Princeton U: DEI Senior Specialist (USA)

“JobDiversity, Equity & Inclusion Senior Specialist, Princeton, University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Deadline: Open until filled; posted 16 November 2023.

The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Senior Specialist will collaborate with colleagues in Human Resources and across campus to support the advancement of employee-focused institutional and departmental DEI goals. The Senior Specialist will directly interact with senior leaders to customize and implement unit DEI plans and initiatives aligned with Princeton’s DEI strategy. They will be responsible for executing DEI data reviews, identifying trends, and developing strategies customized to meet the needs of specific units. The Senior Specialist will assist units in facilitating DEI committees and developing DEI learning paths. The Senior Specialist will serve as a resource and a contact for units on a broad range of DEI matters. They will provide consultative support to a wide range of employees from diverse cultural and identity groups, with varying degrees of DEI subject matter knowledge, and among all types of positions within the institution. Therefore, candidates should have knowledge and experience in DEI, DEI data analysis, familiarity with workplace dynamics and functions, and strong coaching skills.

EU Network IN SITU: Administration Officer (France)

“JobAdministration Officer, IN SITU and Lieux publics, Marseilles, France. Deadline: 14 December 2023.

IN SITU is the European platform for artistic creation in public space. Lieux publics, the European and national centre for artistic creation in public space, acts as project lead of the European network IN SITU, bringing together about 20 European partners.

The administration officer will be fully involved in the management of the European project IN SITU, designed by Lieux publics in collaboration with the partners. He/she will be in charge of the administrative and financial management of the project, under the supervision of the International projects manager and the Administrator of Lieux publics. His/her missions will be mainly around the IN SITU activities and the current programme (UN)COMMON SPACES (4M€ over 4 years) but he/she also will be involved on other potential international projects under the supervision of the International project manager, including NAJM, a Mediterranean cooperation network.

U Portsmouth: Head of International Student Recruitment (UK)

“JobHead of International Student Recruitment, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. Deadline: 5 January 2024.

The Head of International Recruitment provides leadership in all dimensions of University of Portsmouth Global’s international recruitment activity. This includes the nurturing and management of the international recruitment team; the full recruitment life cycle through market prioritisation, acquisition strategies, management of channels, delivery of enquiry and conversion activity, marketing and efficient admissions in partnership with the Head of Global Admissions and the Global Marketing Manager.

The position is responsible for developing and implementing international recruitment and associated marketing strategies, evaluating effectiveness of the strategies and ensuring appropriate market diversification, and for driving UoP Global’s international student recruitment planning process with relevant internal and external stakeholders in order to set and subsequently deliver on targets. The role will require collaborative working, engaging with the Academic departments, central service areas, UoP Global’s agent network and partners, to ensure that the international student recruitment activities are effectively coordinated and delivered, and aligned with the University strategy. The role is expected to manage resources effectively and efficiently, and with a view to maintain quality in service levels and provision.

CFP International Listening Assoc 2024 (USA)

ConferencesCall for papers: International Listening Association: Sustaining Best Listening Practices, 13-16 March 2024, Bloomington, MN USA. Deadline: 10 December 2023.

The International Listening Association (ILA) is excited to announce the Call for Proposals for the 45th Annual Convention, March 13-16, 2024 in Bloomington, MN. Organizers are excited to hold this convention in the Minneapolis area, the birthplace of ILA at the University of Minnesota. They will be holding a special session on the history and progression of the ILA and listening and encourage past members, board members and any founding members, to attend.

The 45th ILA Convention provides several presentation opportunities including individual papers, discussion panels, or paper panels. Proposals are also accepted for practicums, workshops, or short courses. If you have questions about the submission type, please contact the ILA Convention Program Planner, Dr. Krishna Naineni.

2023 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival (USA but Online)

Events2023 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), New York, NY, USA, 15 December 2023, 3 pm EST (but also available online).

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as powerful agents of positive social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions.

View videos from past years here, chosen by an international jury from thousands of submissions around the globe.

PLURAL+ is a youth video festival that encourages and empowers global youth to explore the issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia and to share their creative vision with the world.

Participatory ESOL Report and Podcasts

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Coole, M., et al. (2023). Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock. Working Papers in
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Literacies, Paper 319, and 5 podcasts.

