Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Logo used since 2015. The building featured in the logo is the Segal Building, the first building purchased by the institute. | |
Former names | Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies (1955–1979), Monterey Institute of International Studies (1979–2015) |
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| Type | Private graduate institute |
| Established | June 9, 1955 |
Parent institution | Middlebury College |
| Affiliation | TPC |
| Vice-president | Jeff Dayton-Johnson |
Academic staff | 70 full time; 70 adjunct |
| Postgraduates | 750 |
| Location | , , U.S. 36°35′58″N 121°53′49″W / 36.59932656720151°N 121.89697922474039°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | blue and white |
| Website | www.middlebury.edu/institute |
Established in 1955, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), formerly known as the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies (MIFS), located in Monterey, California, is a graduate institute and satellite campus of Middlebury College. For brevity, it is often referred to as simply the Monterey Institute. The cofounders of the institute were Gaspard Etienne Weiss, Louise Weiss, Dwight Morrow Jr., Remsen Dubois Bird, Enid Hamilton-Fellows, Countess of Kinnoull, Sybil Fearnley, Noël Sullivan, and Frank Elton. The institute offers master's degree programs and certificates.
MIIS has been the official supplier of translators and interpreters to the Olympic Games since the 1984 Summer Olympics. Professors and alumnus have also served as Chief interpreters and Chief translators for Olympic Games around the world since 1984. MIFS was the 2nd-ever school in the United States to establish a training program in Translation and Interpretation (T&I), following George Washington University only by 8 years. MIFS was the first, and for over a decade, the only school in the United States with a program in conference interpretation. MIFS was the first-ever school based in the United States to train translators and interpreters for work at the United Nations and the United Nations Interpretation Service, prior to which all were trained abroad. MIIS is today also the last remaining school of conference interpretation for three Asian languages left in the United States. MIIS is presently the only school in the United States under a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations to provide training for UN language officials.
In August 2025, Middlebury College President Ian Baucum announced in a video that due to budgetary considerations, MIIS will cease all operations in June 2027. Its self-sustaining research centers will remain in operation under the Middlebury College umbrella.