The Institute of Humane Studies at George Mason University is introducing the Hayek Fund for Future Scholars. The Fund will reimburse up to $300 in application fees for undergraduates and recent graduates applying for full-time doctorate or master's degree programs at any school in the United States starting in the 2013-14 academic year. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and decisions will be made within 3 weeks of applying.
Awards up to $300 for Graduate School Application Fees!
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Increase your chances of being accepted and funded in a graduate program through the Hayek Fund for Future Scholars (HFFS). HFFS funding is dedicated to offsetting application costs so that you can afford to increase the number of applications you submit.
Who is eligible?
Undergraduates and recent graduates applying for full-time doctorate or master's degree programs to start in the 2013-14 academic year; demonstrated interest in individual and economic freedom, and strong academic potential are also essential. (See the frequently asked questions for a list of eligible degree programs).
Please note: At this time only the following graduate programs in the U.S. will be eligible for application fee reimbursement: MA, PhD, MPP, and MFA.
How it works:
1.Complete the Hayek Fund for Future Scholars application, including an indication of the schools that you intend to apply to, prior to submitting applications for admission. (Click here if you have already submitted all your graduate program applications).
2.You will be notified of your application status within 3 weeks (including whether or not you have been chosen for an award, and the award amount).
3.Complete and submit your graduate school applications, including payment.
4.Submit proof of application and receipts for application fees to the HFFS coordinator to receive reimbursement.
Have a question? Read through their Frequently Asked Questions
Monday, November 5, 2012
New DVDs at University Libraries
Nancy Herther has a list of new DVDs that is great for personal research, classwork or general enlightenment. For a complete list of DVDs, click here.
Spanish Lecture on Experimental Approaches to the Prosody-Pragmatics Interface
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese presents "Experimental Approaches to the Prosody-Pragmatics Interface in Spanish" with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Rajiv Rao. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13th from 3-4pm in 121 Folwell Hall.
Experimental pragmatics is an area of linguistic study that has received increased attention in recent years. When exploring the prosody of speech acts, one advantage of a controlled approach is that it allows us to examine how identical utterances' duration, intensity and pitch vary based on an isolated pragmatic condition. For two such pragmatic conditions -- expressions of sarcasm and complaint -- very little previous research exists on Spanish, especially regarding prosodic measures of their production. Inspired by the aforementioned ideas, this presentation discusses the prosody-pragmatics interface in two studies on Mexican Spanish: one on sarcasm versus sincerity; and the other on the production of complaints based on differences in social distance between interlocutors. In both experiments, speakers who are non-naïve to the intonational trends of Spanish produced context-appropriate variations of the same utterances based on a series of hypothetical situations. In the first study, a sarcastic attitude showed significant effects at the sentence level through reductions in both speed of speech and pitch range. At the word level, words that were particularly relevant in expressing both sarcasm and sincerity were manifested with increases in stressed syllable duration and pitch, both of which cued following phrase boundaries. These stressed syllables were even further lengthened in sarcastic utterances. In the second experiment, sentence and word level effects were also clearly present at both the sentence and word level. In sentences, social distance led to decreases in mean intensity and pitch, as well as pitch range, while in words, the same distance resulted in lower stressed syllable duration, intensity, and pitch peaks. In sum, the decreases in prosodic variables serve as 'prosodic downgraders' that soften the force of complaints when social distance is present. Expanding upon the aforementioned results, the conclusion of this presentation addresses gender differences, theoretical implications, minor methodological differences between the experiments, and finally, directions for similar future work.
Professor Rao teaches courses on phonetics, phonology, and general linguistics, and is also an affiliate member of UW's Second Language Acquisition Program. Within phonetics and phonology, his research focuses on intonation and prosody, with his main areas being: prosodic phrasing of speech, phonetic manifestations of stress, production and perception of intonational focus, and prosodic dialectal variation. He is also interested in Creole languages and the perception, production, and teaching of intonation with respect to second language learners of Spanish.
Sponsored by: Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, European Studies Consortium and The Institute of Linguistics
Click here for an event flyer.
Experimental pragmatics is an area of linguistic study that has received increased attention in recent years. When exploring the prosody of speech acts, one advantage of a controlled approach is that it allows us to examine how identical utterances' duration, intensity and pitch vary based on an isolated pragmatic condition. For two such pragmatic conditions -- expressions of sarcasm and complaint -- very little previous research exists on Spanish, especially regarding prosodic measures of their production. Inspired by the aforementioned ideas, this presentation discusses the prosody-pragmatics interface in two studies on Mexican Spanish: one on sarcasm versus sincerity; and the other on the production of complaints based on differences in social distance between interlocutors. In both experiments, speakers who are non-naïve to the intonational trends of Spanish produced context-appropriate variations of the same utterances based on a series of hypothetical situations. In the first study, a sarcastic attitude showed significant effects at the sentence level through reductions in both speed of speech and pitch range. At the word level, words that were particularly relevant in expressing both sarcasm and sincerity were manifested with increases in stressed syllable duration and pitch, both of which cued following phrase boundaries. These stressed syllables were even further lengthened in sarcastic utterances. In the second experiment, sentence and word level effects were also clearly present at both the sentence and word level. In sentences, social distance led to decreases in mean intensity and pitch, as well as pitch range, while in words, the same distance resulted in lower stressed syllable duration, intensity, and pitch peaks. In sum, the decreases in prosodic variables serve as 'prosodic downgraders' that soften the force of complaints when social distance is present. Expanding upon the aforementioned results, the conclusion of this presentation addresses gender differences, theoretical implications, minor methodological differences between the experiments, and finally, directions for similar future work.
