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• Adam Weinberg Named Next President and CEO of World Learning/SIT
  (6/25/2009) Ken Bartels, Chair of the Board of Trustees of World Learning, announced today that, following a unanimous vote of the Board,  Dr. Adam S. Weinberg has been named the next President and CEO of World Learning/SIT and will succeed outgoing President and CEO, Carol Bellamy, on September 1, 2009.
  
  
• World Learning Announces 2009 Summer Leadership Programs for Iraqi Youth
  (6/22/2009) Programs provide invaluable leadership and peace-building experience in US for more than 100 Iraqi high school and college students.
  
  
• World Learning Commemorates World Day Against Child Labor 2009
  (6/12/2009) Today World Learning commemorates the 10th anniversary of the international convention addressing the urgent need to work toward the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor.
  
  
• World Learning responds to misleading allegations in USA Today article
  (5/28/2009) World Learning, the global non-profit that operates SIT Study Abroad, responded today to allegations in a USA Today article concerning a sexual assault that took place on a program in Jamaica in 2006.
  
  
• World Learning Announces 2009-2010 Serbia Youth Leadership Program
  (4/15/2009) Program promotes intercultural understanding among Serbian and American youth.
  
  
• World Learning and World Bank Partnering to Better Engage Civil Society
  (4/22/2009) On April 22 World Learning and the World Bank's Civil Society Team are co-sponsoring an orientation to the World Bank Group for participants attending the Civil Society Policy Forum held to coincide with the Bank and International Monetary Fund 2009 Spring Meetings.
  
  
• Carol Bellamy Receives Légion d’Honneur in Paris Ceremony
  (4/7/2009) Bellamy receives honor for her work at UNICEF championing the rights of children.
  
  
• Carol Bellamy to Step Down as World Learning President & CEO in May 2010
  (3/20/2009) The World Learning Board of Trustees has announced that Ms. Bellamy will not extend her tenure beyond May 2010, after completing a five-year term as chief executive. A year-long search process is to begin this spring.
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute Sees Rise in Applications from Sponsored Students
  (2/25/2009) Applications for 2009 received through Fulbright, Ford, Rotary dramatically increase.  INTERLINK Fellowship applications triple.
  
  
• Dr. Aqeel Tirmizi Appointed Faculty Director of Oman
  Master of Global Management Program
  (3/5/2009) The MGM program, which begins in September 2009, offers students a unique opportunity to study at World Learning’s educational center in Oman where they will develop global management expertise applicable to leadership roles in multiple international sectors.
  
  
• CONTACT Program Summer Peacebuilding Program 2009
  (2/6/2009) This program will be followed by the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation (on-line) from September '09-May '10.
  
  
• World Learning Selected as Program Partner for Princeton University's New Bridge Year Program
  (1/29/2009) Following a competitive review process, Princeton University has selected World Learning, through its undergraduate SIT Study Abroad and high school Experiment in International Living programs, to run two of its four pilot Bridge Year programs.
  
  
• CONTACT Faculty George Lakey Recipient of 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize
  (1/14/2009) For 50 years, Lakey has led social change campaigns on local, national, and international levels and over 1500 workshops on five continents.
  
  
• Video Promotes Model for Helping Ethiopian Orphans and Vulnerable Children Stay in School
  (1/13/2009) World Learning produces video for USAID about the recently completed CASCAID project in Ethiopia.
  
  
• Jack Powelson, 1920-2009
  (1/11/2009) John Powelson, known to us as Jack, and a life long friend of the Experiment and World Learning, has passed away in Boulder Colorado.
  
  
• World Learning Communications team recognized in three categories of 2008 CASE Communications Awards
  (1/8/2009) The Communications team at World Learning has been awarded two Silver and one Bronze prize for communications by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District One. The prizes for excellence in communications were awarded in three categories: the World Learning promotional video (Silver, Digital Media category), the Brand Rollout materials (Silver, Publication Packages category), and the 2008 Annual Overview/Case Statement (Bronze, Campaign Materials category).
  
