10/8 Paul Theroux to Headline a MIIS Celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
Join us for a day of celebration on Saturday, October 8 with the renowned author and travel writer Paul Theroux and including panel discussions, movie showings and a “Bazaar” themed reception displaying the MIIS/Peace Corps experience in all its wonderful colors and flavors.
Anne-Claire Benoit: Peace Corps Connections
Anne-Claire Benoit, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and student in the Master's in Public Administration program, reflects upon the life-changing friendship she made in the Peace Corps, Niger 2003-2006.
This video was made in light of the Monterey Institute's 50th anniversary celebration for the Peace Corps on October 8, 2011.
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MIIS Professor Jan Black Elected to Amnesty International USA Board of Directors
A first generation Peace Corps volunteer in Chile, Monterey Institute professor Jan Knippers Black was propelled early on into human rights work by the danger of disappearance and torture confronting so many of her friends in Latin America. She would go on to pursue human rights in her academic research, including her first single-authored book United States Penetration of Brazil (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1977) now out in Portuguese translation.
Graduates Embrace Challenge to “Leave the World a Better Place”
Addressing the 247 graduates at the Monterey Institute’s May 21 commencement ceremony, President Sunder Ramaswamy spoke of the road ahead: “Like any proud parent, we have high expectations for you, but only because we know the great things you are capable of accomplishing.” The president talked about the different backgrounds of students hailing from places like “Belarus and Brazil, India and the Ivory Coast, Malta and Mexico, Pakistan and Paraguay, China and Russia” and the common goal that they each have of making a difference i
Yi-Ching Hwang: Business for Social Impact in India
After college, I served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia as an agriculture extension volunteer, connecting farmers with agronomists in the city. I stayed in South America for two years after Peace Corps and worked first for a not-for-profit development organization in Ecuador and then for a policy and advocacy organization in Bolivia.
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Global Impact of MIIS Highlighted in Over One Hundred Stories
The MIIS Around the World stories campaign started a year ago as an attempt to collect first-person narratives from members the MIIS community that illustrate the global impact of the Institute. One hundred and twenty students, alumni, faculty and staff members have already submitted their stories. The submissions range from tales about international experiences that brought students to MIIS, to funny anecdotes about attempts to communicate in a new language, to the sharing of life-changing moments.
Peace Corps, Rep. Sam Farr Celebrate 15 Years of PCMI-MBA Program at MIIS
For some, the value of combining an MBA degree with service in the Peace Corps might seem less than obvious. At the Monterey Institute of International Studies, however, the two have been combined successfully for 15 years now under the auspices of the Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) program and the Fisher International MBA program.
David Chiesa: Teaching Hamlet to Students in China
David Chiesa (MATESOL ’10, LPA Certificate) completed two years of the Peace Corps, China as part of his master’s degree program. Living in China’s poorest province, Guizhou, he taught English at the university level to students of translation and interpretation.
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MIIS Ranks #4 in Nation Among Peace Corps Graduate Programs
With 16 participants currently in service, the Monterey Institute of International Studies ranks fourth for the number of students participating in a Peace Corps Master’s International Program, the Peace Corps announced today. Sixty-one graduate schools now offer Peace Corps Master’s International programs. This year’s top five schools -- based on the number of Masters International participants serving as Peace Corps volunteers overseas as of September 30, 2009 -- are:
1. Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) – 37
Matt Robinson: Adventures of an ELF in East Timor
Matt Robinson (TESOL/PCMI '08) shares his experience as an English Language Fellow in East Timor:
