CTEC Selects Astrid Askenberger For Spring 2022 Michael Donnelly Research Fellowship
| by CTEC Staff
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Students Gain Real-World Experience through Spring Practicum Courses
| by Mary Zuccarello
Through semester-long practicum, students take on internships, jobs, and consultancies that allow them to apply skills and knowledge gained through their prior coursework in a professional setting. These experiential learning courses serve as stepping-stones to their future careers.
Why Putin Keeps Talking about Kosovo
In an article for Foreign Policy, Dr. Jade McGlynn, director of the Institute’s Monterey Trialogue Initiative, writes about how Putin’s war messaging mirrors the justifications given by NATO leaders for bombing Yugoslavia.
Professor Philipp Bleek Appointed to National Academy of Sciences Study on Preventing WMD Terrorism
| by Jason Warburg
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Philipp Bleek will serve as an expert on a forthcoming National Academy of Sciences study on assessing and improving strategies for countering the threat of WMD (weapons of mass destruction) terrorism.
Middlebury Institute Professor Tapped by Fox Business on Topic of Russian Chemical Weapons
Dr. Philipp Bleek, professor of Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies, was recently interviewed by Fox Business about the potential consequences of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine.
The War in Ukraine Could Lead to a New Nuclear Arms Race
Sarah Bidgood MANPTS ’16, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, recently penned a Foreign Policy article about the implications of the war in Ukraine on nuclear arms control.
Bi-Weekly VP Update March 18
| by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the start of sheltering in place due to the pandemic. Thankfully, COVID-19 trends in Monterey County are improving, and our campus COVID is evolving as a result. As we head into spring break, I want to update you on what’s changing – and what remains unchanged – in our COVID policies for the second half of the spring semester.
Annual Language Services Career Fair Connects Students with Industry Leaders
| by Emily Cipriani and Clara Clymer
Employers and students connected over language services industry internships and full-time positions at the Middlebury Institute’s annual Translation, Interpretation, and Localization Management Career Fair.
Students Win Chinese Interpretation Competition
| by Emily Cipriani
Three Institute students recently won awards in the Yunshan Cup, a Chinese interpretation competition.
Should Russia be Considered a State Sponsor of Terrorism? Middlebury Institute Professor Weighs In
Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Middlebury Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, wrote an Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times and The Mercury News, in addition to providing an interview for MSNBC, about the option of adding Russia to the U.S. government’s state sponsors of terrorism list.
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