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News and Events

  • World Learning Partners with the International Language Institute
    International students will have more opportunities to pursue master's degrees in the United States through a new agreement between World Learning's SIT Graduate Institute and the International Language Institute of Massachusetts.
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  • New Partnership Seeks to Improve English Education in the MENA Region
    AMIDEAST is partnering with World Learning and the GE Foundation to implement a training program for English teachers in six countries in the Middle East and North Africa, which aims to help remedy the shortage of certified English-language instructors in the region.
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  • SIT Grad Student Advocates for Disability Rights at the UN
    Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie, a student at SIT Graduate Institute and a Ford Foundation International Fellow, wants to change the way the world talks about disabilities. She recently gave voice to the issue at the 56th UN Commission on the Status of Women.
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  • SIT Graduate Student: Kony 2012 Video Reopens Uganda's Old Wounds
    James Arinaitwe, a master's degree student at SIT Graduate Institute, grew up in Uganda and writes he is concerned the Kony 2012 video will "detract from the ongoing rehabilitation and rebuilding" in the country and pull focus from its more pressing issues.
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  • Lisa Merton

    Lisa Merton

    SIT Graduate Institute alumna Lisa Merton brings her passion for social justice and cultural diversity to the movie screen. An award-winning filmmaker, Merton has more than 20 years experience producing documentaries that feature intercultural stories of activists and artists from around the world.

    "Films come to us; we don’t go hunting for them."

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  • Azi Hussain

    Azi (Azhar) Hussain
    Rutgers University

    SIT Graduate Institute alum, Azhar (Azi) Hussain, applies insights from his graduate studies for establishing understanding and peace in Muslim communities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

    "Attending SIT was a transformational experience for me…I learned to give meaning and action to all the good that I wanted to do."

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  • Noah Baker Merrill

    Noah Baker Merrill

    In one evening, Noah Baker Merrill, SIT Graduate Institute student, went from being an outside observer of the Iraq war to someone deeply involved in ensuring a better future for the country's people.

    "The future of Iraq is going to depend on whether there is a vibrant civil society."

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  • Rebecca Johnson

    Rebecca Johnson
    University of Rhode Island

    During her time with SIT Study Abroad and SIT Graduate Institute, Rebecca Johnson gained firsthand experience campaigning against human trafficking. Now, she's earned a much coveted Polaris Project Fellowship, allowing her to follow her professional passion.

    "I couldn't have gotten here without the experiences, knowledge, and practitioner skills I gained from SIT."

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  • Julia Fisher

    Julia Fisher

    Julia Fisher, SIT Graduate Institute, breaks down stereotypes and gains a deeper understanding of her own assumptions during an off-campus course in Mexico.

    "The flexibility and support to investigate our own interests in San Miguel allowed each of us to make the experience our own."

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  • Michel-Ange Jerome

    Michel-Ange Jerome

    SIT graduate Michel-Ange Jerome was teaching English in Haiti when he felt the ground shake unexpectedly. Since then he plans to use his teaching skills to help rebuild his country.

    "I love my country, and I would like to serve it as much and as long as I can."

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