Middlebury Institute alum Aleksandra Zubenko interned at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), supporting global disarmament and nonproliferation to promote global security.

Jason Blazakis is a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) where he focuses on threat financing, sanctions, violent extremism, and special operations related research.

Laura Burian, Professor of Chinese/English translation and interpretation and C.V. Starr Professor in Linguistics and Language, earned her MA in Chinese Translation and Interpretation program at the ...

Avner Cohen, ProfessorThe Nuclear Age: Historical Introduction This course provides an historical narrative—constructed in a highly interdisciplinary fashion—of the nuclear age from the discovery of ...

Phil Murphy, Professor, Policy AnalyticsIntroduction to Network Analysis This course introduces students to the skills and concepts at the core of a dynamic and rapidly developing interdisciplinary ...

Jeff Knopf is a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), where he serves as chair of the M.A. program in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies. Dr. Knopf is ...

Lyuba Zarsky concluded early that the best game in life is changing the world. In the 1970s, she co-founded the University Without Walls in Berkeley, whose motto was “the world is our classroom.” She ...

Allison Stanger is Middlebury Distinguished Endowed Professor; Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University; Co-Director (with Danielle Allen), GETTING-Plurality ...

Thor Sawin (Professor, TFL/TESOL programs) is a linguist, applied linguist, and teacher of English and German as a foreign language, with over seventeen years of teaching experience at the ...

Matthew Dickinson, Professor of Political ScienceThe American Presidency This course examines the development and modern practice of presidential leadership. Focus is on presidential decision-making, ...

Ata Anzali, Associate Professor of ReligionThe Islamic Traditions What is Islam? Is it a religion, a way of life, a civilization, or a political ideology? Was Muhammad a political leader, a warrior, ...

The Future of Water: Closer and Better Than You Think - with Professor Jeff Langholz Water shortages in the USA and dozens of other countries have highlighted our tenuous relationship with the world’s ...