Penn State CoP, "A CIC Colloquium on Graduate Programs in the Humanities"

PENN STATE is issuing an advanced call for papers for their conference "A CIC Colloquium on Graduate Programs in the Humanities" to take place on November 5-7, 2015. Click Grad Conference Description3.docx for more information.

Penn Social Science and Policy Forum Summer Institute for Predissertation Students

THE PENN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND POLICY FORUM is pleased to announce its third Summer Institute for Predissertation Students to be held from May 26- June 3, 2015. This program allows doctoral students in the social sciences to visit the University of Pennsylvania campus to explore research related to Inequality. Students will receive a $1,000 award. The deadline for application is April 15, 2015. Click here for more information.

Interdisciplinary Commons Workshop

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMONS is hosting a workshop titled "Telling Your Story". The workshop is aimed at being able to answer the questions "Why do you do what you do? Why does your work/research matter?" and will be facilitated by the Boreas Leadership Program Director, Kate Knuth from 1-3pm on Friday, February 27th. Click here for more information.

Spring 2015 Finals Classroom Scheduling

Spring 2015 FACULTY and INSTRUCTORS: Please e-mail rakke001@umn.edu by Monday, March 9th to let us know if you WILL or WILL NOT be using your classroom during finals week. We need to notify the Office of Classroom Management of all course levels, so please be sure to include both your graduate and undergraduate level courses. If you are unsure of when your final is to be held click here. For information on final exam regulations click here

Heritage Studies and Public History Grad Group Happy Hour

THE HERITAGE STUDIES and PUBLIC HISTORY GRAD GROUP will be kicking off 2015 with a happy hour event at Republic (Seven Corners) on Thursday, March 5th from 4:30 - 6:00. Swing by to meet others doing work in these fields and learn a bit more about the group and its work. For more info contact Sarah Atwood at atwoo049@umn.edu or Joe Whitson at whits018@umn.edu.

U of M Conference with St Benedict/St. John's, "Human Rights"

THE University of Minnesota in collaboration with the College of St. Benedict /St. John's University is hosting a conference with the theme on Human Rights as well as Art and Theater festival on March 12-14th, 2015. Click Program English.pdf for more information.

Legal History Workshop Lecture "Making Foreigners: Immigration and Citizenship Law in America, 1600-2000"

THE LEGAL HISTORY WORKSHOP is hosting a lecture by PROFESSOR KUNAL Parker to discuss his forthcoming book "Making Foreigners: Immigration and Citizenship Law in America, 1600-2000" on Friday, February 27th from 10:10-12:10pm in 473 Mondale Hall. Click here for more information.

SARAH ATWOOD and ROBERT SMITH III named as Humanities Without Walls Pre-Doctoral Fellows

SARAH ATWOOD and ROBERT SMITH III were named as Humanities Without Walls Pre-Doctoral Fellows. They will participate in a three-week alternative academic career workshop in Chicago this summer with doctoral students from 14 other Midwestern universities.

Center for Jewish Studies Lecture, "Are Jews Pornographers? Obscenity and Jews in America, from Anthony Comstock Laws to Lenny Bruce"

THE CENTER for JEWISH STUDIES is hosting a lecture titled "Are Jews Pornographers? Obscenity and Jews in America, from Anthony Comstock Laws to Lenny Bruce" on Monday, March 2nd at 12:00pm in 133 Nicholson Hall. Click here for more information.

Department of Geography, Environment, and Society talk, "Breaking Down Barriers or Breaking Up Communities? The Evolving Spatial Strategies of Fair Housing"

THE DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, and SOCIETY is hosting a talk titled "Breaking Down Barriers or Breaking Up Communities? The Evolving Spatial Strategies of Fair Housing" by Ed Goetz in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30 on Friday, February 27th. Click here for more information

ICGC Lecture, "Women and Power in Post-Conflict Africa"

THE ICGC is hosting a lecture titled "Women and Power in Post-Conflict Africa" by Aili Tripp on Friday, February 27th from 12:00-1:30pm in 1114 Social Sciences. Click here for more information.

