Winter Commencement: 102 Students from 21 Countries Celebrate Degrees
Saturday’s winter commencement ceremony saw 102 students from 21 countries graduate from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
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Author of International Bestseller on the Origins and Future of Islam to Lecture at MIIS
Dr. Reza Aslan, author of the international bestseller “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam,” will deliver a public lecture at the Monterey Institute of International Studies at 6:00 p.m. on November 4 in the Irvine Auditorium.
Series of Articles from Sierra Leone Research Course Published
Professor Pushpa Iyer and 12 students from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Middlebury College are sharing the stories they heard and witnessed on their January trip to Sierra Leone with assistance from The Women’s International Perspective.
Professor Anna Vassilieva Interviewed on PBS Newshour
On the June 29 edition of PBS Newshour, Monterey Institute Professor Vassilieva discussed possible effects of the recent Russian spy charges on US-Russian relations.
MIIS Alumnus Co-Authors Asia Times Article on Afghanistan’s Poppy Economy
Monterey Institute alumnus Ahmad Waheed (MAIPS ’09) co-authored an article in the Asia Times addressing the socio-economic ramifications of the recent poppy blight in Afghanistan.
Three MIIS Students on Three Continents Advocating for Peace
This summer, three Monterey Institute students are working as Peace Fellows for the Advocacy Project working on diverse projects in Ghana, Nepal and Peru.
CNS Director Meets With UN Secretary-General to Discuss Nonproliferation Education
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Founding Director Dr. William Potter met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday in New York to discuss nonproliferation education and the Monterey Institute’s new nonproliferation and terrorism studies degree.
NY Times Profiles Former Monterey Institute Faculty Member, Assemblyman Bill Monning
Assemblymember Bill Monning, who taught international negotiation at the Monterey Institute before winning election in California’s 27th District, will play a key role in implementing health care reform as the new chairman of the Assembly Health Committee.
TEDxMonterey to Spotlight Global and Local Solutions April 16 at MIIS
Initial speakers have now been confirmed, and ticket purchase and registration are open, for TEDxMonterey on April 16 at the Monterey Institute.
Institute Students at Work in El Salvador and Sierra Leone This January
Twenty-nine Monterey Institute students are currently on site in Sierra Leone and El Salvador working on faculty-sponsored projects during our interim January term.