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Dr. Black’s work on Chile and Brazil

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PicMonkey CollageAs J-Term approaches, Dr. Jan Knippers Black is increasingly drawn back into the affairs of Chile and its major indigenous nation, the Mapuche. She is seen here [above left] with her collaborator, Judge Juan Guzman, who was in Monterey for a brief visit in late October. A couple of weeks earlier she had received an appeal from her friend Juana Calfunao, a Mapuche leader (Lonko) who was traveling to Washington, D.C. to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and had urgent need of contacts and accommodations there. With the help of Jan’s assistant, Stephanie Nelson, and Jan’s former MIIS students Melanie (Eltz) and Garvey McIntosh, now in DC, the Lonko and her lawyer were well hosted and housed right away. Melanie took the [above right] photo of Lonko Juana enjoying Starbucks coffee and a donut in DC.

Dr. Black has also been lured back this fall into the affairs of Brazil. She was interviewed in New York by a Brazilian film crew for a documentary on the origins of the coup of 1964. Earlier in the year she was invited by NACLA magazine to submit an article on the Brazilian elections. That piece was republished, along with some of her previous publications, by the international network Brazil Wire. She was also interviewed earlier on Brazilian TV.

CNS Professor Publishes New Book

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CNS Professor Publishes New Book

A new book has been published by Professor Jeffrey W. Knopf, chair of the M.A. program in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at MIIS and a senior research associate with the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Dr. Knopf is the editor of International Cooperation on WMD Nonproliferation, published by the University of Georgia Press. Dr. Knopf also wrote the introductory and concluding chapters in the volume, which grew out of a research project he directed. Many discussions of nonproliferation focus on foundational global treaties, such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Over time, however, states have added a number of other cooperative arrangements alongside these core treaties. International Cooperation on WMD Nonproliferation is the first major study to systematically examine these other cooperative arrangements for limiting proliferation. The book seeks to understand why these other cooperative measures have emerged, to identify the reasons why states choose whether or not to participate in them, and to assess their effectiveness. The volume contains twelve case studies, ranging from regional nuclear-weapon-free zone treaties to the nuclear security summits initiated by President Obama to the P5+1 talks with Iran. Dr. Knopf concludes that states have been engaged in a process of “building cooperation” in three senses: the adding of new arrangements over time, an increase in the number of participants in those arrangements, and a deepening of working-level relationships as countries work together to implement activities associated with different cooperative endeavors.

Educational Benefits for Employees

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Dear Colleagues,

As you may be aware, Middlebury offers a variety of educational benefits to its employees.  These include:

Educational Assistance for Employees

  • Provides for one Institute course or four units (whichever is greater), tuition-free per semester
  • Employees are eligible after one year of benefits-qualifying employment

Educational Assistance for Dependents 

  • After one year of qualifying employment, full-time employee’s dependents may register for up to and including a full load of courses free of tuition (Tuition benefits above $5,250 are taxable; Custom Language Services/CLS not included).

Employees are also eligible to take advantage of the Staff Development Fund which is designed to support activities that will enhance job performance such as: participation in short courses, workshops, training programs, and conferences.  The application form can be located here: http://www.miis.edu/offices/humanresources/employee.

Training and workshops are also offered through the Office of the Provost, Organizational Development, and include Leader & Manager Development, Coaching, Team Development, and Talent Management among others.

Finally, computer workshops and online training is available through Lynda.com (video courses), LawRoom (video courses) and Books24x7.com (online books).

We hope you take advantage of these benefits.  If you have questions or would like more information, please contact the Human Resources office.

Flu Season is Here

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Flu season will soon be upon us, therefore it’s time to roll up our sleeves and offer up our arms for the flu vaccination. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu, and a flu vaccination is the single best way to protect against influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends everyone 6 months of age and older get a flu vaccine every season.

Flu vaccines are offered in many doctors’ offices, clinics and pharmacies. For your convenience, we have put together a list of flu shot providers here in the Monterey area:

Doctors on Duty
501 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey, CA
Phone: 831-649-0770
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm; Saturday-Sunday, 8am-6pm
Walk-in or by appointment

Ordway Pharmacy
499 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-8085
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in

Safeway
1212 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-375-8262
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in or by appointment

Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
5 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-648-3794
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in or by appointment

Walgreens
416 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-644-9057
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-6pm
Walk-in

CVS Pharmacy
2170 Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-375-5135
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-12am; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in

Walgreens
Location: 226 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933
Phone: 831-384-4700
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in

CVS Pharmacy
Location: 226 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933
Phone: 831-384-4700
Pharmacy hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Walk-in

Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic Excursions

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We’re very excited today to announce the release of a new set of free resources for somatic practice: Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic Excursions. These seven short films, now available online, are accompanying materials for the experiential books written by Andrea Olsen and Caryn McHose, including The Place of Dance, Body and Earth, How Life Moves, and Bodystories. Created with funding from the Digital Liberal Arts at Middlebury College and filmed in international locations across North America and the United Kingdom, this project represents the aesthetic, conceptual and digital collaboration between Andrea Olsen, Caryn McHose, and dance/digital media artist Scotty Hardwig. Intended for personal use or as educational tools for teaching movement awareness and environmental practice, these films can be used individually part by part or linked for an hour-long practice. We hope you enjoy these resources, and we welcome any responses, communications, or requests. More information can be found below:

Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic Excursions

(available online at: www.body-earth.org)

by Andrea Olsen, Caryn McHose, and Scotty Hardwig

Free resources for personal practice or use in educational settings.

