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| by Sierra Abukins
We recently caught up with TESOL program chair Jason Martel, the 2024 Faculty Excellence Award winner, to talk about whether it’s still worth learning a language these days and how long-time language teaching paradigms need to shift.
Alum Tom English shares how his Middlebury Institute education prepared him to teach academic writing to students preparing for study abroad programs in the U.S.
| by Daniel McCarthy MATESOL ’15
Daniel McCarthy shares how his Middlebury Institute education and focus on language program administration prepared him for his career in higher education, where he now leads curriculum updates and student support initiatives at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
| by Kaitlin Decker MATESOL ’14
Alum Kaitlin Decker shares how her Middlebury Institute education and Peace Corps experience prepared her for a career in instructional design and teacher education at Arizona State University.
| by Marissa Gonzalez
Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.
| by Jill Neuendorf and TFL ’01
Alum Jill Neuendorf shares how her passion for Russian and second language acquisition led her to a career in academia and teaching Russian at Georgetown University.
Alum Joyce Kling shares how her education at the Middlebury Institute laid the foundation for her career in academia and how she continues to mentor students and collaborate on international research projects at Lund University.
| by Jennifer Uhler MATESOL ’05
Alum Jennifer Uhler shares how her MIIS education and experiences with Peace Corps, Fulbright, and the English Language Fellow program led her to a diplomatic career focused on fostering global ties through language education.
| by Jason Warburg
Thirty-seven Middlebury Institute graduates from 12 homelands were feted by family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni at winter Commencement 2024.
| by Sierra Abukins
The language educators led workshops in the Balkans lifting up how language educators advance peacebuilding in their classrooms with support from a grant from Projects for Peace.
