Translating the Self
In this Middlebury Magazine essay, Clara Clymer MAT ’22 explores how moving to France to improve her language skills led to personal and professional self-discovery.
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French Connections
Growing up between two countries led to an interest in serving international students for Carol Lin, MAIEM ’18.
How to Divert Hate
A team of students from the Middlebury Institute took first place and $5,000 in the national campaign competition Invent2Prevent.
New English Language School Launches
Harnessing more than a century of immersive language teaching, the Middlebury Language Schools will launch its English Language School in June 2022.
From This American Life to the Middlebury Institute
Gabriela Muñoz MACI ’23, of This American Life, is pursuing a degree in interpretation from the Middlebury Institue.
Rising Translation Star
The American Translators Association presented its 2021 Rising Star Award to Middlebury Institute alum Céline C. Browning MACI ’14 at its annual awards.
Interpreting for the Olympics
While the COVID-19 pandemic upended the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it also provided a new opportunity for Middlebury Institute students and recent alumni to interpret remotely on a large scale: the Junior Interpreter Program.
A Game to Fight Radicalization
Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) and the educational game designer iThrive will collaborate on a new simulation game and curriculum designed to build resilience among adolescents and give them the tools to recognize and reject overtures from violent extremist recruiters.
Fighting for Cultural Survival
Middlebury Institute alumna Danika Robison MPA ’19 documented a story of injustice, unionization, and the hard-fought preservation of a pre-Inca language and culture in Ecuador.