To accompany experiential books by Olsen and McHose: The Place of Dance, Body and Earth, How Life Moves, and Bodystories

Performers and creative collaborators include: Miguel Castillo, Fabiano Culora, Alex Draper, Doug LeCours, Tzveta Kassabova, Tina Lugor, Paul Matteson, Caryn McHose, Cameron McKinney, Eeva-Maria Mutka, Andrea Olsen, Susanna Recchia, Sarae Snyder, with Digital Liberal Arts staff Daniel Houghton and Matt Lennon. Links to the films can be found at www.body-earth.org

Funded by the Digital Liberal Arts Initiative at Middlebury College, and filmed on site at Middlebury, Vermont; Bramble Hill Farm in Massachusetts; Pen Pynfarch Retreat Center in Wales; and London, England.

For workshops, schedules, and artists’ information see:

For more information, please contact:

Study of Environmental Arctic Change Program Announces New Executive Director

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UntitledThe Science Steering Committee (SSC) of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program announced today the selection of Brendan Kelly, PhD as its new Executive Director. Dr. Kelly will assume the duties of his new role on 21 September 2015.

SEARCH is a U.S. program with a mission to provide a foundation of Arctic change science through collaboration with the research community, funding agencies, and other stakeholders.

As SEARCH Executive Director, Dr. Kelly will work with the SEARCH SSC to provide leadership and strategic direction to the SEARCH program and to forge strong cooperative relationships between academia, agencies, and stakeholders.

“Dr. Kelly has long been at the heart of U.S. efforts to strengthen the role of science in understanding and responding to Arctic change,” says Uma Bhatt, chair of the SSC Executive Director search committee. “His vision, research experience and well-established stakeholder relationships have distinguished him as an important leader for the Arctic research community. We are so pleased that he has agreed to continue his Arctic leadership service as the new Executive Director of SEARCH.”

Dr. Kelly’s career in Arctic research and policy includes serving on the faculty and administration of the University of Alaska, as a research scientist with NOAA’s National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Deputy Director of Arctic Sciences at the National Science Foundation, Chief Scientist of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Assistant Director for Polar Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Currently, he serves on the National Academy of Sciences’ Polar Research Board and as a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

Kelly earned his PhD from Purdue University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, all in biology. He lives on his boat in Monterey, California where he will continue to reside upon assuming his new duties with SEARCH.

“I am excited to be returning to the important work of Arctic research and policy,” Dr. Kelly said. “SEARCH continues to provide remarkable leadership in bringing the best science to bear on critical issues in the rapidly changing Arctic. It will be an honor to serve the many scientists contributing to SEARCH’s work.”

SEARCH activities are supported by a collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs, Arctic Sciences Section to the International Arctic Research Center (IARC; PLR-1331100 ) and the Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS; PLR-1331083). Learn more about SEARCH at www.arcus.org/search-program

Middlebury Institute Celebrates 60 Years of Breaking Down Barriers to Peace and Progress

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The Middlebury Institute community came together for a sunny celebration on June 16th, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Institute with cake and champagne.

This June marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.   In 1955, the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies was founded by Gaspard Weiss, a language instructor and several of his like-minded colleagues, who envisioned a graduate school that would promote international understanding through the study of language and culture.  Staying true to that core mission for six decades, the Institute has grown, added new programs, faculty, and students to expand its global reach and educational mission. In 1979, the Institute’s name was changed to the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

On June 16th, the Middlebury Institute community came together at the Samson Student Center for an anniversary celebration and as Vice President and Dean of the Institute Jeff Dayton-Johnson remarked, “to renew our commitment and enthusiasm for the principles of this remarkable institution.”

Middlebury formally acquired the Institute in 2010 following a five-year affiliation agreement. One of the leading liberal arts institutions in the United States, Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in language instruction, environmental studies, international programs, and innovations in experiential learning. It operates Schools Abroad programs in 16 countries and 36 cities around the globe. The Middlebury Language Schools, which celebrate their centennial in 2015, educate 1,500 students each summer in Vermont and California. The Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, founded in 1920, offers summer classes in Ripton, Vermont; Oxford, England; and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In January 2015, the Institute was renamed as the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. The Institute’s rich heritage as a leading international professional graduate school continues to inform its mission and curriculum as it moves forward as part of a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.