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Jenifer Carter and students
Jenifer Carter: “Sometimes You Find the World Right in Your Own Backyard”
February 25, 2013, No Comments

Jenifer Carter (MATESOL '98) is the only Monterey Institute student to apply from Antaractica. After working and travel ...

Maame Afon
Maame Afon (Alice) Yelbert-Obeng: Bringing All of Who She Is to Everything She Does
February 25, 2013, No Comments

“I am thankful for the opportunity to have connected with the Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) three years ...

Aki Sasaki
Alumnus Celebrates Ph.D. Supervised by…Alumnus
February 25, 2013, No Comments

Dr. Akihiko Sasaki (MATESOL ’03) met Dr. Osamu Takeuchi (MATESOL ’92) in 1998 when he made his first presentation at ...

Praveen and Dhanushki hiking
Praveen Abhayaratne: Called Back Home to Sri Lanka to Contribute to Recovery after Tsunami
February 25, 2013, No Comments

“After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Sri Lanka, I had to go back home and take part in the daunting task of reconstru ...

Britt Johnson with Lara and Kijan
Britt Johnson: The Lasting Power of Reflective Practice
February 25, 2013, No Comments

“I think that my experiences at MIIS really did prepare me for leadership in many ways, but the most salient technique ...

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Wikisway: MIIS Student’s “A-ha Moment Leads to Promising Company
February 25, 2013, No Comments

We’re happy to report that there is a lot of buzz surrounding Wikisway, an internet start-up company founded by MIIS a ...

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Pablo Chang-Castillo: Career in Interpretation a Moveable Feast
October 3, 2012, No Comments

If a single sentence could capture Pablo Chang-Castillo’s (MAT ’01/MACI ’02) life, then Ernest Hemingway would be ...

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Ann Helen Dybwad: Proud Member of the Monterey Mafia
October 3, 2012, No Comments

”My father died when I was four months old and my mother and I lived with my grandparents on a small farm,” says Ann ...

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Michelle Randall: “Passion is Too Small a Word When Globalization is at Your Core”
October 3, 2012, No Comments

“Curious, risk-loving, and wanting to engage with the world,” is how Michelle Randall (MBA ’97) describes herself ...

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Tom Hanschman: The Meaningful Life of a Master Fundraiser
October 3, 2012, No Comments

“I always wanted to make a difference,” says Tom Hanschman (MPA ’90), executive director of the Midwest region for ...