The Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE), whose seventh edition will be held in virtual mode with a possible face-to-face component for those interested, convenes researchers and academics, specialists and representatives from civil society, to submit proposals for posters or parallel sessions that, in line with this year’s main theme, motivate conversations on the ways in which international academic collaboration contribute to the global knowledge community to accelerate the pace and broaden the scope of our academic and scientific contributions to ultimately achieve collaborative solutions to our shared challenges. The posters and parallel sessions will be presented during the event on the CAEI 2021 virtual platform. Deadline for submission: 28 May 2021. Learn more on their website: https://caie-caei.org/en/info-call-for-proposals-2021/.

This article was triggered by a new collaboration between the Contested Histories Initiative and students in ‘Narratives of the Past’ from France. Contested Histories is a multi-year project designed to identify principles, processes and best practices for addressing these contestations at the community or municipal level and in the classroom. As of September 2020, the project has identified more than 200 cases around the world with research conducted on more than 120 cases. Each case is catalogued in a database and added to a digital map. The long-term goal is to complete in-depth research on each case for review by experts, and create an online platform as a resource for a wide range of stakeholders. Without research trainees and interns…