Student Shares Tales from Summer Internship in Rwanda
| by Julia Lipkis
Middlebury Institute student Julia Lipkis MAIPD ’18 shares her experiences in Rwanda working with Solid’Africa, a nonprofit organization in Kigali.
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| by Julia Lipkis
Middlebury Institute student Julia Lipkis MAIPD ’18 shares her experiences in Rwanda working with Solid’Africa, a nonprofit organization in Kigali.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Three recent graduates of the Middlebury Institute were chosen out of 600 applicants to serve as Catholic Relief Services Fellows in the Philippines, Malawi and Liberia. The fellowships offer paths to permanent positions.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
This summer Middlebury Institute student Lama Ranjous served on the advisory council supporting the UN’s Report on Youth, Peace and Security.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute professor Beryl Levinger has directed or co-directed Save the Children’s annual research reports for 14 years with assistance from students, alumni and faculty colleagues.
| by Jason Warburg
The Carl Fehlandt Scholarship, named for a beloved longtime Institute professor who was also an alumnus, is now fully endowed and will provide scholarships for future translation and interpretation students in perpetuity.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Students in the Institute’s intensive summer certificate program in international development and social change (DPMI) in Washington DC had the opportunity June 20 to visit the Organization of American States.
| by Jason Warburg
International Policy & Development professor Jan Black’s colorful backstory includes writing the definitive account of U.S. involvement in Brazil, and being invited to play piano in Elvis Presley’s band.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Tangut Degfay shares her story from a remote village in Ethiopia to Monterey with important stops along the way in Norway, Vermont and Japan, and the transformative role education has played in her life.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Lama Ranjous says being a student at the Middlebury Institute has helped her gain a better understanding of the conflict in her homeland of Syria and focused her dreams for the future.
Fair Trade USA recently recognized the Middlebury Institute of International Studies as the first graduate school in the nation to be designated as a Fair Trade University.