Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a panel discussion about peace and conflict resolution in the Balkans on Friday, May 4, 6pm-8pm at the MCone Irvine Auditorium in the McCone Building on the campus of MIIS.

Dr. Jan Black and Immersive Learning Director Carolyn Meyer accompanied students, alumni, and community members on this Spring Break Practicum offering. Participants visited the fractured former state of Yugoslavia to explore topics of reconciliation, human rights and peace-building, and traveled through much of the former Yugoslavia, including Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Croatia. The program explored the causes of conflict and means of prevention, the processes of peace-building, the reconciliation of adversaries, and the reweaving of social fabric.