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Words at Work

Sara Thurber Marshall — 2020-01-28T11:11:14-0800

What does it take to be a translator and interpreter for a drug task force in New York City? Middlebury Institute alumna Lucía Falcón Palomar MATI ‘17 is featured in the Winter 2020 Communiqué.

As Needed

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2020-01-27T16:11:40-0800

Within the Middlebury Institute’s Custom Language Services Program, no two solutions are the same.

A Conversation with Olaf Groth

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2019-06-05T13:47:20-0700

As systems running on artificial intelligence (AI) govern greater parts of our daily decisions and interactions, we might be in for some “wobbly stretches of human-machine interaction.”

A Rising Tide

Jason Warburg — 2019-06-04T16:15:27-0700

A recent study by the Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy estimated the potential physical and economic impact of sea level rise on several Monterey landmarks.

A Matter of Interpretation

bgudbergsdottir@middlebury.edu — 2018-11-20T15:25:51-0800

Over the past year, Institute alumni, students, and faculty have served as interpreters at some of the world’s most important global gatherings, from large events to intimate one-on-one meetings between heads of state.

The Ethics of Interpretation

Jason Warburg — 2018-11-20T14:36:42-0800

The role and ethical obligations of diplomatic interpreters became the subject of intense interest following the summits President Donald Trump held with North Korean and Russian leaders.

On the Front Lines of Medical Interpretation

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2018-11-20T14:12:28-0800

Lissett Samaniego MATI ’10 of Stanford Hospital and Clinics answers questions about a critically important field.

Trolling the Truth

E. Phil Morgan Professor Emeritus — 2018-11-19T17:42:13-0800

Professor emeritus E. Phil Morgan reviews Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News, by his former student Clint Watts MAIPS ‘05.

Looking Back on a Nuclear War with North Korea

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2018-11-19T16:35:46-0800

The most terrifying thing about the new novel by Professor Jeffrey Lewis about a nuclear war with North Korea “is how much of it is true,” says The Economist.

A Victory in Davos

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2017-06-28T10:26:42-0700

A team of four Middlebury Institute students won the Business for a Better World international case competition in Davos, Switzerland, beating out teams from 20 other universities with a “stunning” presentation.