"An academic community committed to preparing innovative professionals able to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments."
The Monterey Institute of International Studies was founded in 1955 by Gaspard Weiss, Remsen Bird and Dwight Morrow Jr. Originally known as the Monterey Institute for Foreign Studies, the school’s focus was on promoting international understanding through the study of language and culture. This belief of the founders is still a guiding light for the Institute’s educational philosophy.
Growing through the decades, the Institute added new programs, faculty and students, expanding its global reach and educational mission. The school moved to its current downtown Monterey location in 1961, where it now occupies 14 buildings. By the 1990s, the Monterey Institute was widely recognized as one of the most academically prestigious language and international policy studies schools in the country. The Institute’s graduates were prominent in the US Foreign Service, in language teaching leadership, and in the international business community.
With its four graduate schools, multiple research centers and numerous special programs, the Monterey Institute of International Studies has begun its second half-century with a new partner. In 2005, it affiliated with Middlebury College. Middlebury, founded in Vermont in 1800, is a leader in language education, international economics and environmental studies. |
