Semester in the City

CHANGEMAKERS WANTED: Start Changing the World, Keep Earning College Credit

Changemakers Wanted

Start Changing the World, Keep Earning College Credit.

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take a first step to changing the world: Apply to Semester in the City

Gain access to a 14-week internship with a leading social change organization and an intensive semester of learning and growth. Semester in the City allows you to:

Serve at a non-profit, social mission business, or government agency to address social issues you are passionate about
Magnify your impact through skills learned in our Becoming a Problem Solver and Social Innovator’s Tool Box courses and workshops
Develop a professional network of leading social innovators who can help you to make a bigger impact after graduation
Identify your passion and purpose while working on real-world projects and earning a full semester of academic credit

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“Boston needs you. The world needs you. Whenever we have made big progress against the challenges of the day students and young people have been at the center of making things better."

Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder

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“This semester I learned about all the different levers of change needed to advance a social movement and I learned which levers I am most passionate about.”

Gabrielle Greaves, SITC alum, fall 2016

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“I want to be the voice of food sustainability, creating the bridge between food and the way it is made with the people who consume it."

Sydney Boardman, SITC student, fall 2017, interning at Freight Farms

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“Semester in the City allowed me to pursue my passion for reforming the prison industrial complex through my internship at Petey Greene. It was the best educational experience of my life!”

Emma Chinman, SITC alum, spring 2017

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“Semester in the City helped me tell my story and find the voice to express the views I am passionate about.”

Eriberto Mora, SITC alum, spring 2017

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“As a person who is really shy it’s really nice to open up and kind of tell my story. You know, everyone is really accepting and they really want to hear what I have to say.”

James Smugereski, SITC alum, fall 2016