August 2016
NSF Grants for Graduate Students
This workshop will provide information on three NSF grant programs for graduate students at different stages of their degree programs: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG), and the NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships. Both graduate students and early postdocs (interested in postdoc fellowships) are welcome to attend. 9:45 sign-in; 10am presentation begins Presenter: Sohini Sengupta, Research Coordinator, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/z8k4eqp
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Collaboration, Collectivity and Consciousness: Retaining Graduate Students of Color
Collaboration, Collectivity and Consciousness: Retaining Graduate Students of Color is a part of the Diversity and Student Success Fall 2016 Speaker Series presented by The Graduate School When: Monday, September 19, 2016 12:00-1:00 p.m. Where: Pleasants Family Assembly Room Wilson Library Cherrel Miller Dyce, PhD, MSW, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and a faculty fellow for the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education at Elon University. A social justice advocate, mentor and social theorist, she believes in…
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Research Statements for Academic Jobs
This workshop focuses on how to write research statements and cover letters for academic faculty positions. **FOR POSTDOCS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY** 9:45am sign-in; 10:00am presentation begins Presenter: Sohini Sengupta, Research Coordinator, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/hwktg3z
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Teaching in Challenging Times
This workshop is designed to help graduate students reflect upon how they negotiate the intersections of their personal and professional identities in their classrooms. We will unpack a case study together and discuss a recent op-ed from the New York Times. Near the end of the session, several experienced discussants will respond to themes emerging from the earlier conversation and share strategies that have been effective for them in their teaching. Registration is limited to current UNC graduate students. Lunch…
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Developing Your Capacity for Doing Sponsored Research
This panel will present information on how researchers in the Arts & Humanities can develop their capacity to get funding for and do sponsored research. Panelists include Dr. Torin Monahan, Professor of Communication and Principal Investigator on multiple sponsored research projects; Dr. Philip Hollingsworth, the Program Administrator for the Institute for the Arts & Humanities Faculty Fellows & Grants Programs, and Ashley Mattheis, Research Development and Funding Consultant for the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and PhD. Candidate in Communication. Topics…
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