Unesco Chair Rights Education

07/29/2026

Fall semester ELP program - Registration is now open: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_51s9p6cvOPzE2Bo

04/13/2026

Join us on April 21 at the CUNY Graduate Center for a panel discussion on language revitalization and maintenance, cultural continuity, identity formation, mental and physical wellness, and community resilience.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/language-rights-health-and-resilience-tickets-1986933659061?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/26/2026

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Unesco Chair Rights Education among Indigenous and Non-Dominant Language Communities!

Presented by UNESCO Co-Chairs Dr. Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla, Dr. Shannon Bischoff, and Prof. Mary Encabo-Bischoff, as well as invited guest speakers.

📆 February 21, International Mother Language Day
🕔 5:00 pm Pacific (Vancouver) time
💻 On Zoom: http://bit.ly/IMLD2026

Live interpretation into French will be provided by Eco Interpreters (https://ecointerpreters.org/).

01/02/2026

A new year means a new semester for the ELP program! The English Language Partners (ELP) program is one of the projects under the UNESCO Chair.

Some fun facts for the ELP program:

1) We have served over 1,500 participants from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and North America.

2) The ELP program is, for some of our tutors, their first encounter with individuals who live outside of the U.S.

3) Our participants range from high school students to adults over 50 years old and speak multiple languages.

11/21/2025

Congratulations Dr. Galla! 🎉

Candace Galla was born and raised on the island of Hawaiʻi in Pāhala, Kaʻū. Her research and scholarship focus on Hawaiian language and Indigenous languages at the intersection of education, revitalization, digital technology, well-being, traditional and cultural practices, and policy and planning; and decolonizing and Indigenizing the academy to create pathways for Indigenous thinkers and scholars, and scholarship at the local, national, and global level.

In this global role, Dr. Galla will work with international partners to strengthen education and policy frameworks that uphold linguistic diversity and self-determination for Indigenous and non-dominant language communities.

11/14/2025

This webinar, featuring U.S.-based UNESCO Chairs, offers a dynamic panel discussion exploring the evolving intersections of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education. This webinar is part of an initiative to bring UNESCO Chairs in the US together around a theme to foster critical and cross-sector conversations that reflect the global mission of UNESCO. Join us as a kick off to International Education Week with dialogue and debate on this cross-cutting and highly significant topic.

When: Monday, Nov. 17, 12-1:30 PM U.S. EST

Registration: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jRBFAHnfTHqKqvTcVhYW5Q #/registration

10/24/2025

Fun fact: Our chair logo has a special story. It was the logo for the IYIL 2019: Perspectives conference, which was an important event that brought together many of our partners and collaborators, whom we still work with today, in the same space. Symbolically, our logo underscores our commitment to work alongside communities and find points of unity in diversity.

Revisit the meaning behind the logo:

News Release The Story behind the Logo Created for the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019: Perspectives Conference at PFW Posted: 10/22/19 Author: Susan Alderman Categories: Arts and Humanities, Education, Public Affairs, Social Science Key Info Chippewa Cree artist designs logo Showcas...

10/24/2025

Hello everyone,

Welcome to this page! We are getting ready for another exciting year of projects and programs that we hope you will be able to be a part of. Stay tuned in the next month for more updates and thank you for your patience as we get organized for what will be another eventful time.

For information on the UNESCO Chair on Rights Education among Indigenous and Non-Dominant Language Communities, read the press release:

Shannon Bischoff, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Mary Encabo Bischoff, director of the Teaching English as a New Language program, have helped Purdue University Fort Wayne become just the 29th institution in the United States to be awarded a UNESCO Chair. There....