President’s Message: Lessons From the Past: 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Peter Vorderer, ICA President, U of Mannheim It’s hard to believe that it’s now been 25 years since I, along with much of the rest of the world, was stunned … Continue reading
President’s Message: Following up on “Getting the Discipline in Communication With Itself”
Peter Vorderer, ICA President, U of Mannheim In my contribution to last month’s newsletter, I proposed that we put together a special issue of one of our journals focusing on … Continue reading
President’s Message: Looking Back on Seattle and Forward to Puerto Rico
Peter Vorderer, ICA President, U of Mannheim The 64th Annual Conference of ICA, with nearly 2,700 attendees, was not only the biggest convention our organization has ever held in the … Continue reading
President’s Message: On the Virtues of Procrastination
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) I don’t remember the last time I met anyone, colleague, student, staff member alike, who was anything but overwhelmed with work, … Continue reading
President’s Message: Fundamental
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) A recent article in the New York Times (16 March 2014, pp. 1 & 22) was describing how, in the United States, a … Continue reading
President’s Message: Elsewhere, Grass is Greener. Or is it?
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) It is often the case that, when colleagues meet and talk informally, they express their concern or even complain about work. … Continue reading
President’s Message: Enhancing ICA, Iteratively
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) ICA never ceases to evolve, to strive to improve, to adapt to the changing context. The dynamic for change emerges, bottom … Continue reading
President’s Message: Regional Conferences, Global Outreach
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Over the years, ICA has developed a strategy to reach out to scholars in regions that are underrepresented in ICA’s membership. … Continue reading
President’s Message: The Membership Has Voted, ICA Moves Forward
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Once a year, ICA calls its members to the polls. First, various officers are to be elected. This year alone, 25 … Continue reading
President’s Message: Back to the Classroom
Francois Heinderyckx, ICA President, U Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) For most of us, August or September marks the beginning of a new term and our going back to the classroom. … Continue reading
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