UChicago Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture Grants

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for the 2013-2014 Dissertation Fellowship, which begins September 1, 2013 and ends August 31, 2014.  Qualified Ph.D. candidates at the University of Chicago from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Description: The goal of the fellowship is to enable an outstanding doctoral student interested in the study of race and ethnicity to devote his or her full energies to the completion of the dissertation.  The fellowship carries a stipend of $21,000 for the academic year, a $1000 travel and research budget, and will cover advanced residence tuition, fees, and basic university student health insurance, if needed.  The successful applicant will be provided with an office and use of a computer at the Center.  The fellow will be expected to be in residence during the award year, present his or her work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop meetings and to actively participate in the workshop and other activities sponsored by the Race Center.

CSRPC Graduate Research and Travel Grants 2013-2014 Due Tuesday, April 30 at 5:00 pm

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for Graduate Research and Travel Grants for the academic year 2013-2014. Qualified graduate students at the University of Chicago from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. 
Grant Description: The goal of the grant is to support the research efforts of outstanding graduate students interested in the study of race and ethnicity. The grant may only be used for expenses associated with a clearly defined research project. Activities that will be considered for funding include, but are not limited to, travel-related expenses (transportation and lodging) associated with field or primary archival research, transcription costs, duplication services, or the acquisition of data sets for quantitative analysis. Preference will be given to dissertation-related research, however, other projects will also be considered. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to successful candidates.
Eligibility: Open to University of Chicago graduate or professional students in good standing.



CSRPC Residential Fellowship 2013-2014 
Due Tuesday, April 30 at 5:00 pm

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for Residential Fellows for the academic year 2013-2014. Qualified graduate students at the University of Chicago from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.  For a description of the CSRPC mission and full application details, see: http://csrpc.uchicago.edu
Eligibility: University of Chicago Ph.D. candidates from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. This fellowship provides a research fund of $1,000 along with shared office space at the Center.

2013-2014 CSRPC-CSGS Dissertation Fellowship

Due Tuesday, April 30 at 12:00 pm

The Centers for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (CSRPC) and Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) are pleased to announce the CSRPC-CSGS Dissertation Fellowship competition for the academic year 2013-2014. There will be one fellowship awarded.
Eligibility: University of Chicago PhD candidates from all disciplines who are working in the intersection of the topics of race and ethnicity and gender and/or sexuality studies are encouraged to apply. University of Chicago doctoral students who have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. but the dissertation, including formal admission to candidacy, and expect to complete all field work by September 1, 2013 are eligible to apply. Residency at CSRPC/CSGS during the main three academic quarters is essential. Some travel for research for brief periods is allowed, but this must be discussed with the Faculty Directors in advance.

University of Chicago German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Short-term Grants

The University of Chicago is offering short-term (1-6 months) grants for PhD Candidates who need to conduct research in Germany. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Applicants in the arts, humanities, and social sciences should have a good command of German. Must be a well-defined research project that makes a stay in Germany essential. Applicants should have ABD status by the time of application, but no more than four years before applying.

Application Information:

For more information, click here or contact Jessica Smith in Graduate Student Affairs. Deadline: May 15, 2013

University of Chicago Fuerstenberg Fellowships

The Edith Fuerstenberg, Naomi Fuerstenberg, and Simon Fuerstenberg Fellowships are awarded to University of Chicago students in all fields of study who also have pursued, are pursuing, or have expressed an intention to pursue Jewish theological seminary training. The fellowship may also be awarded to students with financial need. While students in all fields are encouraged to apply, priority will be given to those pursuing Jewish Studies, broadly defined. Three fellowships—of $12,500 each—will be made annually to defray research and living expenses during the award period (July 1-June 30).

Eligibility:

• Must be pursuing a full-time degree at the University of Chicago in one of the graduate academic divisions (Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences), professional schools (Booth, Divinity School, Harris School, Law, Pritzker, Social Services Administration), or the College. 
• Students of any citizenship may apply.
• Students who have previously received a Fuerstenberg Fellowship may re-apply in subsequent competitions but renewed funding is not guaranteed.n* Note: Current and/or previous recipients should mention in their application how Fuerstenberg funds have contributed to progress toward project.

Please contact Jessica Smith (Administration, Room 222) with questions.

Application Information:

By Wednesday, April 17, 2013 applicants must submit the following materials to Jessica Smith, Assistant Director of Graduate Student Affairs via mail (5801 S. Ellis Ave., Room 222; Chicago, IL  60637) or e-mail (jessicasmith@uchicago.edu):

• Fuerstenberg Fellowship Application and Financial Summary Form, available here (PDF version).
• One-page statement (500 words or less) that describes applicant’s research interests and how the Fuerstenberg Fellowship will assist in reaching academic goals;
• Official University of Chicago transcript listing courses and grades. Note: student can request e-transcript be sent to Jessica Smith at jessicasmith@uchicago.edu. 
• Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the applicant’s adviser. Note: faculty can e-mail letters to Jessica Smith at jessicasmith@uchicago.edu.

Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grants

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Applicants applying for a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant may also choose to be considered simultaneously for the Osmundsen Initiative.

Please note that the maximum amount of the Dissertation Fieldwork Grant has been changed. Dissertation Fieldwork Grants provide a maximum of US $20,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $5,000 for a maximum grant of US $25,000. Grants are non-renewable.

Students must be enrolled in a doctoral program (or equivalent, if applying from outside the United States) at the time of application. Students of all nationalities are eligible to apply.  There is no time limit on the duration of the grant, and funding may be requested to cover distinct research phases (for example, two summers) if this is part of the research design.

Application Information:

Application deadlines are May 1 and November 1. Final decisions are made six months later. Applicants must submit application materials using the Foundation's online application submission procedure as well as send printed copies to the Foundation by regular mail. For application details, please visit the website.

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship

The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, is a 10-week summer internship program that provides opportunities to students who are pursuing degrees in science, technology (IT), engineering, or mathematics (STEM majors). The goal of the program is to improve opportunities for minority and female students in these fields, but all eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates who are selected will have the opportunity to work on focused research projects consistent with the mission of the Office of Fossil Energy.

During the 10 weeks, students will work at one of several locations. At the conclusion of the internship, students will attend a "Technical Forum" where they will present their research project and tour several technical sites located nearby (the location of the technical forum changes every year). 
Candidates will receive a paid stipend during the program, in addition to approved transportation expenses to and from the internship site and technical forum location. The MLEF program allows students to gain valuable experience in DOE/FE mission-related research programs, and offers an "inside view" of federal employment which encourages students to consider future opportunities within the Department of Energy.

For information on eligibility and more, visit the website.

Application Information:

Applications are accepted from November 16, 2012 through January 18, 2013.

Human Rights Program Faculty Grants

The Human Rights Program wishes to announce the availability of grants to faculty for the development of new courses (or the substantial redesign of existing courses) to be cross-listed in the Human Rights Program for 2013-14.  The grants (at $2,600 each) are made possible by the generosity of Richard and Ann Pozen.

Grants may be used for course development work over the summer and may be spent on materials, employment of a research assistant, travel, or other justifiable expenditures in line with University rules. Courses may be developed for College students, graduate or professional students. We are particularly interested in courses for College students, but encourage submissions by faculty from all departments and the professional schools.   

"What is a Human Rights course?" you may ask.  A Human Rights course is not simply any course on any topic related to human beings or human suffering.  Nor are Human Rights courses restricted to courses which include direct references to international human rights treaties and norms.  Last year’s course development grants were awarded to faculty from Comparative Literature, History, Human Development, Medicine, Philosophy, Social Services Administration, and Sociology.  We encourage you to be creative.  For inspiration, we encourage you to look at current and past Human Rights courses at: http://humanrights.uchicago.edu/curriculum.shtml 

Application Information:

Course proposals, including a short description of the course aims, goals, and content, should be submitted by February 1, 2013, to Susan Gzesh (sgzesh@uchicago.edu) with a copy to Sarah Moberg (spmoberg@uchicago.edu).

Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Smithsonian Institution invite applications for one-year fellowships to support research in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities. ABD (by start of fellowship) doctoral candidates in all fields of study that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Smithsonian Institution are eligible. The stipend is $30,000 for one year, and fellows are eligible for tuition and health insurance benefits in accordance with University policy. Fellows are eligible to receive allowances for related expenses and for temporary relocation to the Smithsonian.

The publication Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study outlines Smithsonian research activities and lists research staff. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff members to help identify potential advisors, determine the feasibility of the proposed research being conducted at the Smithsonian Institution, and the availability of relevant resources such as staff, collections, archives and library materials during the proposed tenure dates.

Smithsonian Contact: siofg@si.edu  

Application Inforrmation:

 

The deadline for the application is November 15, 2012 at 5p.m. ET. Apply online at https://solaa.si.edu. Submit directly to the Smithsonian through the online application. A University of Chicago faculty committee then receives the applications and nominates one student.

Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts: Arts|Science Graduate Collaboration Grants

Arts|Science Graduate Collaboration Grants Call for Proposals

The Reva and David Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts is launching a pilot program of Arts|Science Graduate Collaboration Grants to encourage independent cross-disciplinary research between students in the arts and the sciences. Graduate students from areas such as art history, English, music, cinema and media studies, theater and performance, creative writing, or visual arts are encouraged to pair up with graduate students from astronomy and astrophysics, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, geophysical sciences, math, physics, or statistics areas for joint research projects.  Each group may consist of two or more graduate students, with at least one in the arts and one from the sciences, who work together over the course of two quarters to investigate a subject from the perspectives offered by their disciplines. Projects will be conducted between winter and spring of 2013, with a public presentation scheduled at the end of the academic year. The projects may take the form of a publishable paper, photographic documentation, film, music score, performance, theater piece, or documented research experiment, etc. Proposals will be reviewed and selected in the fall quarter by a faculty jury comprised of members from the arts and the sciences.

Applicants must have an endorsement by a faculty member.  The objective is to identify and encourage innovative interactions between students of the sciences and the arts. The review process will be competitive and the proposals will be evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria, including cross-disciplinary innovation and scholarly risk-taking.  Successful proposals may request up to $3,000 to cover costs for materials, use of media labs, computation facilities, and in some cases machine-shop time, as well as costs associated with the design, implementation, literary documentation, publication and/or presentation of the project. *

Grant recipients will be invited to participate in a series of dinner table conversations with faculty and visiting scholars or practitioners who work across the arts and the sciences.

* This grant does not fund food or receptions, University of Chicago faculty and student honorarium, production of CDs, or conferences and symposia.
 
Application Information:
  
Application deadline: November 19, 2012 (proposals must be submitted by email)
Notification of funding:  no later than December 15, 2012

For details, please visit the UChicago Arts website.

Call for Papers: University of Chicago Minority Graduate Student Association Conference, "Eyes on the Mosaic"

The University of Chicago

Minority Graduate Student Association presents our 

Nineteenth Annual "Eyes on the Mosaic" Graduate Student Conference    

Projections: Persistence and Shifts in Racial Paradigms

With Keynote Speaker 

Professor Sandra Smith

Department of Sociology

University of California - Berkeley

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Call for Papers/Films/Artwork 

DEADLINE for Abstract/Film Submission: MARCH 2, 2012

 

Submission Guidelines 

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm Central Time on FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012. Abstracts must be 250 words or less and must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or PDF, along with your contact information (name, institutional affiliation, department, e-mail address), to uofc.mgsa.conference@gmail.com. 

All presenters will be notified of their acceptance by April 2 2012, Participants will be asked to submit their final power point presentations (if they will be used) by May 1, 2012.

