Media Coverage
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For World Learning, a new way to bring together cultures: housing
The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | October 15, 2024
World Learning is looking to develop two parcels of land near SIT's campus for affordable multi-family housing. The project will help address Brattleboro's lack of affordable housing.
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The PIEoneer Awards 2024: winners revealed
The PIE News (London, UK) | September 14, 2024
School for International Training's "Africa: See for Yourself" campaign wins marketing campaign of the year by The PIE.
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Thinking globally
The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | August 14, 2024
Former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and his wife Marcelle look at the place of the United States in a large, turbulent, and rapidly changing world during an event for SIT's 60th anniversary of educating global citizens.
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Leahy visits SIT during 60th anniversary celebration
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 11, 2024
Former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy visited School for International Training's campus to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
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SIT President Sophie Howlett named top women leader in Vermont
Women We Admire (Brattleboro, VT) | June 20, 2024
Women We Admire announce its list of top 50 women leaders of Vermont for 2024, which included School for International Training President Sophie Howlett.
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SIT launches two new online doctoral degree programs
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | June 4, 2024
School for International Training (SIT) is launching two new online PhD programs, one in international relations and one in sustainability, as part of the school's 60th anniversary celebration. Both programs expand upon the global university's six decades of experiential education and worldwide network of partnerships.
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SIT marks 60 years of educating ‘global citizens’
The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | April 3, 2024
School for International Training is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year by hosting various events that spotlight World Learning/SIT's unique history. SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett speaks about this history and SIT's dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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SIT celebrates 60 years of educating global citizens
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | April 2, 2024
Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, School for International Training is kicking off a series of events spotlighting the institution’s unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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The lion in winter
The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | March 27, 2024
SIT is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a half-day event on the Brattleboro campus featuring Sen. Patrick Leahy and his wife as special guests.
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SIT celebrates 60 years of educating global citizens
Vermont Business Magazine (Brattleboro, VT) | March 22, 2024
Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, School for International Training is kicking off a series of events spotlighting the institution’s unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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Informal diplomacy could play a role in ending the war in Ukraine
The Hill (Washington, DC) | December 18, 2023
SIT’s Dr. Bruce W. Dayton writes an op-ed for The Hill in which he stresses the need for more non-military engagement with Russia. "Military planners have tried to gain territory in hopes that their efforts would result in forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. This peacemaking must now intensify, and different approaches should be encouraged."
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SIT’s Dr. Bruce W. Dayton explains options in Russia-Ukraine war on national news
Scripps News (Atlanta, GA) | December 14, 2023
SIT's Dr. Bruce Dayton is interviewed about the real world impact of U.S. aid and options in the Russia-Ukraine war on the national news outlet Scripps News.
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Africa: The next frontier in study abroad
Higher Ed Jobs (Washington, DC) | November 3, 2023
African countries "provide examples of resilience beyond the Western perspectives," writes Dr. Robert A. Scott in Higher Ed Jobs. "The School for International Training (SIT) has the largest portfolio of education abroad programs on the African continent."
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“Africa: See for Yourself” featured on The Washington Report
The Washington Report (Washington, DC) | November 3, 2023
SIT's Vice President of Marketing and Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes joined Stevie Bridgewater on The Washington Report to talk about School for International Training's programs in Africa and how they transform students' worldviews and add invaluable global context to academic and career paths.
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SIT Jordan students visit a Syrian refugee media organization in Istanbul
Enab Baladi (Istanbul, Turkey) | November 1, 2023
On excursion to Istanbul, students on SIT Jordan visit Enab Baladi, a media organization run by young Syrian refugees.
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It’s imperative that Africa study abroad opportunities thrive
Diverse Issues in Higher Education (Washington, DC) | October 31, 2023
"My rich experiences erased the limited narrative about Africa that I had been exposed to from American media," writes World Learning Trustee Elizabeth Clay Roy.
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SIT’s Dr. Bruce W. Dayton speaks on “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen” on Pacifica Radio Network about Ukraine
WNHN FM 94.7 (Concord, NH) | October 4, 2023
New Hampshire Public Radio and Pacifica syndicated radio host Arnie Arnesen talks with SIT Professor Bruce W. Dayton about the likelihood of a peace process to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
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SIT’s 57th commencement honors 35 new changemakers
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 13, 2023
At School for International Training’s 57th commencement, 35 new graduates were welcomed to an extensive global network of alumni working to confront the injustices and existential challenges facing today’s world.
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Practical and transparent, principal keeps a steady hand through disruptions
Washington Post (Washington, DC) | April 25, 2023
SIT alumna Liza Burrell-Aldana, principal of Mount Vernon Community School in Alexandria, was named The Washington Post’s Principal of the Year.
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Batman can’t hold a candle to you, Sen. Leahy
VT Digger (Montpelier, VT) | December 13, 2022
World Learning CEO Carol Jenkins writes about U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy's impact throughout his eight terms in the U.S. Senate and how he has proven to be a real-life superhero to many, including those at World Learning and School for International Training, his constituents across Vermont, and all those around the world whose lives have been improved by his leadership in diplomacy, development, and peacebuilding.
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Peace Corps CEO discusses Vermont’s high volunteer rate ahead of Brattleboro visit
Vermont Public (Brattleboro, VT) | August 12, 2022
Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn talks with Vermont Public ahead of her visit to Brattleboro, where she will speak at School for International Training’s 56th commencement ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 13.
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‘Close to our hearts’: Peace Corps CEO to speak at SIT ceremony
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 9, 2022
Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn will speak on August 13 during the dedication of a new historical marker on the SIT campus. The marker denotes the historic significance of SIT’s origins as one of the first institutions to train outbound Peace Corps volunteers starting in the early 1960s.
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World Learning builds on 90 years of intercultural education and programs
VermontBiz (Brattleboro, VT) | March 9, 2022
World Learning honors its 90th anniversary since the 1932 launch of its flagship program The Experiment in International Living. The program led to the establishment of both the School for International Training and World Learning.
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SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett joins Ric Cengeri on WDEV
WDEV (Brattleboro, VT) | February 3, 2022
SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett chats with WDEV’s Ric Cengeri about World Learning, School for International Training, and the Experiment in International Living that started it all 90 years ago.