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Kiai Tholchah Hasan, James A. Banks, and the United States: Who Truly Holds the Answer to Multiculturalism?

James A. Banks: The Prophet of Multiculturalism Research Any scholar of multicultural education will be well acquainted with the name James A. Banks. This academic and researcher from the University of Washington has been widely crowned as the “Father of Multicultural Education.” His claim as the first to theorise the concept of multicultural education has […]

Fasting and COVID-19: A Divine Force Steering Us Toward Goodness

Jakarta – Before the fasting month arrived, we found ourselves living in a state of profound psychological shock. This was the consequence of a virus for which no cure had yet been found a virus that had already claimed thousands of lives among confirmed COVID-19 patients, while thousands more queued for hospital care. Two months […]

Pentahelix and Welfare of Ummah: UNISMA Postgraduate Director Speaks on the Future of Institutional Partnership

On 15 May 2020 at 14:00 WIB, a live streaming talkshow was held under the theme “Pentahelix and the welfare of Ummah (Kemaslahatan Ummat)” as part of Kampus Ramadhan series, broadcast on the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Channel YouTube channel in collaboration with Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA). The session marked the 22nd episode of the Kampus […]

Master’s Program in English Language Education (MPB-Ing)

The Master’s Program in English Language Education (PS MPB-Ing) is an integral part of the Postgraduate Program of Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA). As such, the vision, mission, objectives, and goals of the program cannot be separated from those of UNISMA’s Postgraduate Program and UNISMA itself. Both of which serve as the primary reference in formulating […]

A Packed Agenda: UNISMA Postgraduate Program Hosts Three Institutional Visits and Partnership Signings

Tuesday, 10 March 2020. The Postgraduate Program (PPS) of Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA) faced a packed schedule today, hosting three consecutive institutional visits from the Ma’arif Education Institute (LPM) of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Banyuwangi, Pesantren Rakyat Batu, and East Java Provincial Livestock Office. The first agenda item was a visit from LPM NU Banyuwangi, held […]

The Noble Aspiration of the Educator: Revisiting Ki Hajar Dewantara’s Vision for Indonesian Education

According to Indonesian pedagogue Ki Hajar Dewantara, education is, in essence, a demand inherent to life itself, growing in step with the development of children. Its purpose is to guide all the innate potential within children, so that as human beings and members of society, they may attain the highest possible degree of safety and […]