Roland Kaehlbrandt

Prof. Roland Kaehlbrandt is an Honorary Professor of Language and Society at Alanus University, holding joint appointments in the Department of Philosophical and Aesthetic Education and the Department of Educational Science. His work focuses on sociolinguistic dynamics, language policy, and cultural aspects of German language evolution. He has held significant voluntary roles in German cultural institutions including the German Academy for Language and Literature and the Hessian State Foundation.

Key educational initiatives include founding the national 'Jugend debattiert' competition and the 'DeutschSommer' educational program. His research explores language change in multicultural contexts, language norms, and EU cultural policy impacts. Notable publications include Deutsch – eine Liebeserklärung (2022), a SPIEGEL bestseller.

• Recipient of Germany’s Bundesverdienstkreuz (2016) and France’s National Order of Merit (2018)
• Advocacy includes projects promoting intercultural education and scholarships for immigrant students
• Board memberships span foundations like Hessische Landesstiftung and the Frankfurt Foundations Initiative