/institute/ en /institute/news/state-department-honors-alum-project-reaching-million-egyptian-students Jeffrey Mattison MATESOL ’05 received an English Language Specialist Impact Award from the U.S. State Department for his work revising and enhancing English textbooks used by a million students in Egypt. 2025-05-09T10:44:14-0700 Jason Warburg 45336 /institute/news/conversation-language-education-age-rapid-technological-change We recently caught up with TESOL program chair Jason Martel, the 2024 Faculty Excellence Award winner, to talk about whether it’s still worth learning a language these days and how long-time language teaching paradigms need to shift. 2025-05-06T09:58:33-0700 Sierra Abukins 45329 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-academic-writing-instructor-stony-brook Alum Tom English shares how his Middlebury Institute education prepared him to teach academic writing to students preparing for study abroad programs in the U.S. 2025-04-18T09:37:07-0700 Tom English MATESOL ’24 45275 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-lecturing-fellow-fuqua-school-business-duke Daniel McCarthy shares how his Middlebury Institute education and focus on language program administration prepared him for his career in higher education, where he now leads curriculum updates and student support initiatives at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. 2025-04-09T10:39:50-0700 Daniel McCarthy MATESOL ’15 45294 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-senior-global-educator-arizona-state-university Alum Kaitlin Decker shares how her Middlebury Institute education and Peace Corps experience prepared her for a career in instructional design and teacher education at Arizona State University. 2025-04-02T15:22:09-0700 Kaitlin Decker MATESOL ’14 45231 /institute/academics/experiential-learning-study-abroad/experiential-learning-and-study-abroad-news/kenya 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.  2025-03-11T12:07:26-0700 Marissa Gonzalez 45233 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-associate-teaching-professor-georgetown Alum Jill Neuendorf shares how her passion for Russian and second language acquisition led her to a career in academia and teaching Russian at Georgetown University. 2025-02-27T14:58:35-0800 Jill Neuendorf, TFL ’01 45008 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-associate-professor-english-studies-lund Alum Joyce Kling shares how her education at the Middlebury Institute laid the foundation for her career in academia and how she continues to mentor students and collaborate on international research projects at Lund University. 2025-02-10T11:34:13-0800 Joyce Kling MATESOL ’88 44954 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-regional-english-language-officer-us-department Alum Jennifer Uhler shares how her MIIS education and experiences with Peace Corps, Fulbright, and the English Language Fellow program led her to a diplomatic career focused on fostering global ties through language education. 2025-01-08T11:51:14-0800 Jennifer Uhler MATESOL ’05 44883 /institute/news/graduates-celebrate-loved-ones-winter-commencement-2024 Thirty-seven Middlebury Institute graduates from 12 homelands were feted by family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni at winter Commencement 2024. 2024-12-16T06:38:32-0800 Jason Warburg 44866