Building Bridges Across Cultures: Joanna Pawulska Saunders’ Career Journey
From teaching herself Latin to fostering global communication, Joanna Pawulska Saunders reflects on the dramatic evolution of translation tools and her enduring passion for connecting people and organizations across international borders.
Interpreter Badges: A Rare Platform Practice in Modern LSPs
Interpreter badges currently represent a small but significant phenomenon, and one that warrants deeper study as platform‑based interpreting continues to expand.
Kurdish Language Conference Establishes Transnational Confederation to Safeguard the Future of Kurdish
The measures outlined in the declaration point to a future in which Kurdish gains greater institutional visibility, expanded media presence, and more consistent access to education across regions.
Asta Rusakeviėčienė on Adapting and Innovating in the Modern Translation Landscape
Asta Rusakeviėčienė reflects on the impact of her early years as a translator for orphanages and speaks about her current role as owner and CEO of Diskusija, a boutique translation and localization company.
Celebrating Russian Language Day at the UN
Russian Language Day at the UN is more than a cultural observance and affirms Russian as a global infrastructure language that carries diplomacy, scientific collaboration, and cross‑border communication.
From Advocacy to Infrastructure: The Rise of the Linguistic Justice Foundation (LJF)
The LJF is a coordinated, rights-based force with the potential to reshape how institutions understand and uphold language rights as its rise signals a shift from advocacy to architecture for the world to follow.
Persistence and Reinvention: Fabiano Cid on Thriving in the Continually Shifting Translation Landscape
Fabiano Cid, Chief Solutions Officer at Powerling, details his rocky start as a freelance translator as well as the major industry shifts, the latest of which being AI. He offers his perspective on the future of the business and his place in it, likening himself to an atomic bomb-surviving cockroach (in the best way possible).
From Fax Machines to Artificial Intelligence: Effie Emmanouilidou’s Quarter-Century Career
Effie Emmanouilidou, Athens-based translator and owner of Epsilon Translations — a medical and technical translation company — discusses her beginnings in the industry, the importance of mentors and networking, and today’s tricky but opportune market.
April in Focus: Celebrating Language Access Month
National Language Access Month is the culmination of hard work and advocacy by linguists over decades who have built upon its common use for multilingual outreach, interpreter advocacy, and public education regardless of federal recognition.