<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are excited to announce the upcoming <b>Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL)</b>, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, from <b>March 26-28, 2026</b>. This year's theme is "Language in the Age of Acceleration," and we invite you to contribute to the discussions and presentations that will shape our understanding of this dynamic topic.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This event is highly recommended for our students. It provides a platform for emerging scholars to present their research and engage with established professionals in the field.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 8px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700">Call for Proposals:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> We are currently accepting abstracts for presentations. If you would like to share your research or insights, please submit your abstract by<b>
November 2, 2025</b>. You can submit your abstract through the following link: </span>
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<span style="font-weight:700">Keynote Speaker:</span> We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker will be
<b>Professor Gregory Guy</b> from New York University. His expertise and insights will undoubtedly enrich our conference experience.</div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 8px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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We appreciate your support in promoting this important event, and we look forward to your participation!</div></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 8px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2" color="#000000">Tamara Warhol, PhD <br></font><div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL</span><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="2">Advisor - Undergraduate Linguistics Program</font></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Department of Modern Languages</span><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The University of Mississippi </span><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2" color="#000000">P.O. Box 1848<br>University, MS 38677-1848<br>U.S.A.<br></font></div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2" color="#000000">TEL: 001-662-915-5029 </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><a href="mailto:twarhol@go.olemiss.edu" target="_blank">twarhol@go.olemiss.edu</a> | <a href="http://modernlanguages.olemiss.edu/" target="_blank">http://modernlanguages.olemiss.edu/</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>