Month: April 2025

Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship 2025 (USA)

FellowshipsSharing Language Diversity Fellowship, Endangered Language Fund, New Haven, CT, USA. Deadline: 23 May 2025.

The Endangered Language Fund (ELF) is pleased to announce the Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship. The Fellowship is meant to support the research of Ph.D. students who have completed two years of study in a graduate program in Linguistics and related disciplines, and who are engaged in the documentation of Indigenous languages and the archiving of linguistic data as part of their PhD graduate studies.

The primary purpose of this fellowship is to encourage emerging linguists, in collaboration with their Indigenous partners, to responsibly share annotated materials in a sustainable public forum for equitable access to ongoing and finished research, both for community members and for other scholars. This fellowship aims to create a culture of archiving and Open Access sharing in linguistics, as is common in many other disciplines. In the interests of equity and discovery, the grant is meant to contribute to the normalizing of the archiving of language and cultural materials in trusted repositories on an ongoing basis and making not just results but also data freely accessible to the public, with appropriate community approval.

Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grants 2025-26

Grants

Waterhouse Family Institute Faculty and  Doctoral Student Research Grants, 2025-26, Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Deadline: 15 May 2025.

Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grants are available to faculty at any institution of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and other doctoral-level scholars. However, eligibility to apply for the WFI grant program is limited to those in Communication or a closely related discipline. Although they do not limit grants to a specific methodological orientation or subdisciplinary focus, all projects supported by the WFI have two things in common: they make communication the primary, and not secondary, focus, and they engage communication in terms of its impact on the world around us, its ability to create social change.

Su-Ann Tan Profile

Profiles

Dr. Su-Ann Tan is the Founder and Chief Education Officer of Dr Culture Shift, an education and training consultancy that delivers cross-cultural and intercultural competency programs for individuals and organisations working across diverse cultural contexts. She is also an Adjunct Academic at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches in the School of Communication and Arts.

Su-Ann TanSu-Ann holds a PhD in Intercultural Communication and Cross-cultural Psychology, as well as an Honours degree in Intercultural Communication, and Bachelor’s Degree in Organisational Communication from The University of Queensland, Australia.

Su-Ann has 20 years’ experience in the international education sector, having held senior leadership positions including Director of the Southeast Asia Office for the Australian National University (ANU) at the Australian High Commission in Singapore, Director of Communications and Outreach at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU, a number of Regional Manager (Asia Pacific markets) roles in leading Australian institutions. Su-Ann’s professional expertise spans strategic partnerships, international engagement, and designing innovative educational programs to enhance cross-cultural understanding and adaptation.

Her work focuses on acculturation, expectancy violations, cross-cultural adaptation, international student experiences, and the development of cross-cultural competence frameworks. She is passionate about fostering intercultural understanding by building cultural intelligence, aligning expectations, and enhancing intercultural communication.

Work for CID:

Su-Ann Tan is the author of KC115: Cross-Cultural Adaptation.

U of the Pacific: Assistant Director of Intergroup Dialogue and Restorative Practices (USA)

“JobAssistant Director of Intergroup Dialogue and Restorative Practices, University of the Pacific, CA, USA. Deadline: open until filled; posted 9 April 2025.

Reporting to the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Assistant Director of Intergroup Dialogue and Restorative Practices at University of the Pacific plays a crucial role developing a university-wide intergroup dialogue program for the campus community. This role supports the university’s efforts to resolve conflict, strengthen relationships, and foster a sense of community and belonging by introducing and implementing education, training, and discourse that are grounded in intergroup dialogue and restorative practices. This position works collaboratively across multiple stakeholder groups and across all three campuses (Stockton, Sacramento, San Francisco), providing specialized expertise and programming to promote understanding, healing, and accountability.

Schwartzman Scholars: Director for Residence Life (China)

“JobDirector for Residence Life, Schwartzman Scholars, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Deadline: 31 May 2025.