For more info, please email: uofc.mgsa.conference@gmail.com.

Apply to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship!

Are you a second- year?
Are you considering pursuing a Ph.D?
Are you committed to ending racial disparities in society, and promoting cross-cultural understanding?

Consider applying to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.
To learn more about this program, please visit our website at: http://mellonmays.uchicago.edu

To Apply to the Program, please submit the application at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LL9THRY

To discuss the program, and to get help in preparing the application,
make an appointment to meet with Elise LaRose in the Advising Office.

Also, you are welcome to join us for an information session
Date: Monday, January 30, 2012
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
Location: Harper 286
Questions?
emlarose@uchicago.edu

CURE Research Program at Northwestern

The CURE program, which has been in operation for over a decade, is appropriate for students majoring in the life sciences who want exposure to cancer research.  The Physical Sciences-Oncology Center program, which was inaugurated in 2010, is geared toward minority undergraduates in the physical sciences, math, and computer sciences.  Both programs give students hands-on research experience and a grounding in the basic tenets of tumor biology. For more information on both programs, please visit the website.

Northwestern Black Graduate Student Association 16th Annual Conference Registration Open & Call for Abstracts

Northwestern University

Black Graduate Student Association presents…

Engaging Multiple Publics:

Envisioning Our Work as Holistic Scholarship

April 20-21, 2012

Hilton Garden Inn Hotel

Evanston, IL

Call for Abstracts (Deadline March 1^st) ● Registration Open

Registration RSVP: www.northwestern16thannualbgsaconference.eventbrite.com

Submit abstracts via: bit.ly/2012BGSAConferenceAbstractSubmission

**Registration is FREE**

Engaging Multiple Publics promotes scholarship pertinent to both academia and the Black community. As Black scholars, our work is often grouped into the separate categories of "scholarship," "community service," and/or "personal practices." Whether or not we ascribe to the idea of a cohesive “Black community” or “ideology,” there is a constant struggle to be accountable to ourselves, our academic community, and our “people.” Holistic Scholarship is an approach to thinking-through the ways in which our work can fundamentally and practically bridge the multiple discourses that comprise our day-to-day lives.

Engaging Multiple Publics is a space for scholars from the humanities, natural and social sciences, business, law and medical sectors to critically engage with issues as variant as social justice, environmental law, identity performance, and biochemical discoveries. We posit that by challenging each other, strategizing, and co-witnessing our attempts to bridge our multiple worlds, communities, and publics, we might in fact save the future of our scholarship, each other, and ourselves. We invite work from any discipline that productively responds to the theme of the conference.

** Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and submitted to by March 1, 2012 in order to be considered.

**All artists interested in exhibiting should submit slides, sketches, or samples of previous work in addition to the abstract detailing how the proposed-entry incorporates or reflects the conference theme.

Paid Internship Opportunity: Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP)

The Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy (SEP), is designed to familiarize undergraduate students with how management and policy can combine to combat inequalities in health care that confront low-income communities across the United State via practical work experience. Interns are placed in hospitals, community health centers, and other health care organizations in the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint area. This program is now in its 27th year. The application is available on our website at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/sep/ .

The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is designed to increase awareness of Health Behavior/Health Education and Environmental Health Sciences as viable career options for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in eliminating health disparities. Students will be placed in public health and community-based organizations in the Southeast Michigan area that can provide them with experiential learning opportunities in either Health Behavior/Health Education or in Environmental Health. For program details and application, please see: www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/<http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/>

SEP and FPHLP program participants will receive a paid eight-week summer internship, an orientation session, on-campus housing, and round-trip travel expenses to and from Ann Arbor. MI. Daily transportation to and from the internship site, and a GRE preparation course (Kaplan) and are also provided at no cost to the students.

Please note that the application deadline is February 10, 2012.

