<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY:</div><div class="">UCSB LINGUISTICS SNEAK PEEK GRADUATE RECRUITMENT EVENT TOWARD A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE LINGUISTICS</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On November 3, 2022, the Department of Linguistics at UC Santa Barbara will offer a virtual Sneak Peek workshop to support excellent graduate applicants from underrepresented communities as they prepare for the application deadline of November 21st.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The University of California recognizes the variety of personal experiences, values and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. Such diversity in the UC student body is integral to the University's achievement of excellence. Santa Barbara Sneak Peek is aimed at graduate students who bring an understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education, including but not limited to those who have been minoritized on the basis of race/ethnicity, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or socioeconomic background. We encourage participation from individuals who meet the eligibility criteria for admission and represent cultural, linguistic, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds not adequately represented in the graduate student population.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Participants in Santa Barbara Sneak Peek will learn about the UCSB Linguistics graduate program, how to create a strong application for a graduate program in linguistics, and learn more about department members and academic and research opportunities currently happening in our department.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">If you are planning to apply to UCSB and meet the criteria discussed above, please register to receive a Zoom link for the event on November 3. Registration is open until full; advance registration by Wednesday, Nov. 2 is preferred. </div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Registration link: <a href="https://forms.gle/keutwSEPDhQuWSyS8" class="">https://forms.gle/keutwSEPDhQuWSyS8</a></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Schedule of Events (All events take place Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022; all times are in the Pacific time zone)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> 2:30-3:15pm: Workshop on Application Process & Materials</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hosted by Prof. Lal Zimman, Director of Graduate Studies</div><div class="">This workshop will cover how to prepare your application materials for graduate programs in linguistics and the structure and admissions process for the linguistics MA/PhD programs at UCSB. It will focus on the needs and questions of applicants from underrepresented communities, including students of color, first generation students, students with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ students, and others marginalized within academia.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thurs, Nov. 3, 2022, 3:30-4:15pm: Faculty panel</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hosted by Prof. Mary Bucholtz, Acting Director of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Justice</div><div class="">Department faculty speak about their current research, teaching, lab groups and collaborations, community work, and other projects. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of individual faculty members. General questions about the graduate program should be directed to the Director of Graduate Studies, Lal Zimman, or brought to the earlier workshop.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thurs, Nov. 3, 2022, 4:15-5:00pm: Graduate student panel</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A panel of current UCSB graduate students with a range of research interests and lived experiences speak about life in the Department of Linguistics, at UCSB, and in Santa Barbara. This is a candid and confidential discussion--no faculty will be in attendance! </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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