Schwarzman Scholars is a one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, designed to build a global community of future leaders who will strengthen understanding between China and the rest of the world. Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship program created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century. As China’s role in global trends continues to grow, the success of future leaders in any sector depends upon an immersive understanding of the country and its culture. Schwarzman Scholars supports up 150 graduate students annually from the U.S. (40%), China (20%), and around the world (40% from 43 countries) for a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Scholars chosen for this highly selective program will live in Beijing for one year of study, experiential learning, cultural immersion, traveling in China to develop a better understanding of China.

They are seeking highly qualified person to join Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China to facilitate a dynamic, safe, and meaningful residential experience for Scholars. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, team player, culturally competent, passionate about international education, and adept at navigating global perspectives/ideologies. Must be willing to relocate to Beijing, China for this position.

The Director for Residence Life is employed by Tsinghua University and is a 12-month live-in professional position in the Office of Student Life at Schwarzman College located in Beijing, China. Supervised by the Chief Student Affairs Office, the Director for Residence Life is responsible for the residential experience at Schwarzman College, a state-of-the-art university college model facility housing 150 graduate students from 43 countries. Responsibilities include leading and managing all aspects of the residential/communal experience for Scholars

CFP Symbolic Interaction and Identity Construction

“Publication

Call for submissions: Studies in Symbolic Interaction special issue: Symbolic Interaction and Identity Construction. Deadline: abstract by 15 May 2025; full paper by 30 November 2025.

Issue editor: Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa, USA)

Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 63, is devoted to the discussions of identity construction in current social worlds from the symbolic interactionist perspective. Examinations of any form of identity construction in everyday life and in specialized temporal and spatial contexts are welcome. With this focus as the crux of Volume 63, the purpose is twofold: (1) to illustrate how symbolic interactionist theories are helpful in understanding the construction of an identity, and (2) how the construction of an identity serves to advance symbolic interactionist theories in identity construction.

The Role of Visual Arts in Improving Intercultural Dialogue 2025 (Malaysia)

“Collaborative

The role of visual arts in improving intercultural dialogue between sister cities, research project by Ramin Hajianfard, City University Malaysia, would appreciate your input.

Dr. Ramin Hajianfard, Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Art at City University Malaysia, is looking for those with interests in visual arts and/or sister-city exchanges to complete a brief set of questions. The project is titled Intercultural Exchanges Between Isfahan and Kuala Lumpur in the Context of Visual Arts. Your observations and experiences are critical to understanding how visual art can foster intercultural dialogue.

This study examines how visual arts can strengthen the sister-city partnership between Isfahan and Kuala Lumpur—established in 1997—by fostering intercultural dialogue, preserving shared heritage, and advancing Sustainable Development Goals in education, urban development, and global partnerships. Employing a qualitative approach that combines semi-structured text interviews with experts, artists, and intercultural specialists, alongside case studies and document analysis, the research identifies both the barriers (e.g., limited past collaborations and misaligned policies) and the opportunities (e.g., complementary Islamic art traditions and digital platforms) for meaningful exchange. Grounded in cultural semiotics and intercultural aesthetics, the findings will inform policy alignment, institutional partnerships, and practical programs—such as reciprocal exhibitions, artist residencies, and virtual platforms—to enhance mutual understanding and sustainable cultural cooperation between the two cities.

The questions to be answered are these:

  • Arts as a Dialogue Tool: From a global perspective, what makes visual art an effective tool for fostering intercultural dialogue between communities or cities?
  • Respecting Cultural Heritage: How can international art initiatives be designed to respectfully highlight each participant’s cultural heritage while engaging diverse audiences?
  • Aligning with Global Goals: In your experience, how do intercultural arts exchanges contribute to broader goals like education and sustainable community building (for instance, what impacts have you seen related to learning outcomes or community resilience)?
  • Sustaining Partnerships: What strategies or best practices are important for establishing and sustaining successful intercultural art partnerships (such as those aligning with international collaboration goals like SDG 17)?

