Kindness Rocks
I recently published a book on intercultural competence with my friend and colleague, Professor Irina Golubeva. We had a lot of trouble […]
Author: Emily Brokaw
Emily is an emerging librarian and freelance writer and editor. Raised in Southeast Asia, she is keenly aware of the importance of cross cultural experiences and intercultural communication. She has participated in several intercultural programs with the aim of fostering conversations across cultural boundaries. Emily is passionate about the use of information services to facilitate interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration. She holds an MLIS from Kent State University.
Using Art to Connect People in a Time of Isolation
In spring of 2020 it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic would radically separate people worldwide—not only from others beyond their own […]
Adding Depth to TEFL with Intercultural Education
My career path started in English education for a variety of reasons, not least of which involved having teachers for parents and […]
The Birth of a New Zone for Our Own Learning
Two years ago, when the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication (SIIC) didn’t happen for the first time in over four decades, my […]
Accessibility in Intercultural Competence
“Equity is often related to justice or proportional fairness… Equality differs from equity in that it relates more to sameness or equal […]