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I Am My Language: Roots, Rhythm, and Resistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 10th, check-in at 9:45 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience (MCB)<\/span><\/p>\n

About the speaker: Krishauna Hines-Gaither is the 2026 President of ACTLE, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships at Mount Saint Mary’s University, and co-author of The Antiracist World Language Classroom<\/em> and Mastering Spanish through Global Debate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This talk is co-sponsored by the Center for Languages and Cultures, the USC US-China Institute, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Southern California.<\/p>\n

Join us for a presentation by Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither, an award-winning educator, author, and<\/span><\/p>\n

advocate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Hines-Gaither brings nearly two decades of experience in world language education and a distinguished record of advancing equity, inclusion, and innovation in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dornsife Language Faculty Spotlight: Presentations by Recipients of the Language Teaching Innovation Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: Friday, October 30th, 11 a.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Presenters: Hsiao-Yun Liao and Rania Ben Amor<\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 980 1788 2477<\/span>
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Cultivating Growth: How Language Programs Can Thrive in an Era of Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr. Felix Kronenberg <\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, November 20th, 11 a.m. <\/span><\/p>\n

About the speaker: Felix Kronenberg<\/a> has collaborated with colleagues across the field on research and initiatives related to language program vitality and enrollment growth. His work includes the 2023 edited volume\u00a0Language Program Vitality in the United States: From Surviving to Thriving in Higher Education<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0Thriving Language Programs and Enrollments in Higher Education<\/i>\u00a0learning community,<\/a>\u00a0numerous workshops and presentations, and the article\u00a0How important is studying languages for undergraduate students and why (not) study languages?<\/i><\/a>, which won the\u00a0Stephen A. Freeman award<\/a>. The\u00a0forthcoming open-access\u00a0Guidebook to\u00a0Thriving\u00a0Language\u00a0Programs: A\u00a0Systematic and\u00a0Practical\u00a0Approach to\u00a0Enrollment\u00a0Work<\/i>\u00a0will be published in early 2027 with the\u00a0Applied Linguistics Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The field of language education is undergoing profound changes, from seemingly continuous enrollment declines, increasing fiscal pressures, a changing funding landscape to rapidly evolving AI technologies. What are we to do as individual faculty, language programs, departments, centers, and schools?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Drawing on the Thriving Language Programs framework, this talk explores how language educators can move beyond a mindset of survival and cultivate sustainable growth, resilience, and vitality. Rather than focusing solely on external challenges, the framework highlights practical, evidence-informed approaches that help programs strengthen enrollment, deepen student engagement, communicate their value, and create conditions for long-term success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants will leave with a practical framework and actionable and adaptable strategies for strengthening enrollment, communicating program value, and building the conditions for long-term program vitality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 946 1283 6320<\/span><\/p>\n

Password: 932175<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLC Professional Development Certificate<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Center for Languages and Cultures (CLC) offers Professional Development Certificates to Dornsife RTPC language faculty and assistant lecturers who attend or watch four of the professional development events organized by the center in the academic year 2026-2027. To receive CLC’s professional development certificate please fill out <\/span>this form<\/span><\/a> by April 27, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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