Margaret Weinberg, who went to China in 2010 with The Experiment in International Living, has landed a steady blogging gig at The Huffington Post. In the first of two posts, Margaret expresses excitement that the Occupy Movement could mean the “rebirth of political activism in America,” but raises concern that protesters have no specific demands. [...]
Stephanie McKee, a graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, and an alumna of SIT Study Abroad’s South Africa program is the newest recipient of the Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship. McKee will work with the restorative justice organization Phoenix Zululand to create new painting and art therapy programs for prison inmates in South Africa. During [...]
Our Experiment in Focus series continues with a visit to Mexico, the United States “oft-misunderstood neighbor to the south,” as group leader Matt Gordon puts it. Prior to their visit this past summer, Gordon and his Experimenters were questioned and scrutinized by friends and family about their decision to travel to Mexico. After only a [...]
As I sat down to write this blog post on World Teachers’ Day, I started thinking of my favorite teachers and the qualities that made them so special. Some presented controversial ideas, others guided me in my interests, some were inspirational, and others were simply kind. They all made a difference in their own way. [...]
By Adam Weinberg, World Learning President and CEO At its core, World Learning programs are designed to equip people with the tools needed to create a better world. I am often amazed at the things our participants do post-program. Yesterday was an especially telling day. A recent SIT Study Abroad student, Jessica Posner, was featured [...]
Though International Honors Program (IHP) alum Justin Fahey led the field in World Learning’s 2011 photocontest, there were plenty of other IHP photo submissions that caught our eye earlier this summer. IHP allows students to compare social justice and sustainability issues on multiple continents over a semester or academic year. Given this unique model, we asked IHP photo contest contestants Yiyuan Qin, [...]
By Tatsushi Arai, SIT Graduate Institute Associate Professor Proponents of the global war on terror may remember this year’s September 11 ceremony at ground zero as an important milestone. Two reasons account for its significance. The first is the death of Osama bin Laden in the US raid near Islamabad on May 2, marking a [...]
By Meredith McCormac, World Learning Education, Senior Program Officer Imagine that you are a child who cannot read. You are sitting in a classroom full of children. You are staring at the book on your desk, but the text is incomprehensible. You feel frustrated and lost. Hundreds of millions of adults and many more children [...]
By Adam Weinberg, World Learning President and CEO As you may know, the Brattleboro community was devastated by Hurricane Irene, one of the worst natural disasters in Vermont’s history. Fortunately, our campus sustained no damage and our remarkable employees ensured that incoming SIT Graduate Institute and Study Abroad students could begin their programs. World Learning is [...]
The SIT Graduate Institute will soon welcome 175 talented students to the campus in Brattleboro, VT and another 31 to the new International Development Management program based in World Learning’s Washington DC office. The students come from 30 countries including Burma, China, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tadjikstan and Uzbekistan and [...]
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