  
• SIT Study Abroad Partnership Council Meets at Brandeis University
  (12/11/2008) This was the first time a Partnership Council meeting was held at a partner school, and SIT Study Abroad is grateful to Brandeis for hosting what proved to be an excellent and highly interactive discussion between 10 Council members and senior SIT staff.  As SIT Study Abroad’s principle advisory board, the Partnership Council provides vital perspectives and important expertise on the design, delivery, and assessment of SIT programs and their integration into the undergraduate curriculum.
  
  
• World Learning Staff Co-Author Monday Developments Article
  (12/9/2008) Article in Monday Developments features World Learning's Wiñari Project in Ecuador that seeks to keep indigenous children in school and free from the worst forms of child labor.
  
  
• World Learning Ethiopia Staff Co-Host HIV Prevention Advocacy Day
  (12/2/2008) World Learning staff in Ethiopia co-hosted advocacy day emphasizing the leadership roles children are playing in HIV prevention efforts.
  
  
• 20th Annual World AIDS Day
  (12/2/2008) World Learning joins leading global health and development organizations in recognition of the tremendous opportunities and challenges in addressing the epidemic worldwide.
  
  
• Joint Conference with SIT Study Abroad and the University of Notre Dame
  (11/13/2008) SIT Study Abroad is pleased to announce a new partnership between SIT Study Abroad and the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. This collaboration has resulted in a new conference to show case undergraduate research focused specifically on human rights and human development.
  
  
• SIT Alum Azi Hussain: Building Peace Across Religious Divides
  (11/12/2008) SIT Graduate Institute alum, Azhar Hussain, has applied insights from his graduate studies for establishing understanding and peace in Muslim communities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  
  
• Adam Weinberg and World Learning Board Members Help Launch National Presidents' Initiative For Citizen Diplomacy
  (10/6/2008) World Learning Executive Vice President, Adam Weinberg, and Trustees Sherry Mueller and Tom Fox are among 40 U.S. leaders who have formulated a National Presidents’ Initiative for Citizen Diplomacy to dramatically improve international relations throughout the world.
  
  
• SIT Study Abroad Appoints Dean of Student Affairs
  (9/20/2008) New Dean of Student Affairs, Michael Smallis, will be responsible for student life, health, safety, and security issues for the approximately 2,000 students each year who participate in SIT Study Abroad's programs in 50 countries.
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute alum helps provide primary health care and education in Tibet
  (10/7/2008) SIT Graduate Institute alum, Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen used the tools he gained at SIT to grow programs that now provide primary health care and education to thousands of underserved women and children in Tibet.
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute Announces Affiliated Faculty and Practitioners-in-Residence Appointments
  (9/9/2008) The SIT Graduate Institute is pleased to announce two new programs that highlight the expertise of scholars and practitioners within the World Learning network.
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute Begins a New Academic Year
  (9/8/2008) September has finally appeared and along with the promise of vibrant foliage and apple picking, comes the arrival of the new graduate students to SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro.
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute Announces New Master of Global Management Program in Oman
  (9/2/2008) SIT Graduate Institute announces and welcomes applications for its new Master of Global Management degree program, which begins in Oman in September 2009.
  
  
• From the Field: A day in the life in Panama
  (9/26/2007) Soizic Zeigler recounts her days as a student in SIT Study Abroad's Panama: Development and Conservation program
  
  
• World Learning Awarded $43 Million USAID Agreement to Manage Grants to Aid the Needs of Survivors
  (8/25/2008) Program will assist vulnerable populations through support service delivery, training and related activities.
  
  
• Winners of the 2008 World Learning Photo Contest
  (8/15/2008) We are pleased to announce the winning photos from the 2008 World Learning photo contest.
  
  
• Tragic Loss of Experiment Adult Group Leader
  (8/11/2008) It is with great sadness that we report the tragic loss of Seraphin Bernard, a former Experimenter, recent Experiment Adult Group Leader, and member of the World Learning community.
  
