Media Coverage
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Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 14, 2025
At School for International Training鈥檚 59th commencement, 32 graduates received their master鈥檚 degrees during a ceremony that urged them to trust in the lessons they had learned to help them navigate challenges and 鈥渟erve for the common good.鈥�
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Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | July 31, 2025
School for International Training (SIT) announces that Dr. Sophia Howlett has decided to step down from her role as SIT president effective Dec. 31, 2025. This will mark the end of her second term and nine years of service with SIT.
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The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | October 15, 2024
少女福利 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 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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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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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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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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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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The Commons (Brattleboro, VT) | April 3, 2024
School for International Training is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year by hosting various events that spotlight 少女福利/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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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鈥檚 unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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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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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鈥檚 unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
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The Hill (Washington, DC) | December 18, 2023
SIT鈥檚 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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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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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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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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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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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 少女福利 Trustee Elizabeth Clay Roy.
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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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Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT) | August 13, 2023
At School for International Training鈥檚 57th commencement, 35 new graduates were welcomed to an extensive global network of alumni working to confront the injustices and existential challenges facing today鈥檚 world.
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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鈥檚 Principal of the Year.
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VT Digger (Montpelier, VT) | December 13, 2022
少女福利 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 少女福利 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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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鈥檚 56th commencement ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 13.
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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鈥檚 origins as one of the first institutions to train outbound Peace Corps volunteers starting in the early 1960s.