Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Highlighting Hidden History

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-05T12:12:04-0500

A team of Middlebury undergraduate and graduate students published an article in Sea History that highlighted the little-known history of the Japanese-American abalone fishery in Monterey Bay.

Show Some Love to Sharks

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-05T12:11:45-0500

The new Monterey Bay White Sharks website is part of a larger mission to demystify, conserve, and spotlight how majestic—and central to the ocean ecosystem—white sharks are.

Third-Culture Kids Needed

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-11T13:54:35-0400

For heritage speakers of a language who are interested in careers as interpreters or translators, Sarahi Juarez, MATI ’24 offers both encouragement and advice: no, it’s not “cheating,” and yes, the field needs your skills and cultural know-how.

Intercultural Outer Space

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-11T13:54:32-0400

Tatiana Lind, MATI ’08 does her part for U.S.-Russia relations by interpreting for astronauts on the International Space Station.

Environmental Journalism Recognized

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-11T10:08:58-0400

Nick Rahaim MAIEP ’22 was recently honored by the Society of Environmental Journalists for his 2022 piece in Hakai Magazine, “Clever Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line.”

High Cost of Heating Oceans

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-11T10:08:51-0400

Don’t forget that warming oceans heavily impact coastal economies, warns Charles Colgan, the director of research at the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute.

Monterey Trialogue

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-11T10:08:44-0400

In the newest Midd Moment podcast episode, experts Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine talk about their work shaping the Monterey Trialogue.

The Future Is Now

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-05-26T18:09:58-0400

Explore eight takeaways about artificial intelligence and the future of translation and interpretation from a panel of experts convened by the Middlebury Institute.

Multilayer Trail Guide

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2024-01-23T13:45:54-0500

raduate and undergraduate members of the 2023 Middlebury Social Impact Corps created a digital interpretive guide for Big Sur Land Trust during the summer.

$2 Million to Fight Extremism

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2023-06-21T13:37:02-0400

Middlebury has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to expand the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and to provide financial aid to graduate students.