Culural Studies and Comparative Literature Student Association Seminar "Institutions at the Bleeding Edge: Technology, Authority, and the Future of Higher Education"

THE U of M CULTURAL STUDIES& COMPARATIVE LITERATURE STUDENT ASSOCIATION is hosting a seminar with the theme "Institutions at the Bleeding Edge: Technology, Authority, and the Future of Higher Education" on Friday, March 6th, from 12:00-8:00pm in 135 Nicholson Hall. Click here for more information.

One-Year Doctoral Fellowship for American Indian or Indigenous Studies

YALE UNIVERSITY is offering a one year doctoral fellowship beginning August 1, 2015 and ending July 31, 2016. to any student in American Indian studies or indigenous studies that relate to North American Indians. The application deadline is March 31, 2015. Click here for more information.

New course for Fall 2015: ENGL 8090/Ger 8300 Transatlantic Environmental Humanities

THE DEPARTMENTS of ENGLISH and GERMAN STUDIES are offering a new course for Fall 2015 that is team-taught. ENGL 8090/Ger 8300 Transatlantic Environmental Humanities will explore the question "How can the humanities help interpret and address environmental problems?" in a transatlantic context. Click EH_Poster.pdf for more information.

Graduate School Professional Education Assembly

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL is hosting the annual Graduate and Professional Education Assembly titled "Beyond the Academy: Broadening Career Options for Graduate Students" on Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 from 1:30-3:30pm in the Mississippi Room in Coffman Memorial Union. Click here for more information.

Graduate School Annual Career Fair

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL is hosting their annual career networking event on Friday, March 27th from 9-11:30am in the Macnamara Alumni Center. Click here for more information and to register.

ICGC Lecture, Surafel Wondimu Abebe

THE ICGC is hosting a lecture titled "Performing A Revolution: A Theatre of War in Ethiopia" on Friday, February 20th at 12:00pm in 537 Heller Hall by Surafel Wondimu Abebe. Click here for more information.

Department of African and African-American Studies Reading With Claudia Rankine

THE DEPARTMENT of AFRICAN and AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES is hosting a reading with the theme "Strangers in the Village: Imagining (Young) Black Bodies in America" on Saturday, February 21st from 12:30-2:30pm in STSS 312 by award-winning authors Claudia Rankine and Marlon James. Click here for more information.

SRT Reports Completely Online

FACULTY & GRAD INSTRUCTORS: as of Spring 2014 the summary reports for Student Rating of Teaching (SRT) will be posted online. To access the reports login at http://srt.umn.edu/blue using your University account. See below for full information

As of Spring 2014, all reports for the Student Rating of Teaching (SRT), whether administered via paper or online, will now be posted securely online. If you haven't received your report(s), it may be due to the following:
1. Fewer than five responses were collected
2. The Employee ID # provided isn't associated with the course in the central PeopleSoft System
If you are having additional trouble accessing your reports please contact OMS at 612-626-0006

Mixed Methods Graduate Group $1,000 Doctoral Support Award

THE MIXED METHODS INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE GROUP is offering a $1,000 award to support doctoral dissertation proposal to students interested in mixed methods research. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2015. For more details on formatting, click here. For questions about awards or submission topics, contact Dr. Joe Gaugler at gaug0015@umn.edu.

Frog Tutoring, LLC Hiring Personal Tutors

FROG TUTORING, LLC is hiring undergraduate and graduate students as personal tutors. Click here for more information

York University Call for Papers for Indigenous Midwest journal

YORK UNIVERSITY'S CENTRE for RESEARCH on LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN is accepting papers for their new interdisciplinary journal on focused on the Indigenous Midwest. The submission deadline has been extended until February 15, 2015. Click here for more information.

