Impact of IHP

“IHP allowed me the opportunity to become a global citizen, a more mindful and compassionate human being who has learned to celebrate and rejoice in the cultural diversity of this shared world.”

—Christine Wheatley / Northland College / IHP ’01  

“IHP was a pivotal influence in my development as a student, an individual, and as a community member. I am a much more creative, inventive, and impassioned individual having been taught by inspiring faculty, coordinators, and guest speakers.”

—Shaun Golding / Bowdoin College / IHP ’00

“I just wanted to let you know how much IHP has changed my life— and how grateful I am for all the work you and everyone involved puts into making it such a phenomenal experience.”

—Brittany Montgomery / MIT / IHP ’05

Life after IHP

“I love teaching environmental science, and I incorporate so much of what I learned on the program into my curriculum. Even though it was over a decade ago, the material I learned on IHP was so far ahead of its time that it is today’s current thinking.”

—Richard Gifford / Boston University / IHP ’91

“The experience I had with IHP was a big character builder for me and really inspired me in my field. I was certain about pursuing a career in planning after my Cities trip and, overall, it set me on a motivated path for the rest of my life."

—Nathan Lawrence / Boston University / IHP ’04

“IHP confirmed my intuition to pursue a career in international business. I learned more in one year than my other three years of college put together—a tremendously broadening experience.”

—Peter Stilley / Northern Arizona University / IHP ’64

Experiential Learning

"Still vivid are the times spent walking through a small Indian village with residents discussing a proposal for adjacent highway construction and their eventual displacement, encountering the generosity and pride of township residents in Cape Town despite their limited material wealth, and jubilantly learning new dances from children in a favela in Brazil."

—Sabra Loewus / University of Washington / MIT / IHP '03 / IHP Trustees Fellow '08-'09

"This program gaves us so much, from academic knowledge of global and local systems that influence health and community to a human understanding of challenges and triumphs experienced every day in places very different from our home."

—Jack Beck / Boston University / IHP '06

“IHP opened my eyes to a world I always knew existed but had never before “touched,” and thereby awakened an insatiable curiosity to understand global trends of urbanization.”

—Dara Moses / Wesleyan University / IHP ’99  

“IHP transformed my education by fusing academics with global social consciousness and integrating traditional learning with life experience. It instilled in me the ability to constructively approach both global and local issues.”

—Shaun Golding / Bowdoin College / IHP ’00

“Not one day goes by that I don’t think about the people, sights, smells, and experiences of IHP.”

—Evan Weissman / Colorado College / IHP ’00

"IHP creates the moments when we can eeply explore what most stirs our hearts and minds, compels us to ask creitical questions, forces us to see trough a different set of lenses, and dares us to change the world."

—Gianna Lee / UC Berkeley / IHP '06

"IHP drew connections between issues faced by a rural village and overarching global trends.  We were introduced to countless people who were creating positive alternatives that benefited their communities, and ultimately, the world."

—Alyse Takayesu / Williams College / IHP '06-'07

Parents' Perspectives

 “From what we hear from Andy, the IHP Rethinking Globalization program is transformative education: an amazing program that integrates theory and experiential learning in a phenomenal manner. We get off the phone with him and simply say, ‘Wow! What an incredible opportunity!”

 —Shelly Saltzman / Mother of Andy Saltzman / Bates College / IHP ’06

“I have possibly enjoyed this experience as much as my daughter has, making new friends with other parents, and vicariously sharing the happiness of the students in the program and their enthusiasm for it. IHP does an excellent job of including parents. I have been telling the students I teach about IHP and recommending it to them.”

—Rivkah Loewus / Mother of Sabra Loewus / University of Washington / MIT / IHP ’03 / IHP Trustees Fellow '08-'09

IHP Network

“I cannot thank IHP enough for the excellent resource guide to all kinds of NGOs, grad schools, organizations, and other amazing contacts.”

—Katie Gjertson / University of Minnesota / IHP ’02

“The IHP network is so well-connected, I feel privileged to have such incredible resources.”

—Emily Auerbach / Colorado College / IHP ’03