The new award seeks to champion 'translators as vital cultural connectors,' and to bring 'contemporary Chinese literature into sharper focus for English-language readers worldwide.' 

AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to breach: the poem.

By Ben Karl (ATA, President-Elect)   This year, the American Translators Association (ATA) is planning our best conference yet. We’ll be hosting ATA67, our 67th Annual Conference, from 28 to 31 October 2026 in San Francisco, California. And you’re al...

Aligned with the vision of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), the collaboration of UNESCO and Unicode aims to accelerate efforts in language preservation, revitalization

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI) and the National Education Association (NEA), on behalf of its members, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) unlawf...

A panel of translators at the World Voices Festival consider the role of translators in a globalized world threatened by authoritarianism and AI.

A 2026 US House bill would establish a Language Access Board to create and enforce standards for language services across federal agencies.

The office was the federal agency’s only arm dedicated to ensuring that English learners and immigrant students gained English proficiency.