  
• Experiment Shapes Author's Life and Career
  (7/2/2008) Alumni featured on OurWorld homepage, 2008.
  
  
• Join our online forum regarding changes at SIT Graduate Institute
  (7/7/2008) Are you an alum of SIT Graduate Institute? If so, we need your help. Share your ideas and suggestions on various topics related to upcoming programmatic changes at SIT Graduate Institute. Alumni input is critical in this next stage of our journey. Join the online discussion by visiting the Graduate Institute Planning Blog.
  
  
• SIT Study Abroad alum presents research on sustainability of surfboards at major surf industry conference
  (3/3/2007) Sean Sullivan's research project causes waves within the surf industry as he questions the environmental and health impacts of the modern surfboard
  
  
• Reciprocity Defined Through Action
  (4/12/2008) World Learning’s Visitor Exchange Program Inspires Breast Cancer Walk in Syria
  
  
• World Learning Signs Letter of Support for Education for All Act – SIT Students Play Important Role
  (4/28/2008) World Learning was one of 57 international organizations to sign a letter of support for The Education for All Act, which seeks to provide support to children who lack access to basic education.
  
  
• SIT Grads Get Legislators to Sign Education for All Act
  (4/29/2008) Featured alum on OurWorld, Spring 2008
  
  
• Students are Making World Learning Greener
  (3/29/2008) Environmental working group of students and staff are changing World Learning practices making the organization even greener
  
  
• World Learning Hosts Serbian Youth Leaders in Brattleboro
  (4/21/2007) He usually pedals his bicycle everywhere. But on April 12, two days before his first trip to America, Roland Barna rode in his father's car to catch a bus at the station in Senta, Serbia
  
  
• Nicaragua trip teaches students about poverty
  (4/30/2007) For many people, this is the kind of trip that leads to an epiphany, a life-changing moment
  
  
• Shaping the Future: The Need for Global Citizens
  (2/20/2007) Carol Bellamy, President and CEO, World Learning, Alumni Lecture
  
  
  
• Relate. Create. Innovate...
  (7/25/2007) Americans for Informed Democracy and World Learning’s School for International Training (SIT) will host a one-day conference that will equip the next generation of global leaders to turn their international experiences into social action
  
  
• World Learning Hosts 2007 Brazilian Youth Ambassadors
  (2/6/2007) Delphi International, a program of World Learning, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State and the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, has successfully completed the 2007 Brazil Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP), a two-week educational exchange opportunity in the United States for Brazilian high school students ages 15-18
  
  
• World Learning Announces 2007 Brazil Youth Ambassadors Program
  (1/13/2006) Delphi International, a program of World Learning, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State and the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, is pleased to announce the 2007 Brazil Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP), a two-week educational exchange opportunity in the United States for Brazilian high school students ages 15-18
  
  
• World Learning Names New Vice President of Development
  (2/2/2007) World Learning today announced the appointment of Natalie Fleischman to the position of Vice President of Development, reporting to President and CEO, Carol Bellamy
  
  
• World Learning Names New Senior Vice President of International Development
  (3/1/2007) World Learning today announced the appointment of Mark Viso to the position of Senior Vice President of International Development, reporting to President and CEO, Carol Bellamy
  
  
• Sustainability and Study Abroad: Impact of a lifetime
  (3/12/2007) In 1992, Astrid Jirka experienced what she calls profound generosity which had deep impact on her life
  
  
• Carol Bellamy moderates panel on "Engaging our Cultural Differences
  (3/12/2007) World Learning hosted a panel discussion and reception at the 51st Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) annual conference
  
  
• EIL Alum Wins Award for best "How To Book"
  (3/14/2007) Experiment in International Living alum, Mary Greenwood (Ireland '64-'65) was recently awarded the best "How To Book" for her book titled How To Negotiate Like A Pro: 41 Rules for Resolving Disputes
  
  
• SIT alum, Linda English, helps found LINGOS: A Consortium of NGOs Sharing Best Practices
  (3/14/2007) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) often pay big bucks for program implementation, including the purchase of eLearning software and materials
  
