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| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Translation and Interpretation students Magdalena Kotzurek and Matthew Ross won first prize in the prestigious United Nations St. Jerome’s Translation Contest, and Translation student Rachel Echeto won Honorable Mention.
Over the past year, Institute alumni, students, and faculty have served as interpreters at some of the world’s most important global gatherings, from large events to intimate one-on-one meetings between heads of state.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Lissett Samaniego MATI ’10 of Stanford Hospital and Clinics answers questions about a critically important field.
| by Jason Warburg
Nine students in Professor George Henson’s Translation class worked directly with acclaimed author Alberto Chimal on a translation of his Twitter novel City X.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Adjunct Professor Esther Navarro-Hall MACI ’85 organized an “interpreter brigade” with her colleagues to help victims of the recent devastating earthquakes in her native Mexico
Students from the Middlebury Institute were awarded one third of the six available student prizes in the United Nations’ 12th annual St. Jerome Translation Contest.
| by Jason Warburg
Alumna Maria Laura Abal MAT ‘10 talks about the challenges and rewards of translating critical diplomatic communications surrounding the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Brazilian translator/interpreter Ewandro Magalhães gained an additional language and a global network when he enrolled at the Middlebury Institute.
After participating in a special internship program for Middlebury Institute students at Stanford Health Care last summer, Erin Teske MATI ’15 was offered a full-time position as a relief interpreter.
Middlebury Institute faculty members Holly Mikkelson and Johanna Parker each received awards from the California Healthcare Interpreting Association at its March 2015 annual conference.
