Four Alumnae Named English Language Fellows
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Four Middlebury Institute alumnae will serve as U.S. State Department English Language Fellows in Rwanda, Niger, South Africa, and Thailand in the coming year.
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Alumna Presides over Negotiation of Nuclear Treaty
| by Sarah Bidgood
Costa Rica‘s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Middlebury Institute alumna Elayne Whyte Gomez, made history earlier this month when she presided over the successful negotiation of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Gifts Endow Carl Fehlandt Scholarship for Translation and Interpretation Students
| by Jason Warburg
The Carl Fehlandt Scholarship, named for a beloved longtime Institute professor who was also an alumnus, is now fully endowed and will provide scholarships for future translation and interpretation students in perpetuity.
Iraqi Alumnus Reflects on Life in Mosul after ISIS Invaded
| by Adnan Al-Hammodi MATESOL '13
“Beasts entered my city and everything collapsed,” says Middlebury Institute alumnus Adnan Al-Hammody MATESOL ’13 of his hometown of Mosul, Iraq. “Yet I remain hopeful.”
Alumni Achievement Award Recipients Celebrated
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Four Middlebury Institute alumni were honored for outstanding achievements and citizenship at Spring Commencement on May 20.
A Commencement to Remember: Inspirational, Musical, International
“We don’t all need to be full time activists, but we all need to be active,” Commencement speaker Bill McKibben told 287 Middlebury Institute graduates from 31 countries on Saturday.
A Tragedy in South Sudan
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Alumnus Mawour Dior MAIPS ‘10 shares his thoughts on the civil war in his native South Sudan.
Alumni/Student Startup Urbavore Receives $15,000 Grant
| by Jason Warburg
An ag-tech startup that began as a class project for a group of Middlebury Institute students was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from a pair of UC Santa Cruz funds supporting sustainability initiatives.
Alumnus Clint Watts Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Middlebury Institute alumnus and counterterrorism expert Clint Watts testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on March 30 regarding Russian efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election.
Spring Break Takes Students to Washington D.C., Tokyo, Beijing
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Students from the Middlebury Institute will spend Spring Break taking advantage of career networking opportunities in the nation’s capital and a whirlwind research trip to Japan and China.