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Get on the ground field experience while completing your master's degree.

SIT Graduate Institute equips students with theoretical knowledge, field experience, and professional skills. Programs are based on an experiential learning model and a commitment to social justice and intercultural communication.

SIT offers Master of Arts degree programs in Conflict Transformation, International Education, Sustainable Development, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on its campuses in Brattleboro, Vermont and Washington, DC.

Our Mission
SIT Graduate Institute prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In so doing, SIT fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship.

SIT is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.  Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the New England Association should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution.  Individuals may also contact: Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, 209 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730-1433, 781-271-0022, cihe@neasc.org.

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 (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

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
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, 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

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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SIT was founded as the School for International Training and has been known as  SIT Study Abroad and SIT Graduate Institute since 2007.
SIT is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education