Middle West Review is accepting papers for Graduate Student Research Conference

THE MIDDLE WEST REVIEW, is accepting papers for their Graduate Student Research Conference on "(In)dependency and its Tensions: Democracy, Culture and (Post)Development" scheduled for May 1-2nd, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. The submission deadline is September 1st, 2015. For more information, click CFP Indigenous Midwest.pdf or contact co-editors James F. Brooks (jbrooks@history.ucsb.edu) and Doug Kiel (doug.kiel@williams.edu).

MIddle West Review ios accepting papers for Graduate Student Research Conference

THE MIDDLE WEST REVIEW, is accepting papers for their Graduate Student Research Conference on "(In)dependency and its Tensions: Democracy, Culture and (Post)Development" scheduled for May 1-2nd, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. The submission deadline is September 1st, 2015. For more information, click CFP Indigenous Midwest.pdf or contact co-editors James F. Brooks (jbrooks@history.ucsb.edu) and Doug Kiel (doug.kiel@williams.edu).

Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives Panel Presentation, "Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship: From Framing to Fruition"

THE OFFICE of INTERDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES is hosting a panel presentation and discussion titled "Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship: From Framing to Fruition" on Friday, February 20th from 1:30-3pm in 125 Nolte Center. Click here for more information.

COGS Spring Grants Programs Now Available

COGS SPRING GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT: The guidelines and applications for
the Council of Graduate Students grants programs are now available.
COGS offers grants to support conference travel, career development,
and community building events. Visit
http://www.cogs.umn.edu/Grants1.html for more information.

Center for Jewish Studies Lecture "Of Black Holes, Dark Matter, and Buried Troves: Decolonization and the Multi-Sited Archives of Algerian Jewish History"

THE CENTER for JEWISH STUDIES is hosting a lecture by Professor Sarah Stein titled "Of Black Holes, Dark Matter, and Buried Troves: Decolonization and the Multi-Sited Archives of Algerian Jewish History" on February 12th from 12:00-1:30pm in 135 Nicholson Hall. Click here for more information.

GLBTA Programs Office, Research Showcase

THE GLBTA PROGRAMS OFFICE is hosting a Research Showcase around LBGTQIA issues and identities on March 4th, 2015 from 5-8pm in the Mississippi Room in Coffman Memorial Union. Click here for more information.

IAS Showcase and Information Session

THE IAS is sponsoring a showcase to demonstrate the range of interdisciplinary work being done at the U and to offer graduate students a chance to learn about IAS collaboratives. This will take place on Friday, February 13th, from 1:30-3:00pm in 140 Nolte Center. Click here for more information.

University Libraries Workshops and Consultations

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES are offering a small workshop for consultations with university librarians on interdisciplinary information sources, U Libraries search tools, data sources and data management, and many more. This consultation workshop will take place on Friday, February 20th, from 11:30am-1:30pm in 140 Nolte Center. Click here for more information.

Registration Deadline for Spring Grad Commencement Participation: March 2, 2015.

The joint commencement ceremony for Graduate Students of the U of M's
College of Science and Engineering, College of Biological Sciences,
College of Liberal Arts, and Medical School basic science programs
will be held Friday, May 1, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at Mariucci Arena. If you
would like to participate in the commencement ceremony you must
register by Monday, March 2, 2015. Eligible participants: The
ceremony is open to graduates with degrees that were officially
awarded after December 2012, or students who expect to receive their
graduate degree by December 31, 2015.
Attending the commencement ceremony does not imply that you have
officially graduated. For information regarding steps required for the
award of your degree or certificate, please refer to the University's
graduate degree completion steps.
To register, please go to
https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/ase-commencement/students/registration
. If you fail to register by the March 2, 2015 deadline, you may be
ineligible to attend. Only graduates who have registered by the
deadline will have their names published in the commencement booklet.

