Michael H.
Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from 1972 to 2001 and was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Swaziland in 1990–91, where he initiated the communication major.
Prosser was president of SIETAR International from 1984 to 1986 and later chaired six Rochester Intercultural Conferences from 1995 to 2001. A founder of the academic field of intercultural communication, he was editor, coeditor, author or coauthor of 20 books and a special volume for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Michael H. Prosser (March 29, 1936 – January 29, 2026), Professor Emeritus of the University of Virginia (1972–2001), was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Swaziland (1990–91), at which he initiated the communication major and experienced a military invasion on November 14, 1990, where 2–4 students were killed and more than 300–400 were injured. President of SIETAR International (1984–86), he later chaired six Rochester Intercultural Conferences (1995–2001), and was series editor for 17 books in Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium for Ablex, Praeger and Greenwood Publishing Group (1998–2004). A founder of the academic field of intercultural communication, he was editor, coeditor, author or coauthor of 20 books plus one special volume for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (2012: November).