Development, Policy, and Trade /institute/ en Field Work: Alum Launches Web Platform to Expand Accessibility in Localization /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-alum-launches-web-platform-expand-accessibility For their practicum, Emilia Primavera developed LinguaInclusa, a web platform with resources for localization teams to make content and products more accessible to people with disabilities. 2025-10-01T13:57:58-0700 Angela Izi Nkusi 45462 Experiential Learning Trip Provides Valuable Experience Navigating Trade and Diplomacy Challenges /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/experiential-learning-trip-provides-valuable-experience Applied research projects in Thailand and Vietnam helped Marisa Jones get published and launch her career in international trade. 2025-09-29T13:29:57-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45402 Field Work: An Experiential Learning Trip to Costa Rica Inspires Student’s Exploration of Migration Narratives /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-experiential-learning-trip-costa-rica-inspires International development student Neshae Johnson explored the power of compassionate action through multimedia storytelling highlighting organizations that use this approach in serving migrants from South America. 2025-08-28T11:21:36-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45461 How I Got Hired: Freelance Portuguese-Spanish-English Court and Diplomatic Interpreter /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-freelance-portuguese-spanish-english-court-and Nathalia Rio Preto made a big leap when she left her native Brazil to pursue her master’s degree at the Middlebury Institute, and yet another one when she transitioned from localization back to interpretation after the pandemic. She has no regrets. 2025-08-28T11:20:24-0700 Nathalia Rio Preto TI/TLM ‘21 45460 Field Work: Connecting Costa Rican Medical Devices with Patients in the U.S. /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-connecting-costa-rican-medical-devices-patients-us International trade student Andrew Sang worked on a team researching possible openings in the trade market for Costa Rica’s export agency. 2025-06-23T07:51:46-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45381 Field Work: Students Bring Complex Community Needs Data to Life in Bilingual Videos /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-bring-complex-community-needs-data-life Students have put their skills to work on a years-long data analysis and marketing project through a partnership between the Institute’s META Lab and the United Way of Monterey County. 2025-06-09T10:21:21-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45368 Field Work: Students Develop Workshops to Help the Community Avoid Scams /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-develop-workshops-help-community-avoid-scams Students, seniors and veterans learned how to avoid scams through an educational series developed by financial crime intelligence students at the Middlebury Institute. 2025-04-25T10:48:58-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45291 Field Work: Developing Expertise in Nuclear Safeguards at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-developing-expertise-nuclear-safeguards-lawrence Student Emma Scherer MANPTS ’25 built her professional connections and credentials through an internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 2025-03-04T15:34:15-0800 Jason Warburg 45178 Field Work: Helping Businesses (and His Boss) Set Up Shop in Asia /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-helping-businesses-and-his-boss-set-shop-asia International trade student and veteran Tom Short navigated the complex and evolving economic dynamics of Vietnam during his practicum semester working for a global regulatory services firm. 2025-01-14T13:35:47-0800 Caitlin Fillmore 44878 How I Got Hired: Archivist and Conference Specialist, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-archivist-and-conference-specialist-al-anon Alum Jennifer Ullman reflects on how her Middlebury Institute education and cultural understanding has helped her thrive in her role preserving the history of Al-Anon Family Groups. 2025-01-13T11:17:01-0800 Jennifer Ullman IPD ’93 44896