Eva Gudbergsdottir

Discourse and Repartée 2021 Edition

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-24T15:32:22-0700

Reimagining the annual language symposium, supporting students with disabilities, advances in migrant education - these are just a few of the stories involving students, faculty, and alumni of the TESOL and TFL programs in the newest edition of Discourse and Repartée.

Middlebury Institute Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Professor Edgard Coly

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-22T12:37:39-0700

The Middlebury Institute community is mourning the loss of beloved long-time faculty member Edgard Coly, who is remembered as an exceptional educator, and a patient and generous mentor whose influence transcended the classroom.

Alumna Documents Story of Injustice, Unionization, and Reclaiming Space in Ecuador

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-18T10:47:14-0700

As a Davis Fellow for Peace, Middlebury Institute alumna Danika Robison documented a story of injustice, unionization and the hard-fought preservation of a Pre-Inca language and culture in Ecuador. The documentary short film, Kawasakunchik, is an official selection in the Smithsonian’s Mother Tongue Film Festival.

Celebrating a Decade of Advocating for the Blue Economy

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-16T14:17:00-0700

As it celebrates its first decade, the Middlebury Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy is perfectly poised to contribute to climate forward policies for the rebuilding of post-pandemic economies.

Bridging Language Gap for Elders

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-14T15:58:39-0700

What started out as a class project for Middlebury Institute students Helen Bartlett and Meng Zhang, Translators for Elders is a new crowdsourcing initiative to provide translation services for older citizens, bridging an important and often overlooked language barrier.

Three Alumni Facilitate International Space Cooperation in Japan

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-11T12:33:50-0800

An international scientific collaboration to increase our understanding about the formation of our solar system brings three Middlebury Institute graduates together in Tokyo, Japan.

Middlebury Institute Launches Cyber Collaborative

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-03-02T17:04:45-0800

The new Cyber Collaborative at the Middlebury Institute will serve as a hub for cybersecurity activity across disciplines and degree programs and is led by Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Professor Philipp Bleek.

Alumna Part of 2021 Cohort of Next Generation US-Australia Leaders Initiative

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-02-28T18:18:55-0800

Middlebury Institute alumna Rose Tenyotkin MANPTS ‘18 been selected to be a part of the Pacific Forum’s 2021 United States-Australia Next-Generation Leaders Initiative cohort.

In Memoriam: Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-01-28T07:11:59-0800

The Middlebury Institute community mourns the loss of honorary degree recipient and friend of the Institute, Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia, who first prosecuted former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for killings and human rights offenses.

Transformative Potential of English Language Teaching for Social Justice

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2021-01-22T18:06:55-0800

Middlebury Institute faculty members Jason Martel and Deniz Ortaçtepe co-edited a special isssue of TESOL Journal exploring the transformative potential of English Language Teaching for Social Justice.