International Policy and Development

From Nepal to New York City, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Fall

Julia Tucker — 2025-10-09T13:16:02-0700

Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.

Oct. 24: Alum to Discuss his New Book on Cuisine and Conflict

Caitlin Fillmore — 2025-10-01T10:47:50-0700

A free community event will highlight alum Michael Shaikh MAIPS ’03, who recently published The Last Sweet Bite, highlighting the food customs of cultures torn apart by conflict. Shaikh spent nearly 20 years working in areas marred by political crisis and armed conflict, mostly in Asia and the Middle East, including leading the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights investigations into the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar.

Experiential Learning Trip Provides Valuable Experience Navigating Trade and Diplomacy Challenges

Caitlin Fillmore — 2025-09-29T13:29:57-0700

Applied research projects in Thailand and Vietnam helped Marisa Jones get published and launch her career in international trade.

Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

cmtaylor@middlebury.edu — 2025-08-14T09:47:46-0700

Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge: West Coast

Alum’s Chai Start-Up Has Personal Roots and a Sustainable Vision

Mark C. Anderson — 2025-08-07T14:32:00-0700

Ani Joshi leverages skills she built at the Middlebury Institute to create the only regenerative, organic, woman-owned chai company in the country.

Student Perspective: What We Could Learn from the Massive Youth-Led Protests in Serbia in March 2025

Roo Luo MAIPD ‘25 — 2025-06-26T13:18:23-0700

This year’s Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans global learning course coincided with the largest protests in Serbian history. International policy and development student Roo Luo shares what she thinks changemakers from across the world could learn from Serbian youth.

Field Work: Students Bring Complex Community Needs Data to Life in Bilingual Videos

Caitlin Fillmore — 2025-06-09T10:21:21-0700

Students have put their skills to work on a years-long data analysis and marketing project through a partnership between the Institute’s META Lab and the United Way of Monterey County.

Students Work at Intersection of Language and Mobility in Monterey through New Fellowship

Sierra Abukins — 2025-03-31T12:20:35-0700

The inaugural fellows created a bilingual booklet to help the community engage - in both English and Spanish - with new sidewalk murals along routes to Salinas schools. The multi-year partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County lets faculty and students put their skills to work on local community projects.

From Kenya to Alaska, Students Are Addressing Pressing Global Challenges

Marissa Gonzalez — 2025-03-11T12:07:26-0700

Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.

Students Crunch Data for Federal Agencies to Help Thwart Global Crime and Drive Trade Growth

Caitlin Fillmore — 2025-01-16T14:07:09-0800

The analyses run by Middlebury Institute students have supported federal investigations into trade-based financial crimes—and helped students land jobs.