Catey Boyle (she/they) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Axinn Center for the Humanities. A historian working at the crossroads of the Middle East and the African continent, Catherine received their ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

This is the core course of the International and Global Studies major. It is an introduction to key international issues and problems that will likely feature prominently in their courses at ...

American Autobiography: The Promise of America The promise of America, to paraphrase Tocqueville, may be said to involve securing equality in freedom and overcoming slavery and its legacy. Jay Parini ...

B.A. Smith College; Ph.D. University of California Berkeley Areas of Interest: Interdisciplinary research focused on the intersection of human geography, conservation science, environmental politics, ...

Jill Stoffers first became interested in working with people from different countries during high school when she was part of the AFS (American Field Service) club and participated in Model United ...

Off Campus MIIS related event Closed to the PublicMonday, Aug 25, 2025 Aug 25 ...

Dr. Smita Ruzicka serves as the Vice President for Student Affairs at Middlebury College where she provides leadership for a wide portfolio of services and programs aimed at enhancing the overall ...

Beryl Levinger began her international development career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Colombia. Since that time, she has worked on six continents and in more than 50 countries. Prior to coming ...

Laura Bachand, Assistant Director, Portuguese School. Portuguese Language School is located on the Bennington campus, along with Arabic and Italian.