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Queer History South Conference (2/26-28)
Archives for All, Y’all: Best Practices for Digital Access & Community Networking
QHS is open to anyone interested but will be of particular interest to archivists, historians, students, faculty, researchers, public historians, oral historians, and community organizations invested in preserving local histories. QHS has attendance from across the US, but primarily focuses on 13 Southern states: Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The conference will take place in both Dallas and Denton, TX. Attendees are encouraged to stay in Dallas (more information on hotels will come later) as transportation will be provided to the University of North Texas in Denton from the Dallas location.
[PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONFERENCE IS IN 2021 -- HOWEVER, IF YOU REGISTER IN 2020, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNTED RATES.]
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A new documentary charting the history of Reno, Nevada’s gay rodeo has won a Webby Award. Created by journalism students Emily MacDiarmid, Carly Sauvageau, and Bree Zender, “Rainbow Rodeo” won the People’s Voice Award in the student video category.
“I learned about gay rodeos from a local LGBTQ+ historian,” Zender toldNevada Todayfollowing the filmmaker’s victory. “I am bisexual, and I grew in a rural community where rodeos are a part of the local culture. I think just even knowing there was such a thing as a gay rodeo would have helped me learn to accept myself.”
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Career Resources for Graduating Students
We are excited to announce that Texas Career Engagement launched Texas ’20 and Beyond in collaboration with career centers and other offices from across the university.
Created to celebrate graduates and to help them prepare for a new economy, Texas ’20 and Beyond features resources to:
Help graduates articulate their strengths, adaptability and leadership to future employers
Learn who’s hiring and how to be successful in their job search
Discover specialized resources and programming for advanced degree graduates
All graduating students received a message highlighting this resource – please see the message below that was sent to our advanced degree graduates earlier today. Please feel free to share the link with others. We appreciate your support!
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UWC Summer Writing Support
From the UWC:
We hope you’ll encourage your students to see us for writing support this summer. We’ll be conducting consultations M-Th 10-5. We will also be offering weekly writing groups, monthly writing retreats, and workshops to help students stay on track towards the completion of their thesis or dissertation.
Students can make an appointment through Symplicity or contact us through Chat for scheduling assistance. If they have specific questions when we are not open, they can use our Handouts, which provide guidance on frequently asked questions.
As always, we’re happy to speak to your class or cohort of students. If you’d like to schedule an online presentation, please review our offerings and schedule a date. When you make your request, you’ll need to paste a Zoom meeting ID into the presentation booking form.
JE Note: The UWC’s summer writing support might be of interest to students who are applying for fall internships, drafting graduate application materials, or beginning honors thesis research over the summer.
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CARES Act Emergency Assistance - UT Austin
See FAQ and application link here.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocates funds to support individuals and businesses/organizations, including colleges and universities, affected by the pandemic and economic downturn. UT has received funds under the CARES Act and is working to provide emergency assistance to as many students as possible to help them meet their emergency financial needs during this challenging time.
UT received funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide emergency grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. These expenses include food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. The university’s Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is working closely with Student Emergency Services in the Office of the Dean of Students to coordinate these emergency grants to students who qualify. The university aims to assist as many students as possible in meeting their emergency financial needs during this challenging time.
Students who meet basic eligibility criteria for federal financial aid and who have the greatest financial need can be considered for these funds. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will use Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data, along with your application, to determine your eligibility and will allocate funds based on available funding. If you are eligible to file a FAFSA but have not yet filed for 2019-20 and need assistance, please file a FAFSA at studentaid.gov.
Under U.S. Department of Education rules for the program, these funds can be awarded to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students pursuing degree programs and enrolled at UT.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Education does not allow these funds to be used for international students, undocumented students, non-matriculated students or students enrolled in distance-only degree programs. If you are a student from one of these groups, there may be other types of emergency aid from UT available. Please contact Student Emergency Services.
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Letters to the Land: A Writing Workshop (5/23 and 24)
Letters to the Land: A Writing Workshop led by mónica teresa ortiz ///// (presented by Tierra Narrative COVID-19 Community Relief)
May 23 & May 24, 2020 3:00 PM - 5:00PM (same workshop to be repeated on each day)
***** FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THIS WORKSHOP WILL GO TOWARD INDIGENOUS KINSHIP COLLECTIVE NEW YORK CITY AND THEIR MUTUAL AID EFFORTS. http://www.indigenouskinshipcollective.com*****
In an article (https://hyperallergic.com/414831/environmental-humanities/) about the interconnection between art and nature, scientists advocate for finding ways to cultivate a relationship to land, that “for whatever stories we tell, we are co-creating the world.” Marginalized communities have developed strategies to survive societal upheavals as well as enact social change, and one of those methods employed is that of written communication. Literary form is one device that can be used to establish intimacy between humans through the creation of conversations and explorations of our relationship to non-human life, land, and water.
