MIIS Projects for Peace Grantees Tackle Pressing Global Issues
A spotlight on two Middlebury Institute students and one alumna who implemented development projects through Projects for Peace.
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Alumnus Joins Faculty at University of Portland
Neil Oculi, who conducted a Project for Peace in 2009, recently joined the faculty at the University of Portland as an environmental policy professor. He also attended environmental summit COP26 as a delegate for his native St. Lucia.
Colby College Spotlights 2021 Projects for Peace Grantees
Projects for Peace winners from Colby College designed projects aimed to create a mentorship program in South Korea, and bring arts into social work education in Haiti.
Student’s ‘Project for Peace’ Challenges Racism through Oral History
Middlebury College student Christine McDow ’21 designed a Project for Peace intended to challenge racism by compiling the oral histories of Black Americans.