Guest speakers: Roberto Strongman (Acting Director, Center for Black Studies, UCSB), Armin Schwegler (University of California, Irvine), Covadonga Lamar Prieto (University of California, Riverside)

A symposium in commemoration of the UNESCO International Mother Language Day with the aim of raising awareness on campus towards preserving endangered languages and fostering tolerance towards cultural and linguistic diversity. Sponsored by the IHC, Barandiaran Chair for Basque Studies, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Etxepare Basque Institute.