Excerpt: New York is one of the most respected centers of higher education in the United States. Many young people like to live and work in America’s largest city. But if you do not know where to start, it helps to belong to a community. The city has a place where students have a chance to meet, and find their place in the world. It is a private, non-profit center called International House. It serves students from more than 100 countries. Read the full story.

“By being at I-House, I’ve gained the ability to explain both American culture and American shortcomings to an international audience in a succinct, easy to digest way that doesn’t judge others for not knowing and makes it open for dialogue. I’ve been happy to educate, as well as to be educated, by my peers.” A few months ago, I was heading home after a long day of work in Chelsea. As I stood in front of the uptown 1 train—the one that many I-House Residents rely on to be infuriatingly delayed and finicky—I heard a familiar chuckle. I turn around and see my good friend and I-House...

International House hosted its 2017 Awards Gala on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the Rainbow Room in New York City. NEW YORK, NY – MAY 04: Asian Institute of Management Founder and Chairman Emeritus Washington Z. SyCip accepts an award onstage at the International House 2017 Awards Gala at The Rainbow Room on May 4th, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for International House) *** Local Caption *** Washington Z. SyCip More than 200 Trustees, Alumni, Residents, and friends joined International House President...

The Board of Trustees, Alumni, Residents and staff of International House note with great sorrow the passing of our Honorary Trustee Abby M. O’Neill. Though her first contact with International House began at the knee of her grandfather and International House co-founder John D. Rockefeller, Jr., her role became official when she was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1958.  For more than four decades, she faithfully served the International House mission of global understanding through her extraordinary leadership, financial generosity, and personal commitment, serving on...

“Even when you’re in different fields, you realize that you’re not dreaming alone.” Diana Engel Gerbase ’16 has not been gone long. She left International House in October of 2016, and returned to her native Brazil to work on her nonprofit civic education initiative, Mobis. She hopes the program will encourage children in her home country to become “engaged citizens.” In February of 2017, she traveled back to New York to network and pursue sources of funding. Unsurprisingly, her trip brought her home to I-House. International House has had a profound impact...

The Board of Trustees, Alumni, Residents and staff of International House note with great sorrow the passing of our Honorary Trustee David Rockefeller. His legacy of leadership and support is deep and enduring, and his involvement and counsel will be greatly missed. The youngest son of I-House co-founder John D. Rockefeller, Jr., he was elected to the International House Board of Trustees in 1940, but his association with I-House extends to before it was built, when his parents entertained groups of foreign students at their home on West 54th Street. “My siblings and I often...