Graduate Training & Research in Paris

Description: Are you interested in population flows across the globe, the reception and regulations of immigrants over time and space, and on developing new methodologies to study such movements? Then consider attending the seminar that Professor Jim Hevia, the director of International Studies, and Professor Ramón Gutiérrez, the director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, are trying to organize, which if funded, will run from 2012- 2015.

The three year graduate training and research project will be based on the themes of “Mobilities, Circulation and Regulation”, which will bring together a team of approximately 15 faculty and graduate students from the University of Chicago with a similar group from Université Paris Diderot.

Yearly professor will teach a seminar in which you would enroll and gain UC credit. Likewise there would be a yearly conference and publication to present your research, along with summer funding of research exchanges. All transportation and subvention costs would be covered.

• In year one of the grant, in 2012-13, for example, 10 French graduate students would come to Chicago to join our ten-week seminar on methodology. For that year’s conference we would take our graduate students to Paris. And in the summer we would send some of our students to do research in Paris and some of their team would come to Chicago, again with all expenses paid.
  
• Year two will be organized around the themes of population circulations and receptions, and would be similarly structured around a workshop, seminar, conference and student exchanges.
  
• Followed in the third year with similar exchange mechanics, focused on the theme of population regulation.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact either:

Ramón A. Gutiérrez
The Preston and Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor of History Director, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture University of Chicago
1126 East 59th Street
Mail Box 118
Chicago, IL 60637-1554
phone: (773) 702-8063
fax: (773) 834-2000

or

James L. Hevia
Professor, International History and the New Collegiate Division Director, International Studies Program
124 Pick Hall
5828 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 834-7585
Fax: (773) 834-0289


Application Guidelines:

• Send a one-page (single-spaced) statement of interest by July 1, 2011, in which you describe your research interest in these themes, your disciplinary focus, how far along you are in your doctoral program.
  
• Also send a short CV (2 pages maximum) to Professors Jim Hevia and Ramón Gutiérrez at the following email addresses: jhevia@uchicago.edu, rgutierrez@uchicago.edu

Deadline(s):  July 1, 2011

NASA paid Internships

NASA offers fall and spring semester paid internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships are in a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines as well as business and finance.

The deadline for fall semester internship applications was recently extended to May 31st.

Interested students can apply at: http://intern.nasa.gov

For more information contact
Liv Detrick, Institute for Broadening Participation at ldetrick@ibparticipation.org or 207-563-5929.

Undergraduate Research Symposium - Application Deadline April 15th

Chicago Careers in Higher Education (CCIHE) is pleased to announce the first annual Undergraduate Research Symposium to be held on May 26, 2011, in Ida Noyes Hall.

The Symposium is open to all undergraduate students at the University of Chicago, in any major, in any class year. Students who have presented their work in other contexts are encouraged to participate to share their work with the University of Chicago community. Both oral presentations and poster submissions will be accepted.

Applicants need to submit the following information:

1. An abstract/summary of your work of 250 words or less. This abstract should summarize your research and indicate how it contributes to existing literature or knowledge in your field. Your audience will consist of people from a wide range of academic disciplines so you should make sure your abstract is accessible to an intelligent person not in your field of specialty. At the top of your abstract page, include: Your name, department and graduation year—and those of any co-authors; Your faculty adviser’s name and department; The title of your project; Whether you are applying to give an oral presentation or poster.
2. The origin of your project, i.e. BA paper, class paper, research assistantship, independent project, etc.
3. Your resume or cv
4. A brief note of support from a faculty member—may be submitted separately via email.

All application materials should be submitted via email (subject: CCIHE Symposium) to Deborah Neibel, Program Director of CCIHE, dneibel@uchicago.edu.
The application deadline is April 15th.
Students will be notified by April 25th.

Division of the Social Sciences Research Travel Grants 2011-2012

Description: The Research Travel Grants will support dissertation research-related travel by advanced graduate students. Grants, up to a maximum of $2,500 but most smaller, will be awarded for academic year 2011-2012, beginning with the summer quarter. The awards are designed to help defray the costs of travel for students who have a specific research goal critical to their dissertations.

