Fall 2016 /institute/ en Word-by-Word /institute/communique/word-word Lefteris Kafatos MACI ’10 talks about how a second-generation Greek found himself interpreting for President Obama during his historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan in May&nbsp;2016. 2016-11-01T15:42:53-0700 Eva Gudbergsdottir 20232 The View From Segal: The Importance of Momentum /institute/communique/view-segal-importance-momentum Dean of the Institute Jeff Dayton-Johnson reflects on the importance of&nbsp;momentum. 2016-11-01T15:37:10-0700 Jeff Dayton-Johnson 20229 Life's Rich Pageant /institute/communique/lifes-rich-pageant Janet Reineck MATESOL ’92 shares lessons she has learned from doing development work in Kosovo and&nbsp;Rwanda. 2016-11-01T15:12:44-0700 Jason Warburg 20226 A Conversation with Anna Vassilieva /institute/communique/conversation-anna-vassilieva Professor Anna Vassilieva on life in the Soviet Union and the state of U.S.-Russia relations.<br> &nbsp; 2016-11-01T14:57:50-0700 Eva Gudbergsdottir 20223 Building Community /institute/communique/building-community Lena Robinson BA Japanese ’86 talks about her role as community development regional manager for the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, and her efforts to increase investment&nbsp;in projects that benefit lower-income&nbsp;areas. 2016-11-01T14:12:28-0700 Eva Gudbergsdottir 20220 Into the Wild /institute/communique/wild Valerie Termini MAIEP ’06, the first female executive director of the California Fish and Game Commission, shares some of the major stepping stones and lessons learned along her career&nbsp;path. 2016-11-01T13:43:25-0700 Eva Gudbergsdottir 20214 Institute Alumnus Killed in Kabul Attack /institute/communique/institute-alumnus-killed-kabul-attack Middlebury Institute alumnus Naqib Ahmad Khpulwak&nbsp;was among the 16 students and faculty killed in a terrorist attack at the American University in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 24,&nbsp;2016. 2016-11-01T11:51:11-0700 Jason Warburg 20211 In Brief: Fall 2016 /institute/communique/brief-fall-2016 Recent news from members of the&nbsp;Institute community in Monterey&nbsp;and around the&nbsp;world. 2016-11-01T11:38:57-0700 Jason Warburg 20205