Development

Student Researchers Work Side-by-Side with Top Experts at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Caitlin Fillmore — 2025-04-02T14:43:25-0700

Every year, dozens of students at the Middlebury Institute get advanced hands-on training and access to top experts in nonproliferation and arms control in paid research positions.

Alum Works at Intersection of Geopolitics and Business as a Senior Leader in the International Trade Administration

Sierra Abukins — 2024-12-16T12:57:42-0800

“The key for any diplomat is to go into any country with some humility and the ability to listen,” says James Golsen, whose career in commercial diplomacy has taken him from China to Myanmar to Russia and beyond.

Faculty Give a Sneak Peek into Their Current Research at Showcase

Caitlin Fillmore — 2024-10-23T09:16:22-0700

Several faculty members discussed their current research and projects with prospective students and the Institute community. Topics ranged from financial crime to AI in the classroom to poetry and policy.

Middlebury Students Support Local Initiative to Connect People to Parks

Mark C. Anderson — 2024-10-16T12:49:06-0700

The team visited more than 25 parks across Monterey over the summer to map amenities and do outreach in support of the ParkRx initiative, which aims to get more residents out into nature.

Students Conduct Research for the State Department Through Diplomacy Lab

Caitlin Fillmore — 2024-08-28T10:52:20-0700

Nancy Kwang Johnson MAIPD ’24 shared conflict transformation research and presented findings at the Diplomacy Lab Fair.

Faculty and Students Collaborate on 17-Language Anthology Interweaving Peace, Poetry, and Policy

Caitlin Fillmore — 2024-07-19T11:22:17-0700

During a period of escalating global conflicts, nearly 70 international poets contributed writing around the themes of peace, poetry, and policy.

How I Got Hired: Chief Marketing Officer, ReSurge International

Anna Santos MPA ’16 — 2024-06-18T11:43:15-0700

MPA graduate Anna Santos shares how the organizational storytelling skills she learned at the Middlebury Institute helped her launch a career in marketing internationally-focused nonprofit organizations.

DPMI: The Next Generation of Innovative and Sustainable Development Leaders

bbarkley@middlebury.edu — 2019-07-15T14:26:48-0700

Thirty-nine students from all around the world gather in three different locations (California, Washington D.C., and Kenya) to further their knowledge and expand their skills in the field of development.

Professor and Alumna Collaborate on Save the Children’s Global Childhood Report 2019

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2019-05-31T15:23:00-0700

The 2019 Save the Children Global Childhood Report was co-authored by Middlebury Institute Professor Beryl Levinger and alumna Nikki Gillette MPA ‘07/MBA ’08.

Onaba Payab: Leading from the Front

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2018-06-04T15:05:29-0700

Considered one of Afghanistan’s future leaders, Onaba Payab MAIPD ‘18 was the first female valedictorian at the American University in Kabul. She shares some of her insights with us.