In this workshop, we use writing to channel and develop narrative and discuss ways in which we can translate our relationship to our environment through an expression that is informative and observational, and establish a connection between the writer and the audience. We will consider questions about how racial-colonial capitalism, geopolitics, and biopower shape the ways in which we relate spatially to our environment and the manner which it impacts us. We can create a framework for the interactions between actors affected by our geographies and environments that can also serve as archives and disruptions/counter-narratives to those typically dominated by the state.
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MORE INFO ABOUT TIERRA NARRATIVE HERE
#writing for the public#area: creative writing#deadline: may#eligibility: undergrad#eligibility: grad
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COVID Resources: FindHelp.org
Enter your zipcode here to find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Resources from the Preservation Leadership Forum
JE note:
Hi ESIers -- I received this detailed list of resources from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Leadership Forum via an email list. These resources seem to be focused mostly on tools and best practices for preserving African American and women’s histories, and might be of use for those of you who are working in those fields or conducting archival research more broadly. This organization’s conferences and professional development opportunities might also be of interest to some of you.
Here is a description of the organization:
Preservation Leadership Forum is a network of preservation professionals brought together by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Forum provides and curates cutting-edge content, offers online and in-person networking opportunities, and brings diverse new perspectives to the business of saving places. Forum members receive immediate access to content and resources, such as the quarterly Forum Journal; priority access to scholarships for trainings; and opportunities for grant funding. Members also receive substantial discounts to the annual PastForward conference and participating hotels through Historic Hotels of America.
Always a Resource
Preservation Leadership Forum is always here as a resource for you, through case studies, archived webinars, PastForward speakers, or Journal articles you can find resources for the challenges you face in the field.
Tools for Telling the Full American Story
As preservationists we work to protect places and share stories of all Americans. In honor of African American History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March), Preservation Leadership Forum staff has pulled together a variety of resources to help you find inspiration and to help bring ALL of our stories to the forefront.
African American History
Journal: Preserving Difficult Histories
Video: Mindi Fullilove on the 400 Years of Inequality
Online Community: African American Cemeteries
Stories & Case Studies: Interpreting Slavery
Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared: A Q & A with Jannie Harriot from South Carolina African American Heritage Commission
Grant Funding: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (Sign up for Updates)
Webinar: The Rosenwald Schools GIS Mapping Project
Library Entry: Preserving African American Historic Places
Women’s History
Video: Celebrating Women's History—Ada Deer (Also featuring Tiya Miles and Amythyst Kiah)
Webinar: Including Women in the Sequel: Re-Interpretation and Telling the Full History at Historic Sites
Video: 2019 Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award: Ruth J. Abram
Case Studies and Stories: Women’s History and Historic Preservation
Video: Making the Vote Count—the Legacy of the 19th Amendment
Crowd Sourcing Campaign: Where Women Made History (Submit a Historic Site)
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Preservation Leadership Forum
There are additional resources on these topics exclusive to Forum members, such as the Forum Journal: “Every Story Told:” Centering Women’s History. Forum members also receive deep discounts on trainings and $350 off PastForward registration.
JOIN FORUM
Preservation Leadership Forum also provides focused, relevant and engaging content in a variety of formats to fit any preservation professional’s schedule. From multi-day conferences to hour long webinars, join your peers in the never-ending quest for enhanced education, and skill building opportunities.
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#area: history#category: resources#category: professional development#area: women's and gender studies#area: african and african diaspora studies#area: Black studies#area: archive theory and practice#storytelling
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Job Posting: Yearlong Paid Job with the Texas Civil Rights Project
Outreach Fellow
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) partners with communities across Texas to serve the rising movement for social justice in three key areas: Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, and Racial and Economic Justice. Whether through litigation, policy or other advocacy, the attorneys and staff at TCRP work to create a state where everyone can live with dignity, justice, and without fear. Our Voting Rights Program tackles the systemic issues that suppress democratic participation in Texas — from voter registration to the moment when an individual casts their ballot. Through litigation and advocacy, TCRP fights to turn the tide on the state’s abysmal voting rights record by removing barriers to voter registration, supporting grassroots voter mobilization efforts, and opposing new attempts to suppress voting.
As a critical element of that work, we are working to address Texas’s shameful history of racial and political gerrymandering. As Texas prepares to embark on a new round of redistricting in 2021, we are working with a statewide coalition to ensure fairness and transparency in the redistricting process. Our efforts will include community education, in English, Spanish, and other languages to inform the public about the redistricting process, building a base of energized communities ready to take action on Redistricting, and providing tools and resources so that more Texans can get involved in the process.
TCRP seeks a temporary Outreach Fellow dedicated to expanding our Redistricting efforts. This individual will be a key part in our efforts to educate communities and engage them in the redistricting process. They will also assist in outreach to hundreds of organizations, businesses, and faith-based groups to onboard them into our wider efforts, and help coordinate and provide public trainings on redistricting. As part of the Community Engagement Department, the Outreach Fellow will be managed by the Voting Rights Outreach Coordinator while working closely with our Voting Rights Legal team and our Community Engagement Department.
