Lawyer returning to classroom at 79 to improve his Russian

Posted on July 21, 2011 |

• Middlebury
• language school
• Middlebury College
• Russian

By Ian Trombulak

MIDDLEBURY — At Thomas Hoya’s age, not many people still have their sights set on negotiating resolutions to international commercial and environmental disputes. For Hoya, who will turn 80 this year, that is just one possibility that he is considering for his future.

Hoya is enrolled this summer in the Russian Language School at Middlebury College, where he aims to strengthen his proficiency in Russian to aid him in his future pursuits, which may also include resuming a position as a law professor at a university in Moscow.

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