Virtual Presentations are grouped by general themes. Q&A can occur in the comments of this post. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal.

THEME 1: IDENTITY AND BELONGING

Alternative Sense Of Belonging Among ‘Non-White’ Minorities In Australia: Intergroup Relations In A Northern Suburb Of Adelaide

• Ritsuko Kurita, Associate Professor, Department of English, Kanagawa University, Japan

Tabunka Kyousei - Ideologies Of Multiculturalism And Integration In Japanese Education

• Isabel Saenz Hernandez, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Sociology, University of Lleida, Spain

Cultural Assumption And Identity: Exploring The 25 Types Of Diversity As An Agent Of Change

• De'Andrea Matthews, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, United States

Immigration In The Post-Truth Era: The Discourse Of Privilege Surrounding Syrian Refugees In Turkey

• Serdar Tuncer, Researcher in Residence, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada

Visual Aesthetic of National Identity

• Daria Müller Velasquez, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia

THEME 2: EDUCATION AND LEARNING WORLDS OF DIFFERENCES 

Interrupting Exclusion Through Microaggressions On College Campuses

• Brandi Lawless, Associate Professor, University of San Francisco, United States Yea Wen Chen, Associate Professor, School of Communication, San Diego State University, United States

Inclusion Of Young Children: Opportunities For Access, Equity, And High Quality Early Childhood Programs

• Marisa Macy, Early Childhood Development and Education, School of Teacher Education, University of Central Florida, United States

Merging Indigenous With Non-Indigenous Values For Authentic Continuous Improvement

• Linda Manning, President, Culture-Scapes Consulting and Training, Canada

The Building Refugee Initiatives To Develop Goals For Educational Success Program: A Mentorship Model For Improving Refugee Access To Higher Education

• Kayte Thomas, Adjunct Professor, Social Work, Baylor University, United States

Urban Diversities And U.S. Bilingual Education

• Mariana Alvayero Ricklefs, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Northern Illinois University, United States

Using an Appreciative Intercultural Model of Leadership to Co-create and Implement a University-wide Cultural Diversity Strategy

• Dr. Teresa De Fazio, Manager, Cultural Diversity Office, Victoria University, Australia

Crossing Borders: Deepening Collaboration between NGOs Serving the Immigrant Community through Community-Based Learning

• Marcy Campos, Director, Center for Community Engagement & Service, American University, United States
• Ludy Grandas, American University, United States

THEME 3: ORGANIZATIONAL DIVERSITY

Managers' Attitudes On Diversity And Effects On Their Leadership Behaviour

• Knifka Linda, Research Associate, Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Challenges In Organizational Diversity

• Pamela Gray Daniel, B.A. Theater & Speech Communications, Clark Atlanta University, United States

White Superiority And Black Helplessness As Stereotypes In International Corporate Communication?: Theoretical Remarks And Results Of A Picture-Based Content Analysis Of Twenty-Five Corporate Websites On Five Continents

• Marlena Pompino, M.A. Media and Communication Management, Macromedia University, Germany

Workforce Mobilisation To Boost A Culture Of Respect, Safety, And Genuine Inclusion: Engaging The Critical Mass Is Key To Success

• Wendy Lundgaard, CEO and Principal Consultant, Win-win Workplace Strategies Pty Ltd, Australia

Accommodation Of Religious Differences In The Workplace And The Risks Of “Veiled” Discriminations: An Analysis Of The Judicial Discourse In The European Landscape

• Adelaide Madera, Associate Professor at the University of Messina, Italy

Using Culture To Change Culture: The Inclusion Capital Framework

• Kate Linklater, Western Sydney University, Australia

THEME 4: COMMUNITY DIVERSITY AND GOVERNANCE

Analysis of Cultural Diversity Concept in Different Countries Using Fractal Analysis

• Rezza Moieni, Project Director, Cultural Infusion, Australia

Muslim Identity In Family Law In Europe: A Question Of Legal Pluralism

• Amal Yousef, PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Milan- Bicocca, Italy

Various Initiatives Of Civil Society Network In Policy Advocacy On Tenurial Conflict Resolution Of Small Islands: A Case Study In Pari Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Dki Jakarta Province, Indonesia

• Ari Wibowo, Master Cand. in Leadership & Policy Innovation Programe, Graduate School - Universitas Gadjah Mada

Hostility To The World Metropole: National Identity-Based Populism Versus Cosmopolitan Global Integration

• Benedict Edward DeDominicis, Associate Professor of Political Science, School of International Studies, Catholic University of Korea, South Korea

2020 SPECIAL FOCUS - URBAN DIVERSITIES: EXCLUSION AND INCLUSION OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 

Conflicting Construction Of Diversity In Social Service Organizations: Migration As Both Resource And Problem

• Timo Schreiner, Scientific Assistant, Department of Organizational Pedagogy, University Erlangen- Nurnberg, Germany

Civil Society Actors Promoting Reception In Times Of Xenophobia: Interactions And Low Visibility Actions At The Local Level

• Iraklis Dimitriadis, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy

Objects In Migration: An Ethnographic Study Of The Tibetan Community In India

• Devina Dimri, Undergraduate student, Department of History, Shiv Nadar University, India

Diversity in Adult Education: Metropolitan Area City College Based Programs

• David Sanders, President, Malcolm X College
• Yandong Liu, PhD, Malcolm X College
• Roy Walker, Health Sciences Dean, Malcolm X College

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