2020s, Language Schools, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice
Spanish as an Avenue for Peace
Madeline Doane attended the Spanish immersion program at Middlebury Language Schools this summer as a Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace.
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2020s, Language Schools, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
The Race Against Polio
Scientist Ross McIntosh has been working to overcome antivaccination beliefs in communities experiencing polio outbreaks in Africa. Fluency in French—gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools—has helped him to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
Overcoming Medical Distrust
As a doctor, Masiray Kamara always knew clear communication was vital. Now she is putting skills gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools to use in her practice to build deeper bonds and help her patients overcome mistrust in the medical system.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice, Politics & Government
Stories Worth Telling
A fellowship at the Language Schools gave Middle East journalist Leila Barghouty a vital tool: the ability to communicate with the subjects of her stories without an interpreter.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice
Connection Among the Stars
A summer teaching science to refugee children showed Hannah Harris the power of language. A fellowship at the School of Korean has gave her the skills to advance international collaboration as a communicator for the International Astronomical Union.
2020s, Middlebury College, Language Schools, Arts, Language, Culture, Faculty
Pluses for Polyglots
Stephen Snyder, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Language Schools, spoke to the Houston Chronicle about the many benefits of speaking more than one language.
2010s, Language Schools, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture
Pandemic-Era Dissertation
Rebecca Glasberg’s MA French ’15 dissertation charts new academic waters in examining representations of Jews and Jewishness in North African postcolonial French-language literature.
Language Schools, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Politics & Government
Taiwan-China Tensions
Chinese School attendee Bonnie Glaser offers her take on China-Taiwan relations and the potential impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the CBS News podcast Intelligence Matters.
1980s, 2000s, Middlebury College, Language Schools, Alumni, Athletics, Politics & Government
Top of Their Game
Language Schools, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Identity
An Opera Premiere
German School attendee Kazem Abdullah will take the conductor’s podium this fall at the world premiere of the opera Castor and Patience, commissioned by the Cincinnati Opera.