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SIT offers internationally focused, full-time and low-residency programs in International Education, Peacebuilding/Conflict Transformation, Sustainable Development, Social Justice, Intercultural Relations, TESOL.

The SIT global network enables limitless professional opportunities during, and following, the course of study. Alumni and partners are engaged in creating, leading, and developing social justice, educational, and international development organizations around the world.

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News and Events

  • International study inspires student to visit Yemen
    A 26-year-old sight-impaired graduate student leaves Boerne to embark on a humanitarian effort in a distant and dissimilar corner of the world as part of her master's work at SIT Graduate Institute.
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  • J. Larry Brown to Join World Learning, Expand SIT Programs in Oman
    World Learning is delighted to announce that prominent educator Dr. J. Larry Brown has accepted a position as the new director of the World Learning Center in Oman.
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  • Summer Program Inspires New Generation of Iraqi, U.S. Leaders
    World Learning will host dozens of Iraqi and U.S. high school students this month at camps designed to develop leadership skills, build cross-cultural friendships and challenge stereotypes.
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  • 'Silenced Voices': Documentary explores death of migrant worker on Vermont farm
    A documentary film about Mexican migrant workers in Vermont premiered in Burlington, VT. The film was directed by SIT Graduate Institute alum Gustavo Teran and featured in the Burlington Free Press. 
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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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