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SIT's VP of Marketing&Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes on The Washington Report from 2023-11-03T19:00
SIT's VP of Marketing & Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes joined Stevie Bridgewater on The Washington Report to talk about the School for International Training's vast portfolio of programs in...
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SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett joins Ric Cengeri on WDEV from 2022-02-03T18:25:16
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 ag...
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On SITe: Global Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations from 2019-12-06T15:07
Meet Bruce Dayton, Imraan Buccus, and Goran Jovanovic, SIT Graduate Institute's Global Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations faculty.
Listen in as they share highlights from t...
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On SITe: Meghan Audette Discusses Her Work with UNRWA from 2019-05-21T18:58:36
2019 SIT commencement speaker Meghan Audette is an alumna of SIT Graduate Institute and deputy director for programs at the West Bank Field Office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency f...
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On SITe: Elka Todeva on Plurilingual Pedagogy in TESOL from 2019-05-08T20:33:41
Professor Elka Todeva discusses and illustrates the new concentration in SIT's MA in TESOL program. A native of Bulgaria, Elka has published works that include The Multiple Realities of Mult...
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On SITe: Sonny Singh on SIT's Focus on Social Justice Education from 2019-04-05T18:23:04
Meet Sonny Singh, SIT's Social Justice Education Specialist. In addition to this exciting new role, Sonny will continue as the NYC launch coordinat...
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OnSITe: Study Abroad alum Scott Couper on Gwanda from 2019-03-14T20:38:16
Scott Couper, now pastor of Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro, studied with two SIT programs in Africa and later became academic coordinator of SIT South Africa. When he studied in Zim...
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On SITe: The CONTACT peacebuilding program from 2019-01-14T21:08:03
Every summer, peacemakers converge from all over the world to participate in SIT's CONTACT (Conflict Transformation Across Cultures) certificate program. In this episode, we speak to several par...
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On SITe: SIT's Solar Panel Garden Research Project from 2018-07-30T19:35:33
Agroecologist Tatiana Schreiber discusses the challenges of gardening around solar panels, an increasingly pressing need. As part of SIT's on-campus solar array project, Schreiber and others are...
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On SITe: Peacebuilding in Rwanda from 2018-07-12T17:19:38
As an office manager for SIT Study Abroad, Sunday Justin oversees general operations for SIT's Rwanda program Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding. He recently came to SIT's Vermont campu...
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On SITe: Oxfam America's Abby Maxman from 2018-06-07T12:30
SIT alumna Abby Maxman discusses Oxfam, current challenges in development, and her time at SIT. She became president of Oxfam America in 2017. She was formerly Deputy Secretary General of CARE I...
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On SITe: Tony Vacca on Senegal and Cross-Cultural Musicmaking from 2018-05-14T21:03:57
A hallmark of SIT's Vermont commencement ceremonies is the prominent presence of African percussion. Western Massachusetts musician Tony Vacca and his friend Steve Leicach, often with other musi...
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On SITe: Studying in China from 2018-04-30T19:24:05
Brian Hammer, SIT Study Abroad academic dean for Asia and the Pacific, discusses the realities and rewards of studying in China. He holds a PhD in geography from the University of Washington in ...
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On SITe: Experiential Learning in Language Teaching from 2018-03-28T14:16:45
MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) chair and faculty member Leslie Turpin discusses experiential learning and how it's used in SIT's pioneering TESOL program. Leslie, who...
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On SITe: International Women of Courage winner Fadia Thabet from 2018-03-08T19:03:24
SIT Graduate Institute master's student Fadia Thabet received the 2017 International Women of Courage award from the U.S. State Department for her humanitarian work in her home country of Yemen....
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On SITe: Indigenous Rice Farmers from 2018-01-19T16:13:19
SIT alumnae Vicky Garcia and Mary Hensley work with the indigenous people of the Cordillera region of the Philippines, helping farmers bring their heirloom varieties of rice to the rest of the w...
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On SITe: Introduction from 2017-12-04T17:41:06
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On SITe: Immigration and the Mexico-US Border from 2017-12-04T14:00
Riley Merline is Director of Special Projects at SIT. He previously worked with faculty-led programs at Colorado College, and spent 10 years as an educator on issues of migration and borders in ...
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On SITe: Preventing Violent Extremism from 2017-11-09T17:00
Manal Taha discusses factors that lead to violent extremism in Africa. Manal, originally from Sudan, is a graduate of SIT’s Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation master’s program. She has wo...
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On SITe: Education and Refugee Children from 2017-10-12T19:26:40
James Heflin interviews SIT Graduate Institute Sustainable Development MA student Bahati Kanyamanza about the difficulties children in refugee camps face in getting an education. Bahati was born...
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On SITe: International Education and SIT from 2017-09-21T16:40
James Heflin interviews SIT President Sophie Howlett about international education and her vision of a truly globe-spanning SIT. Dr. Howlett comes to SIT from Kean University in New Jersey, wher...
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On SITe: Podcasting in Study Abroad from 2017-09-21T16:39
James Heflin interviews SIT Nicaragua Academic Director Ben Waddell about his use of podcasting and other media in education and research. Ben holds a PhD in sociology and an MA in Latin America...
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On SITe: Green Initiatives at SIT from 2017-09-21T16:38
Kate Casa talks with Professor John Ungerleider of SIT's Peace and Justice Leadership and Global Youth Development and Leadership programs. Ungerleider has taught at SIT for 25 years, and has li...
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On SITe: Climate Change in Ecuador from 2017-09-21T16:37
Kate Casa discusses climate change in Ecuador with SIT Ecuador Academic Director Fabian Espinosa. Fabian holds an MA in biology and anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. He was communication and info...
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