Click here for more information.

Eligibility: Advanced students in any of the Social Sciences Ph.D. programs may apply. To be eligible for consideration, a student must have been admitted to Ph.D. candidacy by the tenure of the grant, and preferably by the time of application, and must complete the research project no later than May 1, 2012.

Deadline(s): Applications must be submitted no later than April 29, 2011 for support of travel planned for academic year 2011-2012. Application forms are available here.

Awards will be funded by the Overseas Research Travel Grant Fund, the Orin Williams Fund, the Agnes and Nathan Janco Travel Grant Fund and the Renck Memorial Award Fund.

Human Rights Research Funding Proposals

The University of Chicago Human Rights Program
Human Rights Research Funding Proposals 2011-2012
Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2011

The Human Rights Program announces the 2011-12 round of grants to support faculty and student research in Human Rights. The Human Rights Program seeks to support projects which will make a significant contribution to the field of human rights studies. Proposals are sought from faculty and graduate students from all the Divisions and professional schools. Proposals should be for projects that can be carried out between Summer 2011 and Spring 2012. As funds are available, a further round of proposals will be opened in Winter 2012.

Director of Research and Sponsored Programs, Illinois State University

Position Summary:
The Director serves as an advocate for research, creative expression, and scholarship by enacting policies and programs designed to foster and to support faculty research; manages the RSP office including grants administration, policy development, recruitment, and retention; negotiates internal cost sharing relationships; oversees policies and procedures to ensure that all sponsored programs meet the highest standards of best practice and comply with federal, state, and university laws and regulations for research and scholarly activities including review of university intellectual property, technology transfer, and export control policies; assists with the analysis, interpretation, and negotiation of contractual agreements; and serves as a liaison to other University offices, including grants accounting, human resources, and legal counsel. The Director will work closely with the AVP for Research, Graduate Studies, and International Education on a variety of visionary and planning initiatives including implementation and ongoing assessment of the Strategic Plan for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Expression; development of grant incentive and reward programs; and facilitation of matching external sponsored-program opportunities to the University community.

Required Qualifications:
Qualified applicants will possess a minimum of a Master's degree and a minimum of 3 years' experience of grants and contracts administration at the university level including experience in administering grants and contracts from diverse funding sources; extensive working knowledge of federal and other government regulations as they apply to grants and contracts; strong budgeting, analytical, and supervisory skills; university experience in budgeting, contract and grant negotiations, grants management, and grant reporting; demonstrated ability to work with and to encourage faculty through activities including writing grants, coordinating research teams, and promoting research; and effective interpersonal skills.

19th ILACHE Annual Professional & Student Development Conference

19th Annual Professional & Student Development Conference
Friday, April 1, 2011 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Northeastern Illinois University
Student Union, Alumni Hall
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60625

This year's theme invites you to join ILACHE as we together embark on a journey to secure our future. At the conference we will unveil our strategic plan and engage you in discussions on how you can be an integral part of our new future. The conference agenda also includes professional development workshops and forums that promote discussion and networking opportunities for educators and students. Students will also have an opportunity to present their research at our first annual Student Research Poster Presentation. Conference brochures will be mailed soon. Don't miss the opportunity to network with your peers and discuss important issues.

Early registration discounts apply until March 25.
Register online at: www.ILACHE.com

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carlos Muñoz, Jr.
Prominent Political Scientist, Historian and Public Intellectual

Dr. Carlos Muñoz, Jr. is a prominent political scientist, historian, journalist, and public intellectual. An educator, author, and activist, Munoz is also Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Muñoz was the founding chair of the first Chicano Studies department in the nation in 1968 at the California State University at Los Angeles and the founding chair of the National Association of Chicana & Chicano Studies (NACCS. He is a pioneer in the creation of undergraduate and graduate curricula in the disciplines of Ethnic Studies.