In Memoriam: Betty Ashbury Jones
The former trustee was a fervent supporter of language education, and is the namesake of Middlebury’s Betty Ashbury Jones MA ’86 School of French.
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The former trustee was a fervent supporter of language education, and is the namesake of Middlebury’s Betty Ashbury Jones MA ’86 School of French.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Alumna Heather Frank MAIEM ‘13 passed away recently after succumbing to complications of a rare neurological disease. She was a member of the inaugural International Education Management class, “a true internationalist,” dedicated alumni volunteer, and supporter of the Institute.
Professor Jeffrey W. Knopf, chair of the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies degree program at the Middlebury Institute, co-edited Behavioral Economics and Nuclear Weapons, a new collection of essays examining how insights about decision making from behavioral economics can inform nuclear policy.
Middlebury Institute Professor John Balcom taught a multi-genre translation workshop at the Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference in Vermont this summer.
International Education Management Assistant Professor David Wick is one of the editors of a new virtual issue of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad dedicated to diversity and inclusion in education abroad.
Professor Moyara Ruehsen recently conducted training for Pakistani government officials and law enforcement on open source tools for financial crime investigations and suspect identification.
Professor Mahabat Baimyrzaeva facilitated a strategic planning retreat for the Roza Otunbayeva Initiative in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in June, 2019.
Two Middlebury Institute students were awarded Boren Fellowships for the study of less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
On April 27th, Professor Netta Avineri presented at the CATESOL Steinbeck Chapter event “Education and the Creation of Just Societies”, on “Language and Social Justice in Practice: From Classroom Activities to Collaborative Advocacy”.
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Professor Sharad Joshi publishes article in the journal Asian Security.