World Learning is looking to develop two parcels of land near ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ's campus for affordable multi-family housing. The project will help address Brattleboro's lack of affordable housing.
Seven Days reporters spoke with more than a dozen refugees now living in southern Vermont. ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ and World Learning, along with their program partners, have provided "essentials such as food staples, bedding, furniture and help in deciphering a new culture" to more than 350 refugees in the area as part of the New Vermonter Education Program.
School for International Training's "Africa: See for Yourself" campaign wins marketing campaign of the year by The PIE.
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 ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ's 60th anniversary of educating global citizens.
Former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks about the importance of programs like ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ and World Learning's New Vermonter Education Program. Refugees from the program share about their experiences.
Former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy visited School for International Training's campus to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
World Learning CEO Carol Jenkins and ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ President Dr. Sophia Howlett write about the importance of higher education institutions supporting refugee resettlement. This op-ed is in response to a letter co-signed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona to U.S. colleges and universities in light of UN World Refugee Day in June.
Women We Admire announce its list of top 50 women leaders of Vermont for 2024, which included School for International Training President Sophie Howlett.
School for International Training (ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ) 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.
School for International Training is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year by hosting various events that spotlight World Learning/ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ's unique history. ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ President Dr. Sophia Howlett speaks about this history and ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ's dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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.
ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a half-day event on the Brattleboro campus featuring Sen. Patrick Leahy and his wife as special guests.
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.
Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Greg Lesch talks about the importance of temporary housing for refugee resettlement, which is helping to build southern Vermont's economic and social diversity and strength.
On Vermont Edition, World Learning’s Tim Rivera and leaders from two national resettlement agencies discuss the importance of housing as it relates to Vermont’s refugee resettlement efforts. With local partners, World Learning/School for International Training provides temporary housing and English language and cultural orientation programming for refugees on ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ’s campus.
Greg Lesch, executive director of the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce, writes that State funding for temporary housing for refugees on the World Learning/School for International Training campus is more than a humanitarian gesture; it is a strategic investment in the future of southern Vermont.
World Learning/School for International Training hosted a bicycle safety training for some of the 64 new Vermonters who are temporarily housed on the ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ campus. The training was provided by Rescue Inc., with helmet donations coordinated by World Learning and the Vermont Department of Health.
ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ’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."
ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ'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.
ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ'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.
African countries "provide examples of resilience beyond the Western perspectives," writes Dr. Robert A. Scott in Higher Ed Jobs. "The School for International Training (ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ) has the largest portfolio of education abroad programs on the African continent."
ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ organized a trunk-or-treat for refugee families, most of whom had never experienced a U.S. style Halloween. In January 2021, ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ began providing housing to people from around the world on its campus in cooperation with the Ethiopian Community Development Council and the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation.
On excursion to Istanbul, students on ÃÛ½ÛÊÓƵ Jordan visit Enab Baladi, a media organization run by young Syrian refugees.
"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.