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Symposium celebrates 25 years of bridging language barriers

"When a fire struck a local family in 2000, their limited English made communication with emergency service providers almost impossible..."

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TIP Founder Fatema Sumar and Angelika Kraemer talk Language Access, Equity

This video is a recording from our April 7th, 2021 event "A Critical Exploration of Language Access and Equity with Fatema Sumar and Angelika Kraemer". Fatema Sumar '01 is the President Biden-appointed Vice President of the Department of Compact Operations for the Millennium Challenge Corporation as well as the founder of the Translator Interpreter Program. Angelika Kraemer is the Director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University and an affiliated Senior Lecturer in the Department of German Studies. In this event, we discussed the importance and global implications of language learning through Fatema's and Angelika's professional experiences.

Quiet Influence Award

The Translator Interpreter Program is proud and grateful to announce that we were awarded the Cornell University 2021 Student and Campus Life Diversity and Inclusion Quiet Influence Award. This award is presented to an undergraduate student organization that exhibits significant effort in the area of diversity and inclusion by building up or influencing others. We are honored to accept this award. However, we could not have won this award without the dedication and support of Cornell language faculty members, student volunteers, staff, and community members who all work together to bring greater language equity to the Tompkins County community and beyond. Thank you to everyone who makes our social justice mission possible.

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Where TIP's Service Learning Chairs Chloe Koo and Calista Oria highlight stories about language advocacy at both the local and national levels, while reflecting on meaningful ways students can engage through service.

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Addressing Immigrant Language Barriers in Tompkins County

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