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In the News

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Student Wins Nuclear Security Writing Competition

Middlebury Institute nonproliferation and terrorism student Muhammad Umer Khan MANPTS ’15 will graduate on Saturday with an extra accolade to celebrate, after his research paper “Tackling Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism in South Asia: India-Pakistan Joint Nuclear Detection Architecture” won the 2015 International Journal of Nuclear Security writing competition’s Award of Distinction in Policy, Law, and Diplomacy. As a result of this award, Khan’s paper, which started as a term paper in Professor George Moore’s class on nuclear forensics, will be published in the Journal early next year. Continue Reading→

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City Approves Campus Master Plan

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has received long-awaited approval of a master plan for its downtown campus that will one day transform the campus core into an open and pedestrian-friendly green space. The Monterey Planning Commission unanimously approved the plan on Dec. 8, clearing the way for the Institute to launch the first phase of the project, which will focus on creating a spine of attractive pathways with curb bump-outs and lighted crosswalks running from Van Buren Street at the west end of campus to Pacific Street on the east end. An open, green quad area would be created at the center of the existing campus by closing off the south end of Pierce Street from the Lara Soto Adobe to Jefferson Street. Continue Reading→

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May the M-Force Be with You

Last March the launch of the Center of Social Impact Learning (CSIL) brought social enterprise into a new light on campus. Now, the center is branching out and adding more events and programs through a new, entirely student-run group called M-Force. Feeling a desire to increase student involvement at the center, graduate assistant Kenji Tabery MAIEP ’16 launched M-Force, termed “the student arm of CSIL,” in September. The group now includes around 40 students who are actively involved and meet every month. Though Kenji initiated the group earlier in the semester, he sees himself as “more of a facilitator” than a leader. Many of the students have developed their own independent projects and view the group as their closest support network and sounding board. Continue Reading→

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Community Features

Do you know someone who shares your passion for creating positive change in the world?

Middlebury Institute is looking for the next generation of students like you. Someone who will benefit from collaborative learning immersed in culture and language and from the professional skills for an international career. Plus, alumni of all Middlebury degree programs and their extended families are eligible for a $10,000 Legacy Scholarship toward a degree at the Middlebury Institute. Refer a prospective student→

Dr. Black's work on Chile and Brazil

As 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 with her collaborator, Judge Juan Guzman, who was in Monterey for a brief visit in late October. A couple of weeks earlier... Continue Reading→

DLC staff relocating to McGowan 210 suite during Dec-Jan Remodel

The Digital Learning Commons and Design Space will be closed from December 14 – mid-January and DLC staff (Mark Basse, Evelyn Helminen, Melissa Sorenson, Amy Slay, Bob Cole) will be relocating to the 2nd floor of McGowan Building in suite 210 near our friends in the META Lab and the Center for Social Impact Learning (CSIL). Continue Reading→

Happy Holidays from Office Services

Office Services has information about holiday schedules and pricing for FedEx, UPS, and USPS shipping services. Learn More→

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