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CFP: Gender, Work & Organization (Special Issue)

Deadline for submission of full papers: 31 October 2015

GENDER, WORK & ORGANIZATION SPECIAL ISSUE Gendering sustainability, the environment and organization Agnes Bolsø, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, NORWAY Christine...

Posted: September 15, 2014, 8:53 PM

Article: Welcome to Graduate School

From "The Chronicle of Higher Education"

Dr. David Shorter, associate professor of world arts and cultures at UCLA, shares six lessons for first-year doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences. Do you have any other...

Posted: September 15, 2014, 6:43 PM

CFP: Conference on Inequality, Poverty and Education

Deadline October 1, 2014

36th Ethnography in Education Research Forum February 27-28, 2015 Penn Graduate School of Education Inequality, Poverty, and Education: An Ethnographic Invitation Given the vast array...

Posted: September 15, 2014, 9:32 AM

Filling the Page

by Craig Berger If you're like me, you've found yourself in this position before: sitting at your computer with Microsoft Word on the screen and ready to go, staring at a blank document, typing...

Posted: September 14, 2014, 5:41 PM

CFP: Conference on Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

Deadline October 17, 2014

Conceptualizing, Investigating, and Practicing Multilingualism and Multiculturalism Georgetown University Graduate Student Conference Date: February 27 - 28, 2015 Georgetown University...

Posted: September 12, 2014, 10:41 AM

Real People Profiles: Denise Meringolo

We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: September 12, 2014, 9:19 AM

Call for Submissions: Society for Cross-Cultural Research

Deadline: November 24, 2014

The Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) has recently posted a call for papers for their 44th Annual meeting which will be held February 18-21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prospect...

Posted: September 11, 2014, 1:03 PM

Do you know about the career/life balance policies for GAs?

As a graduate student you are entitled to different benefits

Sick Leave If a GA becomes ill, sick leave should be supported collegially, up to 40 hours during the contract year (this includes summer term for GAs supported during the summer session)....

Posted: September 9, 2014, 2:30 PM