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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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News & Spotlights
What you should know about the new coronavirus
Emory infectious diseases and travel medicine experts aim to educate the public in safety precautions and are often on the front lines when viral outbreaks occur.
#ICYMI - In Case You Missed It:
This week's announcements are organized by categories. Use the links below to advance to a specific category of announcements.
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Fellowships
2020 Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition:
Humanities and Social Sciences
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) recently announced the tenth annual competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. Fellows receive stipends of $70,000 per year and have access to employer-based health insurance through the host organizations.
Additionally, ACLS provides funds for relocation and professional development. Applicants must have a PhD in the humanities or humanistic social sciences conferred between September 1, 2016, and June 19, 2020. They must have defended and deposited their dissertations no later than April 6, 2020. Applicants must be authorized to work legally in the United States. Applications will be accepted only through the ACLS online application system and must be submitted by March 18, 2020, at 9 pm EDT.
New Advanced/External Fellowships
The Laney Graduate School and several Emory partners offer fellowships to advanced graduate students. Opportunities are updated as details become available. Visit Laney's Advanced Student Fellowships page for the latest information.
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Events
Pronouns 101
Please join Laney EDGE for an engaging conversation, A User’s Guide to Understanding Pronouns. Topics will include the do’s and don’ts of pronouns, as well as discussions around gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation. This seminar will be led by Megan Pendleton, assistant director for the Office of LGBT Life.
- Tuesday, February 12
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- ESC N104
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Lunch & Learn: Social Media, Academia, & Activism
Join the Office of R.A.C.E. for a lunch and discussion with Marisol Lebrón, Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies at UT Austin and author of Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico.
Prof. Lebrón is one of the founders of #PRSyllabus and an incredibly effective public intellectual with a social media presence of over 5,000 followers on Twitter (@MarisolLebron). This event will help graduate students of color learn how to effectively create social media and online content that serve as tools for bridging scholarship and community for reaching audiences beyond academia.
- Wednesday, February 5
- 12-2 p.m.
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Emory Student Center, N302
For more info contact Taína Figueroa ( tfiguer@emory.edu). Lunch is provided.
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Professional Development
What’s Holding You Back? Challenging Negative Career Thoughts
The Career Thoughts Inventory can help you get "unstuck" in the career planning process by identifying assumptions and beliefs that might be blocking progress. The process involves examining current thought processing and releasing negative thoughts and emotions, and determining new actions that can be taken based on new thoughts.
- Monday, February 3
- 3-4:30 pm
- Claudia Nance Rollins (CNR) Room 3001
Registration will be limited to 30
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Start from Strengths: Navigating the First Two Years of Your Doctoral Experience
Students are invited to attend an interactive Strengths workshop to learn more about their individual strengths and how to use them to navigate their doctoral program with success. In addition to learning about themselves, students will get to know peers from other departments and build their community at Emory. This event is intended for first- and second-year PhD Students
When registering, please understand that you are confirming your ability to attend the full three hours for the workshop. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you will not be able to attend the workshop.
NOTE: After you register, you’ll be given a code to take the CliftonStrengths Assessment. Once you receive the code, you will have 48 hours to take the assessment or you may forfeit your spot in the workshop.
- Thursday, February 6
- 9am-12pm
- Claudia Nance Rollins (CNR) Room 1034
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Spring 2020 Career Coaching Appointments
The Office of Professional Development and Career Planning is pleased to offer a limited number of one-on-one career coaching sessions this semester. These professional coaches include Ariela Freedman, PhD, an Emory alum who specializes in the Strengths-Based approach, and Helen Klepac, MA, who brings a wealth of knowledge of career counseling and graduate student affairs. If you are interested in setting aside time for a one-on-one coaching session, please fill out the Career Coaching Interest Form.
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Writing Groups
Spring Graduate Student Writing Group
Are you working on a research article or a dissertation chapter? Perhaps, you are working on a teaching philosophy or research interest statement. If so, join a weekly graduate student writing group to keep yourself accountable and obtain feedback!
Groups meet Tuesdays 12-2pm in Woodruff Library room 214, and will continue through the end of the semester. For the first hour, participants will write quietly, using the Pomodoro method. Those who can stay for a second hour may keep writing or discuss their writing with a member of either the writing center or the English Language Support Program. Some weeks, we’ll hold a workshop during the second hour. Come every week or just whenever you can. Advance Check-in is available on the group's Facebook page.
No RSVP is necessary.
Belonging & Community Justice (BCJ) Writing Groups
All BCJ writing events provide coffee and food. All use the Pomodoro Method and provide information on writing strategies. Only those who consistently attend the writing groups will be eligible for the Spring Writing Retreat.
Center for Women Graduate Writing Group
- Session 1: January 31-March 6
- Session 2: March 20-April 24
- Fridays, 10am-2pm
- AMUC (Alumni Memorial University Center), Rm. 105
Office for R.A.C.E. (Racial and Cultural Engagement) Graduate Writing Group
- 8-week Session from February 3-March 30
- Mondays, 10am-1pm
- ESC (Emory Student Center), Rm. N312
Office of LGBT Life
- February 7-April 24
- Fridays, 10am-1pm
- ESC (Emory Student Center), Rm. N309
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