Best of Both Worlds – Tatenda Kunaka’s Story
Middlebury Institute student Tatenda Kunaka finds more similarities than differences between his hometown of Harare, Zimbabwe and Monterey, California.
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Alumnus Ravi Dutta Receives Peace Corps Award
At a recent Washington, D.C. ceremony the Peace Corps awarded Middlebury Institute alumnus Ravi Dutta MPA ’09 one of its highest honors: the Franklin H. Williams Award.
Alumna Sumaya Agha Documents the Syrian Refugee Crisis
In a new photo exhibit on the Middlebury Institute campus, alumna Sumaya Agha shares images she took while documenting the Syrian refugee crises in Jordan and Europe.
Institute Celebrates Deep Ties with Peace Corps
Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet and Congressman Sam Farr joined Middlebury Institute students, faculty, staff and alumni at a September 19 breakfast celebrating the two institutions’ long history of shared values.
The World According to Student April Danyluk
Middlebury Institute student April Danyluk has lived, work and traveled all over the world yet remains centered and grounded; she recently shared what she’s learned along the way with the Communiqué.
Lessons from Patagonia’s Culture of Sharing
For Middlebury Institute student Tom Stagg MPA ’16, one small aspect of living and working in Patagonia in southern Chile ultimately loomed large: sharing a warm cup of yerba mate with his colleagues.
Student Networks Her Way to Malawi with Help from Alumni
Middlebury Institute student Melissa Hewitt’s 10,000-mile journey to Malawi began with a phone call home to Mom—a call that started her down a path of alumni connections that led all the way to Southeast Africa.
Cameroon, Denmark, Fiji, Hawaii: MIIS Students’ Summer Adventures
Middlebury Institute students offer the chance to experience their summer adventures vicariously with blog entries posted from all over the world.
DPMI Students: Acquiring Skills and Developing Networks
Fifty students and mid-career professionals from all over the world gathered in Monterey and Washington, D.C. in May and June to attend Design, Partnering, Management and Innovation (DPMI), an intensive program in international development and social change.
The World According to April
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
April Danyluk MAIEM/MPA ’16 shares lessons learned on a journey that has so far included attending high school in Guantanamo Bay, graduating from the Clown Conservatory in San Francisco, and living on a sailboat in the Monterey marina.