Monterey Institute Community Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor Leo van Lier
Professor Leo van Lier, who taught educational linguistics at MIIS with “wit, insightfulness and kindness“ for more than a quarter century, passed away in late December.
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2012 in Review: A Year of Great Achievements, New Programs and Amazing Students
The Monterey Institute celebrates 2012 as a year of great student, faculty and staff achievements, including the launch of the new International Education Management degree program, two new joint degrees and the new Center for Conflict Studies.
Giving Back: MontereySTART Features Six Monterey Institute Student Projects
Gift-shoppers, consider supporting one of these Monterey Institute student projects through MontereySTART: a documentary about water in Nicaragua, solar energy access for low-income families, or two Haitian American students traveling to Haiti to volunteer this January.
Security Issues in Syria, Iran and North Korea Draw Media to CNS Experts
Reuters, NPR, the Washington Post and the Inter Press Agency all sought out the world-class experts of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) today for comment on recent events in Syria, Iran and North Korea.
Monterey Institute Fall Graduates Urged to Keep Learning
The Monterey Institute community celebrated the achievements of 93 graduates from 12 countries at winter commencement on Saturday, with faculty speaker Professor Peter Shaw urging the graduating class to view their degrees as the foundation for a life of learning.
New Peace Corps Fellows Program at MIIS “Exceeding Expectations”
The Monterey Institute is celebrating its first semester as a Peace Corps Fellows partner by winning rave reviews from students like Christopher Voerg-Jones, who appreciates the “great professors” and “diverse student body.”
12/6: Larry Cox, Former Executive Director of Amnesty USA, to Speak at MIIS
Renowned human rights activist Larry Cox will talk about the fight for human rights in the USA in a free public lecture at the Monterey Institute on Thursday, December 6.
Ten-Year Anniversary of IPSS
The International Professional Service Semester program at MIIS is celebrating 10 years of providing immersive learning experiences to students.
VideoNY Times Op-Ed by MIIS Experts Critiques Federal Flood Insurance Program
On this morning’s New York Times op-ed page, Judith Kildow, director of the National Ocean Economics Program at the Monterey Institute and Professor Jason Scorse, director of its Center for the Blue Economy, call for the federal government to re-evaluate the National Flood Insurance Program.
Frontier Market Scout Steve Hoberg Calls Program a “Potential Game Changer”
Successful businessman Steve Hoberg decided to take a leap into a new phase of his career by joining the Frontier Market Scouts this summer – an experience that led him to call the program “exceptional” and a “potential game changer.”