Media Coverage
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SIT graduates lauded for perseverance during global crisis
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 24, 2021
SIT Graduate Institute’s 55th commencement ceremony on August 21 marked a milestone for students who had completed their master’s degrees – some remotely from home and others at SIT centers around the world — during a global pandemic.
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SIT students visit Odopee Eye Healing Centre in Ghana
Daily Graphic (Mankessim, Ghana) | July 16, 2021
Seven SIT students on the Ghana: Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Systems summer program visited the Odopee Herbal Healing Centre to learn about its approach to treating eye problems, such as glaucoma.
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Vaccinations welcomed on World Learning and SIT campus
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | July 12, 2021
Recently, the Vermont Department of Health held COVID-19 vaccine clinics on the World Learning and School for International Training campus. Nearly 700 vaccinations were administered during these clinics.
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SIT alum driven by bold goal: ‘end homelessness in Brattleboro’
Sentinel Source (Brattleboro, VT) | July 10, 2021
SIT Graduate Institute alum Josh Davis is working to end homelessness in Brattleboro through his work as executive director of Groundworks Collaborative, which recently opened a drop-in center and homeless shelter.
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SIT alum has a plan to reduce poverty in Delaware
IMPACT Magazine (Wilmington, DE) | June 7, 2021
Wilmington City Councilwoman At-Large Rysheema Dixon, an SIT Graduate Institute alum, is working to end intergenerational poverty and promote healthier lifestyles through initiatives that create an experience of opportunity and inclusion for youth and families living in underserved areas in the inner city.
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Experiential learning at the nexus of theory and practice
MIUSA (Washington, DC) | May 24, 2021
SIT Graduate Institute alum Justice Shorter shares her experience of taking part in an SIT summer program in Rwanda and Uganda as a person with a disability.
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SIT alum’s new book “an orchestra of fantastic stories”
South Seattle Emerald (Seattle, WA) | May 24, 2021
The South Seattle Emerald has published a review of SIT Graduate Institute alum Reagan Jackson’s insightful new book, Still Here: A South End Mixtape From an Unexpected Journalist.
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SIT alums and staff named Southern Vermont Emerging Leaders
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (Brattleboro, VT) | May 24, 2021
Three SIT alumni, two of whom now work for SIT Study Abroad, were recognized as Southern Vermont Emerging Leaders by the Southern Vermont Young Professionals and the Shires Young Professionals. They include SIT Graduate Institute alums Ian Hefele and Sarah Wiggins, who are both members of the SIT Study Abroad admissions team, and SIT Study Abroad alum Conor Floyd, who is now manager of the Farm to School Program at Food Connects.
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CONTACT founder works on lowering the temperature at home
Greenfield Recorder (Greenfield, MA) | May 22, 2021
Since retiring, CONTACT founder Paula Green has been finding ways to apply her decades of experience in conflict transformation around the globe to address extremism and political polarization in the United States.
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The foreign becomes domestic over time
The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | May 12, 2021
Beatriz Fantini, SIT professor emerita, writes about her experience of moving to Vermont from Latin America and how embracing diversity helps enrich communities and bring people together.
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SIT alum speaks at rally against anti-Asian hate
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | May 12, 2021
SIT alum Huei-yun “Lisa” Chen spoke at a rally in Brattleboro, Vermont, which aimed to spur communities to take stronger action to address the recent increase in anti-Asian violence.
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SIT Alum Publishes Book on Parenting for Social Justice
VT Digger (Brattleboro, VT) | May 11, 2021
SIT alum Angela Berkfield's experience as a social justice educator and activist was the inspiration behind a new book that aims to help parents teach their children about social justice and take action as a family.
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Vermont’s Spring, Sugaring And ‘Sense of Hope’
VPR (Brattleboro, VT) | May 7, 2021
Spring in Vermont offers a renewed hope and a new path forward thanks in part to vaccination clinics like the one hosted on World Learning and School for International Training's campus in Brattleboro.
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Letter: Appreciation for SIT vaccine clinics, frontline health workers
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | April 26, 2021
In a letter to the editor, Vermont State Representative Michelle Bos-Lun, an SIT Graduate Institute alum, expresses her appreciation for those contributing to the state's efforts to combat COVID-19.
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SIT Alum Selected for Adirondack Land Trust Internship
Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Keene, NY) | April 7, 2021
Zoe Turner-Debs, an alum of SIT Study Abroad Ecuador, has been selected for the Adirondack Land Trust’s 2021 Internship for the Future of the Adirondacks. During her internship, she will focus on applying geographic information system (GIS) skills in the field and in the office.
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SIT alum Jody Williams on creating sustainable peace
Pressenza (Germany) | March 30, 2021
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams, an SIT Graduate Institute alum, discusses her three decades of work advocating for a ban on landmines and why human security is crucial to creating sustainable peace.
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SIT Alum on the 5 Pillars of Leadership
Fullstack Educator (Georgia, USA) | March 28, 2021
SIT Graduate Institute alum Dean Fusto discusses the five pillars of leadership on the Fullstack Educator podcast.
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Reconnecting and Discovering a New Culture in Iceland
The Bates Student (Lewiston, ME) | March 17, 2021
Bates College student Dianna Georges discusses what it's been like to study in Iceland with SIT Study Abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SIT Study Abroad Alum Named First VPR News Fellow
VPR (Colchester, VT) | March 11, 2021
Marlon Hyde, an alum of SIT Study Abroad's Morocco: Field Studies Journalism and New Media program, joined Vermont Public Radio as its first news fellow.
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SIT Alum Aims to Improve Education in Nepal
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) | February 25, 2021
SIT Study Abroad alum Janie Kaiser is working with local educators and experts to improve access to a quality education for students in Nepal.
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Professor Emerita Helps Politically Opposed Groups Find Common Ground
CBS News (Leverett, MA) | February 17, 2021
Paula Green, SIT professor emerita and founder of the CONTACT program, is helping people from opposite ends of the political spectrum find common ground through her "Hands Across the Hills" initiative.
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Professor Emerita Paula Green to be Featured on CBS News
The Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) | February 14, 2021
SIT Graduate Institute professor emerita and CONTACT founder Paula Green will be featured on CBS News for her work with Hands Across the Hills, a dialogue that aims to bring residents of Leverett, Kentucky, from across the political spectrum together to build understanding.
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Foodbank distribution at SIT
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | January 19, 2021
The Vermont Foodbank distributed Farmers to Families food boxes on the School for International Training (SIT) and World Learning campus in Brattleboro on Monday, Jan. 11. The campus has served as a distribution center for this initiative since September 2020. As much as 500 boxes of food are given out at each distribution.
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School for International Training adapts global education in a pandemic
VT Digger (Brattleboro, VT) | January 10, 2021
School for International Training is adapting its study abroad and graduate programs to continue providing global education opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.