Fall 2018

When Global Climate Issues Go Local

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2018-11-20T16:17:51-0800

Perhaps the greatest life lesson recent graduate Elea Becker Lowe MAIEP ’18 can share is one she herself has heeded: when presented with an opportunity, go for it.

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.

Mind the Gap

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2018-11-19T16:08:23-0800

As a cofounder of a company that helps organizations narrow the gender pay gap, Zara Nanu MPA ’06 is seeking to resolve one of the corporate world’s most persistent problems.

New Deans, New Perspectives

Jason Warburg — 2018-11-16T11:51:40-0800

A wide-ranging conversation with longtime faculty members and new academic deans Laura Burian MATI ’98 and Fernando DePaolis.

The View From Segal: Conquering Headwinds

Jeff Dayton-Johnson — 2018-11-16T11:42:47-0800

In Brief: Fall 2018

Jason Warburg — 2018-11-15T16:15:47-0800

Recent news from members of the Institute community in Monterey and around the world.