If you are interested, please contact him directly via email.

International Summer School in MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Voices of Migrants (Poland/Croatia)


Study AbroadInternational Summer School in MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Voices of Migrants, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakow, Poland (also partially in Croatia), 8-17 September 2025. Application deadline: 30 April 2025.

This unique summer school provides an intensive, interdisciplinary learning experience designed to equip participants with the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to empower migrants and mediate migration-related challenges. Through interactive workshops, expert-led discussions, and practical activities, you’ll engage with topics such as migrant advocacy, anti-discrimination policy and cultural integration.

The MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Migrant’s Voices International Summer School aims to create a space for people from the countries of the European Union, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine to discuss issues of media influence on perceptions of migration. The lectures and workshops will provide participants with the knowledge necessary to understand the processes of contemporary migration, as well as the tools to analyze and seek reliable information on the subject. An important part of the class will also be to give participants the opportunity to describe and tell migration stories from the perspective of their own experiences and observations, on the basis of which a publication summarizing the project will be created.

Eligible participants: age 18-30, from EU countries, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Ukraine
Language: English
Cost: free of charge (The organizers cover the cost of travel in Poland and Croatia and accommodation in the period 8-17.09.2025, catering, and the cost of additional attractions. Participants get to Gdynia at their own expense. The organizers cover the cost of round trip Krakow – Croatia)

U Groningen: PHD Studentship in Mediatizing the Homeland (Netherlands)

“Studentships“Mediatizing the Homeland: Diasporic Imaginaries of Palestine Ph.D. Studentship, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Deadline: 30 April 2025.

Fully funded four-year PhD position for the project Mediatizing the Homeland, positioned at the intersection of digital media, decolonial and diaspora studies. As a candidate, you will part of the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, engaging with a thriving community of scholars at the forefront of critical media research. This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to work in an international environment and to acquire valuable research experience at a top-ranked European university. As a PhD student, you will develop your own research project in consultation with the associated supervisors. You will conduct independent and original academic research and report results via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and ultimately a PhD dissertation. The PhD thesis has to be completed within four years. You will also have the opportunity to (further) develop your teaching skills.

This PhD project explores how diasporic identity and belonging are shaped through mediated imaginaries of the homeland. Focusing on the Palestinian diaspora as a case study, it examines how the homeland is discursively and visually constructed across various media forms, particularly as a space that remains largely inaccessible due to geopolitical constraints. More specifically, it investigates how Palestinian diasporic media production, content, and consumption contribute to identity formation and a sense of belonging in response to contemporary regional developments.

The project is guided by the central research question “How do Palestinian participatory media producers, content, and consumers construct diasporic identities and imaginaries of the homeland?” Instead of focusing on traditional media such as literature and cinema, this study looks at participatory media, such as social media, music and videogames. The aim is to inquire into how these media provide diasporic voices with new modes of expression, engagement, and identity negotiation, facilitated by their accessibility, platformization, and the blurring of production and consumption.

KC114 Digital Cosmopolitanism

Key Concepts in ICDThe next issue of Key Concepts in intercultural Dialogue is now available. This is KC114: Digital Cosmopolitanism, by Fergal Lenehan. Click on the thumbnail to download the PDF. Lists organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept in English, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC114 Digital Cosmopolitanism

Lenehan, F. (2025). Digital cosmopolitanism. Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 114. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/kc114-digital-cosmopolitanism.pdf

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue publishes a series of short briefs describing Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue. Different people, working in different countries and disciplines, use different vocabulary to describe their interests, yet these terms overlap. Our goal is to provide some of the assumptions and history attached to each concept for those unfamiliar with it. As there are other concepts you would like to see included, send an email to the series editor, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz. If there are concepts you would like to prepare, provide a brief explanation of why you think the concept is central to the study of intercultural dialogue, and why you are the obvious person to write up that concept.

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