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SIT Kenya student earns top award for maternal health research
March 21, 2023
SIT Kenya alumna Kiya Henderson has earned top honors from the Forum on Education Abroad for her research on maternal health.
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SIT to publish Journal of Critical Global Issues
January 12, 2023
Submissions are invited for SIT's new multilingual Journal of Critical Global Issues, which will launch in May with a roundtable discussion, followed by publication of the Journal's first edition in early 2024.
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SIT Prof. Sora Friedman pens new column
December 21, 2022
SIT Prof. Sora Friedman is writing a new column, "Practicing International Education," on GlobalEd, a website aimed at democratizing the field of international and global education.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy recognizes World Learning and School for International Training’s global impact in statement to US Senate
December 20, 2022
On December 13, Sen. Leahy submitted a floor statement to the U.S. Senate in recognition of World Learning’s 90th anniversary. The statement highlighted the global impact World Learning, School for International Training, and The Experiment in International Living have made over nine decades and thanked the staff, faculty, alumni, and participants for their important ongoing efforts.
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Final 2022 SIT capstones set for Dec. 12-15
December 5, 2022
Members of the public are invited to attend SIT capstone seminars, Dec 12-15.
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SIT, World Learning launch 2022 impact report
November 22, 2022
School for International Training and World Learning are pleased to share the 2022 World Learning impact report, "Building Forward, Stronger Together."
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State Dept. names 2 SIT alumni as Virtual Educators
September 26, 2022
Two SIT alumni are among the first cohort of Virtual Language Educators named by the U.S. State Department.
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5 SIT, Experiment students win Obama-Airbnb scholarships
September 20, 2022
Five of the 100 new Voyager Scholars have linked to SIT Study Abroad or The Experiment in International Living. The award, created by the Obama Foundation and the CEO of Airbnb, supports the students with funding to pay for college and travel opportunities.
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2023: Not your ordinary summer abroad
September 15, 2022
Registration is now open for 39 summer 2023 programs, including immersive study abroad opportunities around the globe, plus virtual language and internship opportunities. We are also introducing three new immersive programs -- in Ghana, South Africa, and Vietnam.
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SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett joins the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
August 29, 2022
The Alliance focuses on issues related to immigration, international students, and refugee students and families. Dr. Howlett also signed the Alliance’s Statement of Support for Students and Scholars Fleeing from Violence and Humanitarian Crises.
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Capstone Seminar Presentations set for August 8-11
August 4, 2022
SIT MA students will present their capstones August 8-11.
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SIT alum Geoffrey Moses named to prestigious U.S. English Language Teaching Fellowship
July 28, 2022
SIT TESOL alum Geoffrey Moses is among 200 U.S. residents named by the U.S. State Department to the prestigious English Language Fellows Program. Geoffrey will be teaching English in Estonia.
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Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn is SIT commencement speaker
July 15, 2022
Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn will be the keynote speaker at SIT's 56th commencement on August 13 on the SIT campus in Brattleboro.
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Letter from SIT president on the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
July 5, 2022
SIT is alarmed and distressed at the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end safe and legal reproductive rights in the United States. We stand for the rights of everyone to determine the course of their lives to reach their full potential.
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SIT Critical Conversations series wins digital innovation award
June 3, 2022
GoAbroad.com cites SIT’s Critical Conversations Webinar series for Innovation in Marketing & Digital Media.
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‘Our educational spaces must be forums for thoughtful discourse and conversation’
May 27, 2022
SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett responds to the school shooting in Uvalde, stressing practitioners of intercultural communication have a duty to double down on efforts to facilitate understanding of and respect for the commonalities and differences between people.
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New book incorporates science, local knowledge in Jordan rangeland management
May 24, 2022
A new book co-authored by SIT Jordan Academic Director Raed al Tabini documents scientific and local knowledge of rangeland management practices.
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Dr. Melissa Whatley authors textbook on quantitative analysis
May 10, 2022
Dr. Melissa Whatley, SIT assistant professor of international and global education, has published a new book featuring foundational and useful concepts in quantitative analysis for international educators.
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SIT capstones set for May 3-5
April 26, 2022
Students completing their master's degree programs at SIT Graduate Institute will present their final capstone projects May 3-5, 2022.
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Ukraine & Beyond: Reflections and Implications
March 14, 2022
Join SIT faculty and experts for a panel discussion, Ukraine & Beyond, Reflections and Implications, on Wednesday, March 22, at noon Eastern.
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A Statement in Solidarity with Ukraine from the CEO of World Learning and the President of SIT
February 24, 2022
Our 90-year history is grounded in the mission to build a more peaceful and just world. The events unfolding today are diametrically opposed to all that we stand for and believe in.
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Freedom, Justice, Decolonization, and Black Consciousness
February 17, 2022
The public is invited to join SIT and World Learning on Wednesday, March 9, from noon-2 p.m. EST, for this important discussion with philosopher and author Lewis R. Gordon.
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‘Education battles ignorance, bias, and hate’
February 4, 2022
We are dismayed and incensed at the recent bomb threats made against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other members of our academic community in the United States.
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TESOL alumni publish reflections in a new book
January 28, 2022
A collection of essays by SIT TESOL alumni and faculty is available for sale. Proceeds of the book will benefit a MATESOL scholarship for refugees and displaced persons.