CNS Experts Visit Kazakhstan, Promote Nonproliferation Education

In early November, four experts from the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)—Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Bryan Lee, Margarita Sevcik, and Masako Toki—traveled to Kazakhstan in Central Asia to visit two universities: Nazarbayev University, in the capital Astana, and Shakarim State University of Semey, in the city of Semey (formerly known as Semipalatinsk).  Continue Reading →

Landing Your Dream Job Before Graduation: MIIS Stories

As the Monterey Institute prepares to celebrate the achievements of 90 students from 12 countries at Winter Commencement, it is good to be reminded of the many goals students set before embarking on this journey of learning and discovery. Most applicants arrive in Monterey with a desired outcome in mind in terms of the advancement of their professional careers, although many find that those goals tend to morph as they learn more about their chosen subject. Continue Reading →

Fall Fitness Ends 12/16

Fall 2014 Fitness Classes at Z Club Fitness will take place through Tuesday, December 16th (last class will be POUND). Classes will resume Spring semester on January 26th, 2015.  

A Day in the Life of Molly Lincoln!

A day in the life of a Translation & Localization Management (TLM) student is pretty hard to predict, but for this particular student, on this particular day, it means that breakfast is spent wrangling with my computer over a software compatibility issue before rolling into Spanish translation class for a midterm. There are just seven of us in the class, and we share a stack of specialized dictionaries stacked at the middle of the table to help us get through a summary of the history of a Mexican arbitration court. Continue Reading →

Challenges to Peacebuilding in Mindanao 2015

Mindanao 2015 is a field course organized by the Center for Conflict Studies. The Mindanao team comprises 10 MIIS students and three undergraduate students from California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). Follow their Blog →

Middlebury School of the Environment

Did you know that your college-age son or daughter could attend the Middlebury School of the Environment this summer and earn 9 credit hours? Need-based grants are available. The School of the Environment offers an introductory and advanced track. The introductory track is open to any college undergraduate and no previous college-level coursework is necessary. Learn more →

Where is Prageeth? 

Join the MIIS Amnesty International Club in supporting the Amnesty International photo campaign to find missing Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. Learn more →

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