This individual can be based in TCRP’s San Antonio, Houston, or Austin offices, with strong preference in Houston.
Please Note: This is a temporary one-year position from April 15, 2020 – June 01, 2021.
Please see the full job description here.
To apply, please follow this link.
For consideration, the deadline to apply is 03/26/2020, though we will be reviewing applications as soon as we receive them, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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Job Posting: Summer Discovery Instructors
Summer Discovery is a 3-week pre-college experience for elite high school students, featuring a variety of enriching courses taught by UT instructors and industry professionals. We can provide access to past course content, and welcome new ideas for incorporating and developing course content and materials in line with your area of expertise and research.
If you’re in need of summer funding and are interested in teaching high school students, check out the Summer Discovery instructor openings below. To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to Agnes Savich, Summer Discovery Program Coordinator, at [email protected]. Your cover letter should include your teaching experience and your expertise in the course subject matter, including any ideas for course content expansion to fit your knowledge.
The job ad summaries are below:
Emerging Technologies
The Internet of Things: Investigate how to make environments "smart" by instrumenting them with digitally connected components, from sensors, to lights, and smartphones. Use sensors or "smart" tech to collect data and control/do something via mobile device. Examine emerging technologies and conceive of and implement prototype internet of things applications to control our surroundings. Enhance your creativity, problem solving and collaboration skills. Taught by UT Cockrell Electrical & Computer Engineering instructors. Some minimal programming experience is recommended but not required. ($110 lab/materials fee). Students must have completed Algebra II, Trigonometry, and one lab science course with an A/B letter grade.
The position would require a time commitment of 2 hours per day (9:30-11:30am), Monday-Thursday, from June 29 – July 16, and the compensation would be $3700.
Digital Business Models
Digital business is the creation of new business designs by blurring the physical and digital world. It focuses on how technology allows companies to create experiences that differentiate and give them a competitive edge over their peers. Digital business is important for all business leaders to understand. Is Instagram really free? Learn about different models and how businesses exchange value with consumers to grow. Examine business plans and develop spreadsheets to capture financials in this case-based course. Taught by highly-rated UT McCombs business instructors with large and small business experience. Students are required to have a laptop with Microsoft Excel.
The position would require a time commitment of 2 hours per day (9:30-11:30am), Monday-Thursday, from June 29 – July 16, and the compensation would be $3700.
Live Events
Learn what it takes to run successful events, a $115B industry with +10% employment growth, in the “live music capital of the world” and host to SXSW, Austin City Limits, and X Games. In this hands on-class, learn the event planning process, event promotion, and public relations by studying major Sports & Music events. This course is suitable for students who want to pursue a career in event management or are generally interested in how major Sports and Music events are run. Taught by university instructors with years of industry experience.
The position would require a time commitment of 2 hours per day (1-3pm), Monday-Thursday, from June 29 – July 16, and the compensation would be $3700.
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#category: workshops#category: events#writing for the public#category: publishing opportunities#eligibility: grad#eligibility: undergrad
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Latinx Leaders Scholarship
Scholarship deadline is March 31
For undocumented, low income, first-gen Latinx students planning to attend or are currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college, university or trade school program.
Be willing to volunteer 20 hours to the organization within the first year of attending.
Click here to apply
From their website:
The purpose of the Latinx Leaders Scholarship is to support the educational endeavors of undocumented people. Our scholarship application does not require a written essay about traumatic experiences or hardships that could be triggering. Instead, we ask that you write about your passions, goals and dreams! Lastly, our scholarship is open to ALL undocumented people, regardless of their eligibility for FASFA, TASFA, DACA or HB 1079.
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Purdue Summer Research Opportunities Program
Scholarship deadline is March 1
The summer program helps to mentor undergraduates, as they develop their research skills, in preparation for a graduate school education. Both STEM and non-STEM sophomores, juniors and seniors are welcome to apply.
Program dates are June 1, 2020 through July 24, 2020.
Program includes: a roundtrip flight, university housing and a stipend. In addition to a 40 hour work week of research training, SROP provides professional development workshop and social activities.
Click here to apply
via the UT Latinx Community Affairs Weekly Newsletter
#category: research#category: professional development#navigating grad school#eligibility: undergrad#deadline: march
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Application deadline is February 27, 2020
To learn more, here is a short video with more info.
The program runs from June 1st – July 31st.
Click here to apply.
#eligibility: undergrad#category: job posting#category: internships#area: education#category: teaching and curriculum development
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Immigrants Rising 2020 Scholarships and Fellowship Database
A list of scholarships and fellowships that don’t require proof of citizenship or legal permanent residency. Of the whole database, 425 are open to those who don’t have DACA.
Click here to apply
via the UT Latinx newsletter
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