Minicucci, Italian School
Academic Year Positions: The University of Chicago / North Park University / College of DuPage
Hometown: Pescara, Italy
Program/Level: 7-week Italian Immersion Program/Level 1 & Level 1.5
Summers Taught at the LS: 4
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.
Law student in the 8-week Arabic School
| by Noor Shater
Learning Arabic has really opened up opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.
Meet Ify Okpali: French 7-week Immersion Student
At our Betty Ashbury Jones MA ‘86 School of French, Marian “Ify” Okpali gained the confidence and language proficiency she needs to pursue long-term field work studying the political communication and engagement of African youth in Senegal, Nigeria, and Morocco.