“A Remarkable Commitment”: Amy Sands Looks Back on 20 Years at MIIS
Former provost and dean Dr. Amy Sands joined us for an in-depth interview covering her 20-year career at the Institute as she prepares to retire at the end of December.
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Bailey, Damerow Receive English Language Education Award
Middlebury Institute professor Kathi Bailey and alumnus Ryan Damerow were recently awarded the TESOL International Association’s President’s Award for their contributions to the field of English language education.
A Conversation with Anna Vassilieva
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Professor Anna Vassilieva on life in the Soviet Union and the state of U.S.-Russia relations.
Faculty Panel Offers International Perspectives on U.S. Election
A panel featuring faculty originally from China, Mexico, Russia and Senegal explored one of the less-examined questions of this tumultuous presidential election season: what does the rest of the world think?
“I Love This Place”: Professor Fredric Kropp Reflects on 17 Years at MIIS
Professor Fredric Kropp’s final semester of teaching in the MBA program at the Middlebury Institute finds him looking back on nearly two decades of evolution and innovation.
Institute Professor Remembers Peres and His Role in Israel’s Nuclear Program
Reflecting on Shimon Peres’ legacy, Middlebury Institute Professor Avner Cohen shared a letter he received in 1999 from the elder statesman after the publication of his landmark history of Israel’s nuclear program, Israel and the Bomb.
“Unbelievable” Experience at Rio Olympics for Institute Students, Faculty and Alumni
“Being here, being part of history in the making… is simply unbelievable,” says Middlebury Institute alumnus Weihao Zhang MACI ’14, part of large team of alumni, faculty and students interpreting at the Rio Olympics, continuing a tradition that has spanned fifteen Games.
Three Students and Professor Study Mining Risk to Water in Four Countries
This summer three Middlebury Institute Research Fellows will study the risk copper mines pose to river basins in four countries, Australia, Peru, Chile and Zambia, under the guidance of professor and principal investigator Lyuba Zarsky.
Reflections on a Native Land
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Professor Nükhet Kardam, a native of Turkey, reflects on shifting and conflicting concepts of national identity and the relationship between Islam and the West.
Faculty Advice: It’s Not As Simple As…
| by Jason Warburg
Middlebury Institute faculty offer six examples of topics and concepts that are not as simple as they might appear at first glance.