2025 Global Forum of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence

Dr. Didem Ekici is an educator, researcher and author. She has held various leadership roles within the non-profit peacebuilding organization, Pax Populi, since 2013, currently serving on its board. She has co-authored a book called Person to Person Peacebuilding, Intercultural Communication... Read More →

Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair (PhD in Intercultural Communication, 2008, Arizona State University) is former faculty at Georgia State University and Fulbright Scholar to Honduras. At Purdue, she directs CILMAR, the Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research. Her... Read More →

Dr. Grace Lee-Amuzie is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of Center for Intercultural Leadership and Communication at Penn State Abington. She regularly offers faculty development workshops on equity pedagogy and culturally relevant teaching. Her research interests... Read More →