The Middlebury Climate Change Semester: Inaugural Program Begins

January 24, 2022 | by Rachel Christopherson January 2022 marked the start of the first-ever Middlebury Climate Change Semester program, a unique and much anticipated collaboration between Middlebury College in Vermont, and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey.  Undergraduate students from Middlebury College have joined graduate students at MIIS to study place-based examples of climate…Continue Reading The Middlebury Climate Change Semester: Inaugural Program Begins

Art collaboration leads to new exhibits at the College and Institute

The Middlebury College Museum of Art and the Middlebury Institute’s Committee on Art in Public Places partnered to temporarily move Pre-Columbian pottery on display at the Institute to the College Museum of Art for study in Anthropology courses taught by Professor James Fitzsimmons. The Middlebury College Museum of Art transferred the exhibit “Being There: Photographs…Continue Reading Art collaboration leads to new exhibits at the College and Institute

College students participate in Institute JTerm programs in Monterey and Cuba

This January five Middlebury College students and one alumnus participated in the following Middlebury Institute courses: Traveling Cuba’s National Freeway: The Road to Revolution The Cuban Revolution was not just a historical event; on the contrary, it is an ongoing project. Led by Dr. George Henson, this course focused not only on the historical and geographical roots…Continue Reading College students participate in Institute JTerm programs in Monterey and Cuba

Institute Holds 3-day Training on Restorative Practices

In effort to build community and foster more collaborative decision-making, the Middlebury Institute held a three-day training on restorative practices in mid-November on the campus in Monterey. These practices are emerging many student life departments in universities, but can be applied more widely to foster creativity, collaboration, and well-being at the workplace. The training was…Continue Reading Institute Holds 3-day Training on Restorative Practices

Middlebury Institute professor of Nonproliferation offers lecture at Middlebury College

Middlebury Institute professor lectures on U.S. strategy and Syrian chemical weapons As Syria descended into civil war in 2011-2012, what had once seemed unimaginable – that the regime might use that country’s chemical weapons (CW) against its own people – became a horrifying reality. Syria’s possession and eventual use of CW confronted the international community…Continue Reading Middlebury Institute professor of Nonproliferation offers lecture at Middlebury College

Middlebury Institute Welcomes Summer MiddCORE Program

The Middlebury Institute and Asilomar Conference grounds in nearby Pacific Grove are host to the MiddCORE four-week, mentor-powered innovation experience June 1-29, 2019. Middlebury Institute faculty and staff will serve as mentors and judges in the program in addition to alumni from the College and other members of MiddCORE’s network….Continue Reading Middlebury Institute Welcomes Summer MiddCORE Program

Institute Displays Global Impact Piece by Henry Simonds

The Middlebury Institute William Tell Coleman library now displays one piece from Henry Simond’s Global Impact exhibit. A contemporary photographer, installation artist, exhibition curator, and film producer, Henry J. Simonds sees himself first and foremost as an interpreter of culture. As the self-styled “Chief Sphaeralogist of the International Sphaeralogical Society” he has meticulously explored and…Continue Reading Institute Displays Global Impact Piece by Henry Simonds

Record Number of College and Institute Students Participating in Joint Summer Internship Programs

Through collaborations spanning the College and Institute, undergraduate and graduate students will complete summer internships in their desired fields. The Middlebury Social Impact Corps program has sent students to the following three locations: United Way Monterey County (Monterey, California) Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development (Cusco, Peru) Cape Eleuthera Institute (The Bahamas) Middlebury Institute and Middlebury…Continue Reading Record Number of College and Institute Students Participating in Joint Summer Internship Programs

April 17, 2019 | Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts 101: What Is Going On with Your Personal Information?

The Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry (DLINQ) recently launched the Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts (DADDA) initiative. Our first DADDA conversation will show you how websites are collecting your personal information, and will show you some simple strategies for understanding and managing the information that is being collected about you. This introductory session…Continue Reading April 17, 2019 | Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts 101: What Is Going On with Your Personal Information?