29.1389, FYI: Apply now for UCSB Linguistics Sneak Peek 2018

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Subject: 29.1389, FYI: Apply now for UCSB Linguistics Sneak Peek 2018

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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:32:33
From: Mary Bucholtz [bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu]
Subject: Apply now for UCSB Linguistics Sneak Peek 2018

Santa Barbara Sneak Peek for Potential Graduate Applicants
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Deadline for applications: Monday, April 23, 2018, 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight
Time)

Eligible students are invited to apply to attend Santa Barbara Sneak Peek, a
special event of the Department of Linguistics at the University of
California, Santa Barbara that is intended to identify and foster excellent
potential graduate applicants from diverse backgrounds. Santa Barbara Sneak
Peek will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018 at UCSB.

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. We encourage applications from
individuals who meet the eligibility criteria and represent cultural,
linguistic, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds not adequately
represented in the graduate student population. 

Participants in Santa Barbara Sneak Peek will:

- Learn about academic and research opportunities in linguistics at UCSB
- Meet with faculty and graduate students with shared research interests
- Hear from current linguistics graduate students about the graduate program,
the university, and the community of Santa Barbara
- Receive hands-on mentoring in how to create a strong graduate school
application

U.S. domestic air/ground transportation and accommodations of applicants
selected for participation will be paid for by UCSB.

Eligibility:

- Current or completed B.A. or M.A. in Linguistics or a closely related field
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, or AB-540/DACA status
- Planned application to UCSB's graduate program in Linguistics in Fall 2018
(for admission for the 2018-19 academic year) or later. Students who have
applied to the graduate program previously are not eligible.
- Research focus relevant to UCSB's discourse-functional perspective on
language and faculty research interests
- Ability to contribute to the diversity of UCSB's graduate community through
research and/or life experience
- The application process is open to all eligible students. Students from
ethnoracial and socioeconomic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher
education are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants are encouraged to
present biographical material describing relevant experiences, activities,
research and service, rather than simply group identification. 

Selection for Santa Barbara Sneak Peek is not a guarantee of admission to
UCSB.  Participants who apply to the graduate program will be evaluated
according to the same criteria as all other applicants. 

Application Procedure:

Applications are due via email to gradadvisor at linguistics.ucsb.edu, by Monday,
April 23, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. All materials must be in
PDF format. Applications must include the following:
- A 1- to 2-page single-spaced statement of purpose indicating: (1) the
student's research interests, academic background, and experience, (2) the
reason for the student's interest in UCSB and plans for graduate study; (3)
the contributions that the student can make to diversity at UCSB through
research and/or life experience. 
- College/university transcript(s) (an unofficial electronic version is
acceptable)
- Curriculum vitae or résumé
- Letter of recommendation from a faculty member in Linguistics or a closely
related field, stating (1) the student's academic qualifications for seeking
to pursue graduate study in Linguistics at UCSB; (2) the contributions that
the student can make to diversity at UCSB through research and/or life
experience; (3) how the student will benefit from participation in Santa
Barbara Sneak Peek.  The letter must be sent directly from the letter writer
to the email address above.

Applicants will be notified by no later than Monday, April 30, 2018.

About UCSB's Graduate Program in Linguistics

The UCSB Department of Linguistics studies the ways that languages and
language varieties around the world are used in everyday life. We look to
social interaction, social and cultural change over time, and cognitive and
biological processes to understand why languages work the way they do. We have
a special focus on the languages of indigenous groups as well as the use of
language by groups that are denied power within their society. We therefore
have a strong commitment to using linguistics to advance social justice as
well as scientific knowledge.

At the master's level, students receive broad training in UCSB's distinctive
approach to linguistics through coursework in all subfields. At the doctoral
level, students specialize in one or more linguistic subfields in order to
investigate original research questions. Students may also pursue
interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphases to enhance their linguistics degree. 

Current faculty research projects include: 

- How our bodies shape the music and rhythm of language
- African American undergraduates' linguistic and cultural practices on
college campuses 
- How transgender people challenge our ideas about the relationship between
language, gender, and identity
- A collaboration with members of an indigenous Mexican community in
California to support the maintenance of their languages
- Documenting multiple varieties of California English
- How rare linguistic phenomena change our understanding of language
- The sound system of an endangered American Indian language spoken in
Louisiana
- and many more!

For more information about linguistics at UCSB, visit the department's
website: http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu

For questions about UCSB's graduate program in linguistics, the Santa Barbara
Sneak Peek event, or the application process, contact Mary Bucholtz, Equity,
Inclusion, and Diversity Coordinator (bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu), or
Cheryl Saum, Graduate Program Advisor (csaum at hfa.ucsb.edu).

Support for Santa Barbara Sneak Peek is provided by UCSB's Department of
Linguistics and the Graduate Division, the Office of the Executive Vice
Chancellor, and the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity,
Equity, and Academic Policy.

University of California Nondiscrimination Policy

The University of California does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability,
age, medical condition (cancer‐related), ancestry, marital status,
citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam‐era veteran or special
disabled veteran.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

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