Category: SCHOOL-FOR-INTERNATIONAL-TRAINING
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Disability rights advocate, author to speak March 20 at SIT
March 7, 2024 | Alumni, School for International Training
Sefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie, a disability rights advocate and World Learning Advisory Board member, will hold a Q&A on campus on Wednesday, March 20, to discuss her new book.
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SIT’s approach to safety and risk management
November 15, 2023 | DEIA, School for International Training
While away students have 24/7 access to SIT’s Student Health, Safety & Well-being team, which includes experts in risk management, crisis response, mental health, disability services, and global health
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A statement on the crisis in Israel and Gaza
October 12, 2023 | School for International Training
A statement from World Learning CEO Carol Jenkins and SIT President Sophia Howlett about the crisis in Israel and Gaza.
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City Year-SIT partnership scholarships increased
September 14, 2023 | School for International Training
SIT and City Year extend their partnership and increase scholarship amounts for SIT graduate programs.
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A statement from SIT on the tragic earthquake in Morocco
September 10, 2023 | School for International Training
A statement from SIT President Sophia Howlett and Provost Said Graiouid regarding the tragedy of the earthquake in Morocco.
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SIT names two to senior-level posts
July 24, 2023 | School for International Training
Andrea Bordeau and Jennifer Lee have been named to senior-level posts at School for International Training.
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SIT wins Fulbright-Hays grant for 2024 climate change program in Tanzania
July 24, 2023 | Faculty, School for International Training
SIT has received a Fulbright-Hays grant to develop a summer 2024 climate change program in Tanzania for U.S. college and high school educators.
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Letter from SIT president on Supreme Court decision to ban race-conscious admissions practices
June 29, 2023 | School for International Training
The U.S. Supreme Court banned the use of race-conscious admissions practices by colleges and universities, rolling back decades of precedent supporting the consideration of race as one of many factors that universities can use in their admissions decisions.
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World Learning, SIT honored by Vermont Legislature
April 27, 2023 | School for International Training
Vermont Legislature honors 90-year history of SIT and World Learning
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SIT to publish Journal of Critical Global Issues
January 12, 2023 | Research, School for International Training
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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Sen. Patrick Leahy recognizes World Learning and School for International Training’s global impact in statement to US Senate
December 20, 2022 | School for International Training
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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SIT, World Learning launch 2022 impact report
November 22, 2022 | School for International Training
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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5 SIT, Experiment students win Obama-Airbnb scholarships
September 20, 2022 | Scholarships, School for International Training, SIT Study Abroad
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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SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett joins the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
August 29, 2022 | School for International Training
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.