PROFESSORS LORENA MUNOZ AND JENNIFER PIERCE will be hosting the grant writing workshop this year. It is open to first and second-year graduate students in AMST and GWSS. (First year students are required to attend.) The workshop will pay special attention to the Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship application. The first workshop is on Friday, October 19 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM in Ford Hall Room 400 and will discuss various funding sources and criteria for a successful application. The second workshop is on Friday, November 16 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM in Ford Hall Room 400 and will give students the opportunity to receive feedback on the proposals they have written.
Monday, September 10, 2018
7th Annual Twin Cities Social Justice Education Fair
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION MOVEMENT is now accepting workshop proposals for the 7thAnnual Twin Cities Social Justice Education Fair on Thursday, October 18 at Johnson High School in St. Paul. Workshop proposals are due by Sunday, September 16. For more information and to submit your proposal, click here.
Graduate Student Parent Group
JOIN THE GRADUATE STUDENT PARENT GROUP, hosted by the Student Parent Help Center, for conversation and connection with other student parents around campus over a light lunch on Fridays, beginning September 14 from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM in Appleby Hall Room 41. For more information, click here.
Mid-America American Studies PhD Student Representative
The department is currently up for a new Mid-America American Studies PhD student representative. The term commitment is two calendar years. The position requires participating in two board meetings a year and general volunteer work on behalf of the organization. The representative must be a current PhD student in AMST for the term. For more information, please contact Sarah Atwood (atwoo049@umn.edu).
Fall Environmental Justice Symposium
THE DEPARTMENT OF CHICANO AND LATINO STUDIES is cosponsoring the Fall Environmental Justice Symposium with Voices for Environmental Justice on Wednesday, October 17 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the student union. This symposium will bring students and faculty together with community leaders to discuss the importance of environmental justice as well as how UMN can become a cutting-edge site for environmental justice scholarship and meaningful community partnerships in the future. Indigenous Environmental Network Director, Tom Goldtooth, will be the keynote speaker at this event.
Teach-In
THE RACE, INDIGENEITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES INITIATIVE is cohosting Teach-in on Friday, September 14 from 11:30 Am – 3:30 PM in Walter Library Room 402. Faculty and scholars will make short presentations throughout the time-period. Attendees are invited to stay for the entirety of the event or just listen in on a few sessions. There will be time for discussion, as well as Q&A. For more information, click here.
Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
THE WORKSHOP ON THE COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY is currently seeking faculty and graduate student work for the Fall 2018 schedule. Submitted work could include conference papers, dissertation chapters, syllabi, article drafts, prospectuses, or any other kind of work in progress that addresses the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality. If you would like to share a paper or other work, or serve as a faculty commentator this fall, please contact wchwgs1@umn.edu. For more information, see below.
The Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WCHWGS, or "witch-y wigs,") is currently seeking faculty and graduate student work for the Fall 2018 schedule. Submitted work could include conference papers, dissertation chapters, syllabi, article drafts, prospectuses, or any other kind of work in progress that addresses the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality in some fashion, and we welcome work at all stages of the writing process.
Once you are on the schedule, we will ask you for a copy of your work a week before the date you are set to present so we may distribute it to our list-serv. At the workshop itself, which is normally held on Fridays from 3:30-5:00pm, a faculty member will open the discussion on your paper with a comment. After the comment, you will have room to respond, and then discussion will open up to workshop members.
If you are interested in sharing a paper or other work, or serving as a faculty commentator this fall, please contact Ai Miller (mill7176@umn.edu), Emma Snowden (snowd030@umn.edu), or Sarah Chambers (chambers@umn.edu), this year's coordinators of WCHWGS, or through this account (wchwgs1@umn.edu). If you'd like to be added to the list-serv and attend the workshop, please also feel free to reach out.
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