  
• SIT Study Abroad Academic Director to Speak at UN Panel
  (3/22/2007) Dr. Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Academic Director of the SIT Study Abroad Ghana program, has been invited to speak at a United Nations panel discussion on the Heritage of Slavery to be held March 26, 2007, at the UN Headquarters in New York
  
  
• SIT Signs Student Exchange Agreement with Kingdom of Bhutan
  (3/27/2007) The School for International Training (SIT) has signed a memorandum of collaboration with the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) formalizing a unique academic and intercultural partnership between the two institutions
  
  
• SIT Professor and Activist Jeff Unsicker wins Citizen Activist Award
  (3/28/2007) Vermont Public Interest Research Group has presented School for International Training professor and local Brattleboro resident, Jeff Unsicker, with the Citizen Activist Award
  
  
• SIT Student Keena Kaye Wins Commitment to Service and Civic Engagement Award
  (3/30/2007) At a ceremony held in Montpelier, VT on March 29, 2007, Keena Kaye was presented with the Vermont Campus Compact / TD Banknorth Commitment to Service and Civic Engagement Award
  
  
• World Learning’s Fifth Annual Race for a Reason to Benefit Women of Darfur
  (4/11/2007) World Learning and The School for International Training (SIT) will host the 5th annual Race for a Reason on May 12, 2007
  
  
• World Learning Announces Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program
  (4/16/2007) World Learning, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, America’s Development Foundation, and a consortium of American universities, is pleased to announce the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students, a six-week educational exchange opportunity in the United States for Iraqi students, ages 18-20
  
  
• SIT's Annual Graduation Held at World Learning in Brattleboro, Vermont
  (5/26/2007) On Saturday May 26th, the School for International Training held its annual graduation
  
  
• World Learning/SIT to Host Peace Advocates from Iraq, Sudan and 35 Other Countries for Summer Peacebuilding Institute
  (5/16/2007) World Learning and The School for International Training are pleased to announce the CONTACT Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a three-week intensive program that will bring together 70 peacebuilders from 38 countries on SIT’s Brattleboro, Vermont campus beginning May 28, 2007
  
  
• Carol Bellamy Keynote at Anti-Trafficking Conference in Croatia
  (5/21/2007) Carol Bellamy was the keynote speaker on May 21, 2007, at a four-day conference organized by World Learning's STAR Network entitled "The Community Strikes Back: A Regional Conference on Trafficking Prevention."
  
  
• 75 Years of Fostering Intercultural Understanding
  (6/5/2007) In 1932, Donald and Leslie Watt took the first Experiment group to Switzerland
  
  
• World Learning at NAFSA 2007
  (6/6/2007) Befitting a conference whose theme was "Preparing Global Citizens," World Learning had a mighty presence in the committee room, in the presentations, and on the exhibit hall floor
  
  
• Inaugural World Learning Forum to Feature Author of Monique and the Mango Rains
  (6/15/2007) World Learning, in partnership with the award-winning Northshire Bookstore, is pleased to announce the launch of the World Learning Forum speaker series with a July 7 appearance by Kris Holloway, author of Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
  
  
• World Learning Names New Vice President and Chief Information Officer
  (6/18/2007) World Learning has appointed Michael Kearney to the position of Vice President and Chief Information Officer, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Kristen McLaughlin
  
  
• Senator Sanders Speaks to Governor's Institute Students at SIT
  (7/5/2007) Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders visited with 60 students at SIT's annual Governor’s Institute for Current Issues and Youth Activism
  
  
• Putumayo World Music World Hits CD
  (8/28/2007) World Learning is proud to be the exclusive non-profit partner on the Putumayo World Music CD, World Hits, released and available in stores today
  
  
• Securing Afghanistan: Women's Vital Contributions
  (8/30/2007) Recognizing the continuing need to build effective coalitions and to strengthen the capacity of Afghan women, the Initiative for Inclusive Security, in partnership with the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, led a training workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan from September 1 - September 6, 2007.
  
