2010s

2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Identity, Politics & Government

Intersectional Leadership

Rana Abdelhamid ’15 was recently featured in Harper’s BAZAAR.

2010s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

Rising Translation Star

The American Translators Association presented its 2021 Rising Star Award to Middlebury Institute alum Céline C. Browning MACI ’14 at its annual awards.

A college of portraits of Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Farid Noori, and Bilal Sarwary

2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Identity, Politics & Government

Afghan Perspectives

The U.S. troop withdrawal and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan are more than a distant news story for Afghan alumni of Middlebury. Some of them have shared their experiences recently.

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2010s, Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Identity

Poetry as Conversation

Cheswayo Mphanza ’16 recently released a book of poetry, The Rinehart Frames, which won the African Poetry Book Foundation’s 2020 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets.

the rust-red roofs of an Ecuadorian factory backed by a brilliant blue sky

2010s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice, Identity

Fighting for Cultural Survival

Middlebury Institute alumna Danika Robison MPA ’19 documented a story of injustice, unionization, and the hard-fought preservation of a pre-Inca language and culture in Ecuador.

an illustration of three different feminine people of differing skin tones and body shapes wearing SheFly pants with the mountains in the background

2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Equity & Justice, Experience

Alum Startup Wins Accelerator Contest

beat out over 100 startups to win one of four spots in the Moosejaw Outdoor Acceleration program.

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2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture

Award-Winning Animated Film

A new animated film by Jon Portman ’13 called Malady of Mine has won several awards and screened at festivals in the U.S., Prague, and Montreal.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun, wearing a black shirt, with

2010s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Equity & Justice, Identity, Science & Tech

A Global Citizen Prizewinner

Temie Giwa-Tubosun MPA ’10 has been awarded the Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader.

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