ESOL refers to teaching English to adult speakers of other languages. Here are links to five podcasts and a report on the practitioner research project, Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock.  The project was organised by English for Action and the Hub for Education & Language Diversity (HELD) at King’s College London in collaboration with teachers from different organisations across the ESOL sector.  The report and the podcasts provide a reflective account of developments in Participatory ESOL over the last 15 years, drawing on the experiences of 11 participatory ESOL teachers, but also focus more broadly on the position of participatory ESOL in the sector as a whole, pointing forward to implications for policy and ESOL teacher education more generally.

PE [Participatory ESOL] emerges … as an approach that listens to students and engages them in dialogue, that reaches beyond traditional student-teacher roles to include critique and action on social conditions, and that maintains an explicit focus on language throughout while also questioning the hegemony of English itself.

CID Quoted in Opinion Piece on Cultural Identity

About CIDNegrete, Alexcia. (13 November 2023). Opinion: College is beneficial for developing cultural identities. Daily Titan.

We knew the Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue get a lot of views and downloads, and are used in courses, but we don’t often see them quoted in articles or opinion pieces. Therefore we were delighted to run across this opinion piece by a student at California State University, Fullerton.

According to the Center for Intercultural Dialogue, cultural identity comes with a sense of belonging and the process of keeping up with traditions, heritage and language. Having a cultural identity isn’t just about associating yourself with ethnic groups but also gender, sexuality and religion.

This draws upon Vivian Hsueh-Hua Chen‘s description, presented as Key Concept 22: Cultural Identity.

Thanks, Alexcia – glad you found it useful!

If/when others run across similar use of any of the Center’s publications, or if you write something comparable, please let us know, and we’ll help spread the word.

Corbett & Holmes Guest Post: Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times

Guest Posts
Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times. Guest post by John Corbett and Prue Holmes.

Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times: Conflict, Crisis, and Creativity, edited by Prue Holmes and John Corbett (2023) is a volume of case studies and theoretical reflections which arose from an AHRC Research Network project, initiated, and led by Prue Holmes of the University of Durham in 2019. Holmes was interested in exploring the theoretical and practical issues involved in the creative application of critical intercultural teaching and learning in conditions of conflict and extended crisis. In short, how does critical intercultural pedagogical theory inform creative practice, and vice versa, in what Holmes and her team came to think of as ‘difficult times’?

As Khawla Badwan, in the title of her chapter, on intercultural communication and vulnerability, observes, “I’m afraid there are no easy fixes”. There are, indeed, no easy fixes, and, for those of us engaged in intercultural education, there seems cause, too often, for despair. However, the case studies reported in this volume affirm, through their modest tales of resilience, aspiration, and hope, that in the enveloping darkness there are flickers of light.

Download the entire guest post as a PDF.

UN U: Outreach Communications Assistant (Japan)

“JobOutreach Communications Assistant, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo, Japan. Deadline: 9 December 2023.

Located in Tokyo, the Office of Communications assists the Rector in the communication about UNU’s work, engagement with key stakeholders, and visibility of UNU’s activities in Japan and globally. The work of the UNU Office of Communications focuses on communicating the outcomes from UNU research in clear, accessible language, in ensuring these messages reach the right audience and in gradually increase the size of the audience. To achieve this, the UNU Office of Communications employs high quality design, produces engaging content and deploys a wide range of communication assets.

The major responsibilities of the Outreach Communications Assistant will be to:
1. Support the visibility and interest of UNU’s Japan Outreach through digital and social media.
2. Assist and support the organization of online and in-person events related to Japan Outreach.
3. Support the translation of English material into Japanese and assist in editing and proofreading Japanese content.
4. Assist with building UNU communication products in Japanese.

 

Meridian: Associate, Diplomatic Engagement (USA)

“JobAssociate, Diplomatic Engagement, Meridian International, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: open until filled; posted 17 November 2023.

The Associate, Diplomatic Engagement serves in a support role managing the day-to-day elements of the Center for Diplomatic Engagement, with an emphasis on the Insights and Diplocraft series and other convening programs for the diplomatic corps. This includes audience management, program preparation and database organization. The Associate is responsible for conducting the Center’s financial and administrative deliverables. The Associate is also involved in two signature programs – the Meridian Global Leadership Summit and the Meridian Diplomacy Forum.

This position is located in Washington, DC. Meridian requires MD, DC, or VA residence for all employees. The position may work partially remotely until further notice.