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The next Q & A Live on the State Alumni Website (https://alumni.state.gov) will be with Dr. Gary Weaver of American University. He will be live online on Thursday, June 24, from 09:00-10:00 Washington, DC time (13:00-14:00 GMT/UTC) to take your questions about the challenges of coping with culture shock, both when going to a new country and when returning home.
For thirty-three years Gary Weaver has been a member of the faculty of the School of International Service at American University in the Division of International Communication. He created and directed various academic programs at the University including the Seminar on Managing a Multicultural Workforce and the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program. He is the author of several works, including "Understanding and Coping with Cross-Cultural Adjustment Stress," "The Process of Reentry," "Readings in Cross-Cultural Communication," "The University and Revolution," and "Culture, Communication and Conflict." He is the editor of the current special edition of The Journal of International Communication entitled "Intercultural Relations."
The discussion will be in English. You can submit your questions to Gary now or at any time during the live event by logging into State Alumni and visiting: https://alumni.state.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod_dis
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