Charles O. Mays has been appointed Executive Director of the Esperantic Studies Foundation, to take office on July 1, 2017. He will succeed Joel Amis, who is resigning to complete his studies for the Master of Divinity degree, leading to ordination in the Anglican Church of Canada. Chuck Mays is …
An oft-repeated aim of the Sustainable Development Goals is that they should “leave no one behind” and should concentrate on the most vulnerable populations. They should also encourage two-way communication, not just top-down solutions. But has anyone thought about the role of language in this process? Not enough people, according …
The author of “Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language”, Esther Schor, professor of English at Princeton University, and Sam Green, documentary filmmaker and director of “The Universal Language”, will answer the audience’s questions, following an illustrated lecture and film screening. When: Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 6:30 …
Dear Friend, The past year has been a particularly busy and successful year for the Esperantic Studies Foundation. This year, our North American Esperanto Institute (NASK) was extremely well attended; we were significant contributors of scholarships to the Adam Mickiewicz University graduate program in Esperanto and Interlinguistics (Poznan); and we …
Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language (Metropolitan Books, 2016) will be the first speaker in a series of lectures memorializing Tivadar Soros, whose memoir Masquerade, written in Esperanto, recorded his successful efforts to keep his family alive and intact in Hungary …
Two years ago ESF launched the campaign “AMU Poznanon” to find additional funding for the Interlinguistic Study Program in Poznan (Poland) at the Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU). ESF has been a long-time supporter of students for this three-year graduate program in the prestigious and second largest university in Poland, and …
Dear Friend, Fifteen years ago, the Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) funded an enterprising group of young Esperantists to set up a website, Lernu.net. We were confident it would help a new generation learn Esperanto, and connect with people we had never reached before. But the scale of success exceeded our …
ESF notes, with deepest regret, the passing of Paul Gubbins, beloved professor in ESF’s North American Summer Courses, author of the screenplay for Pasporto al la Tuta Mondo, the Esperanto television course for which ESF provided partial support, and well-known figure in the Esperanto movement, particularly as editor of the …
The North American Summer Esperanto Institute (NASK) once again this year joins efforts with the Esperanto Performing Arts and Film Festival and invites you to one of the most outstanding events in Esperanto-land! NASK is the longest-running North American Esperanto course and one of the most important programs supported by …
