Military

A Veteran’s Path from the Military to a Career in Financial Crime Compliance

Jamal Malik BAMANPTS ‘18 — 2024-12-02T11:45:55-0800

Jamal Malik BA/MANPTS ’18 describes his career journey from chasing down terrorists to overcoming imposter syndrome in graduate school to establishing a career in the financial crime sector.

Multidisciplinary International Crisis Simulation Prepares Students for What Awaits after Graduation

Jason Warburg — 2024-05-15T21:20:47-0700

U.S. Army War College recently led a weekend-long simulation on campus with students from the Middlebury Institute, the Defense Language Institute, Naval Postgraduate School, and San Jose State University.

Oppenheimer’s Successor Weighs In on the New Film

Sierra Abukins — 2023-08-18T11:58:49-0700

Sig Hecker held the same job as Oppenheimer 40 years later—director of Los Alamos Laboratory. Speaking with Institute students, he reflected on the film and its relevance today.

Students Practice Diplomacy, Interpretation Skills in Realistic International Crisis Simulation

Jason Warburg — 2023-03-21T16:06:37-0700

Thirty-five Middlebury Institute students were joined by students and faculty from other area institutions for a weekend-long exercise simulating diplomatic negotiations during an international crisis.

International Policy Alumna and UN Colleagues Win Geospatial World Excellence Award

Jessie Raymond — 2022-10-12T09:59:01-0700

At the 2022 Geospatial World Forum, satellite imagery analyst Allison Puccioni MAIPS ’08 and her team took home the water security prize for their environmental monitoring map which helps Iraqis monitor water severity.

Drones and CBRN Terrorism Threats and Responses

bgudbergsdottir@middlebury.edu — 2020-07-01T10:10:06-0700

Associate Professor of Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Philipp Bleek presented on “Drones and CBRN Terrorism Threats and Responses” as the closing speaker for the June 3-4 “Countering Drones 2020” conference, organized by Defense iQ.

Institute Army War College Fellow James Harwell Receives Commandant’s Award for Distinction in Research

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2020-05-30T08:54:07-0700

Lieutenant Colonel James P. Harwell, the Middlebury Institute’s Sixth Army War College Fellow, receives prestigious Commandant’s Award for his research on “Breaking the Northeast Asia Proliferation Chain: Insecurity, Identity, and Nationalism.”

Love at Trial about Hate: Grandparents of Alumna Met as Interpreters at Nuremburg Tribunal

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2019-05-09T14:06:41-0700

Leo and Helga Katz, Holocaust survivors and grandparents of Middlebury Institute alumna Evelyn Lueker MAIEM ’18, are featured in a campus exhibit on the interpreters at the Nuremberg trials.

2019 Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

bgudbergsdottir@middlebury.edu — 2019-04-12T09:54:36-0700

Maureen Sweeney MPA ’94, David Lawrence Chiesa MATESOL ’10, Sean Brownlee MBA ’11, and Shawn Daniel Harris MPA ’13 honored.

A “Transformational” Experience for Army War College Fellow

Jason Warburg — 2018-11-07T11:46:51-0800

The Middlebury Institute was U.S. Army Col. Timothy Zetterwall’s top choice for his fellowship because of its international perspective and campus community.