  
• World Learning Announces 2007 Serbia Youth Leadership Program
  (9/4/2007) World Learning, in partnership with the US State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, Civic Initiatives, the Council for International Visitors, and a Serbian NGO, is pleased to announce the 2007 Serbian Youth Leadership Program (SYLP), a four-week educational exchange opportunity in the United States for Serbian high school students ages 15-17
  
  
• SIT Graduate Students Arrive on Campus
  (9/12/2007) It’s September in Brattleboro, Vermont, and once again students gather for a life-changing year of study, fellowship, and introspection at the School for International Training
  
  
• Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education
  (9/19/2007) "Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education" will focus on how institutional offices sharing this common vision can develop mutually beneficial partnerships and programming to help reach their goal.
  
  
• On the Situation in Kenya - A Letter to the World Learning Community from Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Trustee Emerita, Wangari Maathai
  (1/14/2008) The following letter was written last week by Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner and World Learning Trustee Emerita, in response to the ongoing political situation in Kenya
  
  
• New Poll: Americans Concerned About Long-Term Impact of Damaged US Reputation Abroad
  (1/28/2008) Aspen Institute and World Learning Conduct Poll - Results: Americans Concerned About Long-Term Impact of Damaged US Reputation Abroad
  
  
• Bonding Over Basketball
  (9/28/2007) In the heat of August, six boys and six girls arrive at Las Vegas airport after a long flight from Lebanon
  
  
• CONTACT Program Summer Peacebuilding Program 2008
  (5/15/2008) Join 60 international peacemakers for 3 weeks of experiential learning, skill development, and community building
  
  
• "World of Difference" - Carol Bellamy Interview Featured in Gettysburg College Alumni Magazine
  (2/16/2008) Read an extensive interview with World Learning President and CEO, Carol Bellamy, on her life, career, and commitment to fostering global understanding.
  
  
• World Learning Launches New Look – Read Carol Bellamy Letter and View Launch Video
  (2/16/2008) As you view our video and visit our new website, you will encounter a new look for World Learning, one that honors our heritage and values while launching us on the next 75 years of our mission.
  
  
• Mary Robinson Featured Speaker at Launch of Citizen Diplomacy Discussion Series
  (3/11/2008) The three-event series will explore the role of citizen exchange in repairing the global reputation of the US.
  
  
• Mary Robinson Speaks at Kick-Off of World Learning’s Citizen Diplomacy Series
  
  
• World Learning Launches New Weblog: World Learning NOW (Notes on the World)
  (3/26/2008) Tap into the people, ideas and stories that make up World Learning’s active global community.
  
  
• Carol Bellamy Essay Featured in Mike Wallace Book
  (4/10/2008) Carol Bellamy Essay Featured in Mike Wallace Book Essay on "The Age of the Global Citizen."
  
  
• SIT Study Abroad Academic Director Leads the Way on Sustainability for Education Abroad
  (4/28/2008) Peter Brennan, SIT Study Abroad Academic Director in Australia, contributes to NAFSA report on Environmental Sustainability in Education Abroad.
  
  
• World Day Against Child Labor 2008 - Education: The right response to child labor
  (6/12/2008) World Learning joins the international community in standing behind the World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL), an annual event hosted by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
  
  
• SIT Graduate Institute Signs University Presidents Climate Commitment
  (6/2/2008) SIT Joins Growing List of Higher Education Leaders to Fight Global Warming.
  
  
• Educational and Cultural Exchanges to Restore America's Image
  (6/2/2008) Essay on Educational and Cultural Exchanges to Restore America's Image suggests a critical role for exchange in building global understanding and restoring the United States' image in the world.
  
  
• 'Go Forward, Dare Greatly'
  (6/2/2008) While the skies over the SIT Graduate Institute were overcast Saturday morning, the gray clouds could not dampen the mood during the school's commencement ceremony.
  
  
• Travel the Backroads of World Learning
  (5/9/2008) Visit the World Learning NOW blog to view a new video about the impact of World Learning’s programs worldwide and read about the video’s making.