Professor Rao teaches courses on phonetics, phonology, and general linguistics, and is also an affiliate member of UW's Second Language Acquisition Program. Within phonetics and phonology, his research focuses on intonation and prosody, with his main areas being: prosodic phrasing of speech, phonetic manifestations of stress, production and perception of intonational focus, and prosodic dialectal variation. He is also interested in Creole languages and the perception, production, and teaching of intonation with respect to second language learners of Spanish.
Sponsored by: Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, European Studies Consortium and The Institute of Linguistics
Click here for an event flyer.
UNC-Chapel Hill's new doctoral program in American Studies
The Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill proudly announces a new graduate program. They now offer a doctoral program in American Studies, which joins the long-standing M.A. program in Folklore.
In addition to a core strength in American cultural history and literature, their department features signature strengths in American Indian Studies, Southern Studies, International and Comparative American Studies, Folklore, and Digital Humanities. Their sixteen faculty members teach and work in an array of fields including American intellectual, social, and cultural history, foodways, material culture, popular and folk music, literary and film criticism, American religions, American Indian expressive culture, art and visual culture, vernacular architecture, popular culture, new media and public engagement, and culturally informed public policy. Their graduate programs are designed for depth and breadth in American Studies and Folklore - and they competitively position their graduates for careers in a rapidly changing world of scholarly opportunities. Our emphasis is on the centrality of the interdisciplinary humanities for all aspects of intellectual and professional life.
UNC's American Studies graduate program is described in detail on their website,
http://amerstud.unc.edu/programs/graduate-studies/
Applications are being accepted for fall 2013. Please address questions to Professor Bernard Herman, Chair, blherman@email.unc.edu, or to co-Directors of Graduate Studies Patricia Sawin, sawin@unc.edu, and Joy Kasson, jskasson@email.unc.edu.
In addition to a core strength in American cultural history and literature, their department features signature strengths in American Indian Studies, Southern Studies, International and Comparative American Studies, Folklore, and Digital Humanities. Their sixteen faculty members teach and work in an array of fields including American intellectual, social, and cultural history, foodways, material culture, popular and folk music, literary and film criticism, American religions, American Indian expressive culture, art and visual culture, vernacular architecture, popular culture, new media and public engagement, and culturally informed public policy. Their graduate programs are designed for depth and breadth in American Studies and Folklore - and they competitively position their graduates for careers in a rapidly changing world of scholarly opportunities. Our emphasis is on the centrality of the interdisciplinary humanities for all aspects of intellectual and professional life.
UNC's American Studies graduate program is described in detail on their website,
http://amerstud.unc.edu/programs/graduate-studies/
Applications are being accepted for fall 2013. Please address questions to Professor Bernard Herman, Chair, blherman@email.unc.edu, or to co-Directors of Graduate Studies Patricia Sawin, sawin@unc.edu, and Joy Kasson, jskasson@email.unc.edu.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium with Adam Dahl
The Minnesota Political Colloquium will feature graduate student Adam Dahl's presentation. He will present his paper "Antinomies of a Founding: Constituting the U.S. Imperial Republic," on November 2nd from 1:30-3:00 PM in the Lippincott Room (Social Sciences Tower 1314).
Coffee will be served. All are welcome.
Dahl Theory Colloquium Paper pdf
Coffee will be served. All are welcome.
Dahl Theory Colloquium Paper pdf
New Books for Students and Staff
New Books at University Libraries: Nancy Herther has a list of new books that may be helpful for research or teaching.
For the complete list of new books, please click here: NewBooksList.o12-1.pdf
For the complete list of new books, please click here: NewBooksList.o12-1.pdf
Monday, October 29, 2012
Workshop for faculty: "Supporting Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Planning"
Supporting Graduate Student and PostDoc Career Planning: A Workshop for Advisers and Mentors" will be held on Tuesday, November 6th from 12:00-1:30pm in 319 Akerman Hall. The presenters and participants in this workshop will focus on sharing information, strategies and resources related to academic and non-academic career planning processes and job search practices.
"Supporting Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Planning: A Workshop for Advisors and Mentor"
The panel will feature faculty who have served in the Graduate School or as Directors of Graduate Studies and will provide disciplinary and interdisciplinary examples from their experiences of working with graduate students and postdocs who have conducted academic and non-academic job searches. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Paul Ching, Center for Teaching and Learning.
Panelists
Jane Blocker, Professor, Art History, CLA
Doug Ernie, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, CSE
Andrew Simons, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, CFANS
Please note: This session is designed for faculty and staff working with graduate students and postdocs as advisors or mentors. Graduate students/postdocs themselves should not register for this session but consult other workshop sponsored by the Graduate School and/or the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Contact:
Name: Noro Andriamanalina
E-mail: andri002@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-4546
Sponsored by: Graduate School
Reservation Information:
Click here to register.
"Supporting Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Planning: A Workshop for Advisors and Mentor"
The panel will feature faculty who have served in the Graduate School or as Directors of Graduate Studies and will provide disciplinary and interdisciplinary examples from their experiences of working with graduate students and postdocs who have conducted academic and non-academic job searches. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Paul Ching, Center for Teaching and Learning.
Panelists
Jane Blocker, Professor, Art History, CLA
Doug Ernie, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, CSE
Andrew Simons, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, CFANS
Please note: This session is designed for faculty and staff working with graduate students and postdocs as advisors or mentors. Graduate students/postdocs themselves should not register for this session but consult other workshop sponsored by the Graduate School and/or the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Contact:
Name: Noro Andriamanalina
E-mail: andri002@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-4546
Sponsored by: Graduate School
Reservation Information:
Click here to register.
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