For more information, visit z.umn.edu/ASEGrad. If you have any
questions related to the commencement ceremony, please contact
asecommencement@umn.edu.

Wayne State University Call for Papers "Law, Labor, and Progressive Activism"

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY is accepting papers for their Annual North American Labor History Conference on "Law, Labor, and Progressive Activism" scheduled for October 22-24th, 2015 in Detroit Michigan. The submission deadline is April 30th, 2015. Click 2015 NALHC CALL FOR PAPERS(3).docx for more information.

Graduate Workshop in Modern History Soliciting Papers for Discussion and Critique

THE GRADUATE WORKSHOP in MODERN HISTORY (GWMH) is soliciting papers for its 2015 spring semester schedule. If you have a seminar paper, dissertation chapter, MA thesis, or other project, the GWMH is a place to receive useful and interdisciplinary feedback in an informal atmosphere. Contact Emily Bruce at bruce088@umn.edu for more information.

ID Commons Workshop"Grant Writing and Funding for Your Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship"

THE ID COMMONS is hosting a workshop titled "Grant Writing and Funding for Your Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship" on February 6th at 12:30pm in 140 Nolte Center. Click here for more information and to register.

For Fellowship Recipients: Fellowships and Taxes

FOR FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS: FELLOWSHIPS AND TAXES
The University does not automatically withhold taxes from fellowships. Those of you on fellowship may find the University website about fellowships and taxes informative: From here. Click on the "non-service fellowship" link. For the pdf form to request withholding of graduate fellowship income tax, click here.

ICGC Talk, Elizabeth Williams

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER for the STUDY of GLOBAL CHANGE is hosting a talk by Elizabeth Williams titled " "A Canker in Imperial Administration:" Consent, Morality, and Modernity in the Silberrad Affair, 1908" on Friday, February 6th at 12:00pm in 537 Heller Hall. Click here for more information.

Center for Jewish Studies Talk, "Israel and the Arab Revolution: Dilemmas, Challenges, and Opportunities"

THE CENTER for JEWISH STUDIES is hosting a lecture titled "Israel and the Arab Revolution: Dilemmas, Challenges, and Opportunities" on Wednesday, February 18th at 4:00pm in the Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Click here for more information.

Graduate School Offering Free Workshops

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL is offering free, half-day workshops to graduate and professional students to develop presentation skills, effective meetings, and integrative leadership. Click here for more information.

Department of Geography, Environment, and Society Talk, Carissa Slotterback

THE DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, and SOCIETY is hosting a talk titled "Collaborative Geodesign to Advance Multifunctional Landscapes" by Carissa Slotterback in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30pm on Friday, February 6th. Click here for more information.

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies Lecture"Unraveling the Secret of Basilio's Code and its Intellectual Consequences"

THE DEPARTMENT of SPANISH and PORTUGUESE STUDIES is hosting a lecture titled "Unraveling the Secret of Basilio's Code and its Intellectual Consequences" Friday, February 6th at 12:15pm in 1210 Heller Hall. Click here for more information.

Immigration History Research Lecture Series on Global Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies

THE IMMIGRATION HISTORY RESEARCH CENTER is hosting a lecture series on Global Race, Ethnicity, and Migration. The first lecture titled ""From Snoose Boulevard to Little Somalia: A History of Cedar-Riverside" is by Ph.D. candidate Anduin Wilhide and takes place on Thursday, February 5th from 12:00 -1:00pm in 308 Elmer L. Andersen Library. Click here for more information.

Lorena Munoz (Geography) recieved a Career Enhancement Fellowships

AFFILIATE FACULTY MEMBER LORENA MUNOZ (Geography) has received the Woodrow Wilson 2015 Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty.

Scott Shoemaker joins Eiteljorg Museum as Curator

SCOTT SHOEMAKER (Ph.D. 2011) has joined the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis as the Thomas G. and Susan C. Hoback Curator of Native American Art, History and Culture.