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| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute faculty have adjusted syllabi and teaching methods as a response to the global pandemic, at times incorporating the crisis directly into lesson plans.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
A multi-lingual environmentalist, Middlebury Institute alumnus Bryce Bray is passionate about the connection between climate-fragility and security, a topic he will research as a Fulbright Scholar in Senegal.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute alumnus Ben Cogswell was awarded the Crystal Apple Award for using innovative and creative methods to keep kindergarten class at Bardin Elementary in Salinas engaged and learning during this period of remote schooling.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Paulette Lynch, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, and Lefteris Kafatos are the 2020 recipients of the Middlebury Institute Alumni Achievement Awards.
| by Carolyn Meyer
Immersive professional learning describes the real-world, applied learning opportunities offered through Middlebury Institute programs. Despite the onset of a global pandemic, practicum students successfully completed their internships and field projects remotely for the second half of the semester.
The Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist group, has helped bolster Reopen America protests while also spreading dangerous coronavirus conspiracy theories, according to an investigation by CTEC Digital Research Lead Alex Newhouse, Researcher Adel Arlett, and Smith College researcher Leela McClintock.
International Education Management students Sayre Weir and Milira Tillman were only a few weeks into their graduate studies at the Institute when they started collaborating on the now published collaborative research project with Professor Paige Butler.
| by Sarah Kennedy/ChavoBart Digital Media
Their goal is to protect ocean health and help coastal communities adapt to climate change. (Yale Climate Connections interviews David Helvarg, Director of the Blue Frontier, regarding his work with the Center for the Blue Economy at MIIS on the Ocean Climate Action Plan #BlueNewDeal.)
| by Sol Rogers and Forbes Magazine
Dr. Juliano Calil, co-founder of Virtual Planet, climate researcher at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Blue Economy is featured in this Forbes Magazine article for his work on virtual reality 3D immersion to show the effects of sea level rise on specific cities and landscapes.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Angelo Gonzalez is the leading force behind The International Journal of Language and Policy, a new peer-reviewed academic journal focused on international relations and language studies.
