FELLOWSHIP: Dissertation, Research on Low-Income Students

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I am pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in support of advanced doctoral candidates in a variety of fields, including education and the social sciences. At the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, we assist high-achieving low-income students, from middle school to graduate school, in reaching their full potential … Read more

JOB: Editor in Chief, Syracuse University Press

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Editor in Chief

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With the creation of a new editor-in-chief position, Syracuse University Press, a unit of Syracuse University Library, intends to forge new and stronger relationships with SU faculty, programs, departments, and schools, thereby strengthening its position as an essential and integral component of University research and scholarship.   In reinforcing these campus connections, the editor-in-chief will identify new opportunities to demonstrate the mission of university press publishing: disseminating the University’s scholarship as well as research from around the world.  The editor-in-chief will play a critical role in establishing the Press as a leader in innovative use of new publishing modalities and technologies.

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JOB: Comparative Media Studies, MIT

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CMS opens two faculty searches: tenure-track in games studies and tenured position in Comparative Media Studies at MIT. The Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT seeks to fill two positions. Descriptions, requirements, and deadlines are below: (1) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Game Studies, MIT MIT’s Program in Comparative Media Studies in the School … Read more

Mujeres Talk: On the Significance of Women of Color Groups in Academia

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In 1980-81, a group of women, mostly Chicana, some Native/indigenous, mostly graduate students, some undergraduates and at least 2 faculty, founded an organization still in existence today, called Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS). Initially, it received funding from many sources, small amounts from student funds, research monies, and UC Davis’s Chicana/o Studies … Read more

JOB: Latino Studies & English, Cornell University

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The Cornell University Latino Studies Program and the Department of English invite applications and nominations for a tenure-track assistant professor (beginning or advanced) to begin July 1, 2012, with a focus on U.S. Latino/a literatures and cultures. Candidates should be able to teach across the broad spectrum of U.S. Latino/a and American literatures as well … Read more

JOB: Latino Studies & English, Cornell University

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The Cornell University Latino Studies Program and the Department of English invite applications and nominations for a tenure-track assistant professor (beginning or advanced) to begin July 1, 2012, with a focus on U.S. Latino/a literatures and cultures. Candidates should be able to teach across the broad spectrum of U.S. Latino/a and American literatures as well … Read more

POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP: Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

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The WomenÂ’s and Gender Studies Department, in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University, is pleased to announce a two-year postdoctoral fellowship supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The selected fellow will receive a stipend of $51,500 each year as well as an annual research allocation of $2,000 and … Read more