Haitian Creole Language & Culture Program

Want to learn about Haiti or increase your proficiency in the Haitian Creole language? Join us for an exceptional summer edition starts on June 2 w/ four levels to offer. Don't hesitate! Everybody has to start somewhere. More info, contact: haitiancreoleprogram@gmail.com

In sx salon’s 50th, Dr. Evan Auguste & I shed light on the life & legacy of Haitian psychiatrist Louis Mars, son of ethnographer Jean Price-Mars. Tribute is also paid to Haitian American writer Danielle Georges who recently became ancestor. Read it here: rb.gy/5fl5ie

💬 Rejoignez-nous ce jeudi à 15h (h Port-au-Prince) à ce workshop international sur les échos et la réception de l’œuvre de Frankétienne dans l’écosystème universitaire international. 🔗S’inscrire ici: tinyurl.com/mr44mn3c Propulsé par @enlisantfest, @IUFrench & @IUCLACS.

New personal essay where I shed light on the social connectedness’ approach through the lens of multilingualism. It stemmed from my daily interactions w/ some 40 elementary Haitian students in Indianapolis. Share feedback. @Chalkbeat @ChalkbeatIN @IUCLACS chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025/0…

Frankétienne ne « raconte » pas, il fait vibrer la langue. Mon nouvel article dans NÈF explore cette poétique du débordement dans L’Oiseau schizophone, où le français est expulsé hors de ses gonds et reconfiguré en sons, signes et images. 🔗 doi.org/10.1353/nef.20…

Appeared on @RTVCHAITI to discuss language prejudices w/ @kayimithe on the International Creole Day. Appreciate you for having me, Yasmithe! Watch the segment here: tinyurl.com/mrwh8bf9 @IUCLACS @HaitianProgram

Latest w/ @FadiaTVNews of @CreoleNarrative on Creole & its bearings for our ancestors & the culture we represent. I challenged some misconceptions & overviewed the historical events that had led to creole developments in the past centuries. Watch it here: tinyurl.com/fys9tdyz

🗣️ Join us this Friday at 10am ET for a transformative talk on decolonizing the curriculum. I’ll weigh in on @AnseyePouAyiti’s disruptive model which emphasizes the use of Haiti’s Creole language and culture in the classroom— in rural areas. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/mue8z93j

📢#JobAlert: Would you like to teach Haitian #Creole this fall? Apply for this exciting opportunity at the University of Chicago @RomanceUchicago. The university also offers a Minor Program in Kreyòl and Haitian Studies. #Kreyòl Apply: apply.interfolio.com/169461

2025 Quechua Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award honors Serafín Coronel-Molina’s commitment to #Indigenous languages. @TheQuechua thank you for collaborating with CLACS and the Global Indigenous Studies Network for this the 2025 Annual Quechua Alliance news.iu.edu/live/news/45966

🎧 This week, I joined my Philly brother @DrJamesPeterson on @onwurd to discuss the recent movement of the Haitian community in the Midwest as well as my interventionist role in the heart of an elementary school w/ kids of different backgrounds and walks of life in Indianapolis.

Mèsi @banjmedia pou kout chapo sou travay ak pakou a k ap kontinye detire kòl toutlongè depi gen lasante! Yon plezi pou m sou ban ak chanpyon @MarcRClaude, @ladouceurr, @Medgine941 & Ludmilla B. Allien. @marcalainb @ndallien

Language shouldn’t be a barrier to learning. This article, first published by @mirrorindy and later republished by @thehaitiantimes , highlights the work of @WebsCorneille in Indiana. He explains why it’s important for children to have access to quality translation.

🎙️ Tomorrow, July 23rd at 7pm ET, catch me live on “Game Changers with @LyonFabian” (IG Live). We’ll be talking literacy, importance of children’s feedback at school to improve lesson plans and Caribbean culture. Tune in —> shorturl.at/vHNU6

In a #TBT from our last Haitian Panel, Websder Corneille takes a deep dive into the unique linguistic preferences of Haitian kids and how Haitian Creole plays an important role in their lives. Listen now: 🎧Apple: buff.ly/BjWTrd7 🎧Spotify: buff.ly/NUEJntD #HaitianCulture #LanguageIdentity #CulturalHeritage #MultiLingualMedia

A snippet of my recent talk w/ @multilingualmag exploring the interplay between language, culture, and social connectedness through my daily interactions with the Haitian kids at an elementary school in Indianapolis. @HaitianProgram @IUCLACS

Only three days until our #LovingDay2025 Celebration at Gainbridge Fieldhouse! Join us this Saturday to celebrate love, unity, and history. Thank you to the generous sponsors who have made this event possible: @pacerssportsent, @colts, @cicfoundation. #INTLCTR

"Allow me to-re-introduce myself, my name is..." Thanks @multilingualmag's Eddie and Camila for your efforts & commitment to amplifying Haitian voices, language & culture. Happy #HaitianHeritageMonth to my fellow Haitians and friends of Haiti around the world. @HaitianProgram

What does Haitian Heritage Month mean to you? How do you honor it? Join the conversation later today at 3pm ET to discuss Haiti's language, culture and identify in this versatile era. @multilingualmag @HaitianProgram youtube.com/watch?v=z3CfoH…

Language is culture. Language is power. As part of Haitian Heritage Month, we’re hosting a live conversation that centers Haitian Creole, not just as a language, but as a vessel of identity, history, and resistance. 🗓 May 27 | 2:00 PM CST 📍 Live virtual panel, hosted by MultiLingual Magazine Haitian Heritage Month: Honoring Haitian Language, Culture & Identity Panelists: – Marleen Julien, CEO, Creole Solutions – Junior Mesamours, CEO, JR Language Services – Websder Corneille, Linguist & Lecturer, Indiana University Moderated by Eddie Arrieta, CEO, MultiLingual Media #HaitianHeritageMonth #HaitianCreole #LanguageAccess #LinguisticEquity #Localization #MultilingualMagazine #CultureAndLanguage #DEI

Join us next Thursday at 3pm ET to explore the intersection of Haitian Creole language, culture, & representation. A timely convo in an era stamped with AI & the dominance of English as lingua franca. #HaitianHeritageMonth #HaitianCreole @IUCLACS @HaitianProgram @iulibraries