[Linganth] Please distribute widely: UCSB Linguistics 2023 Sneak Peek graduate recruitment event toward a diverse and inclusive linguistics

[Lal Zimman]

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY (with apologies for cross-posting):
UCSB LINGUISTICS SNEAK PEEK GRADUATE RECRUITMENT EVENT TOWARD A DIVERSE AND
INCLUSIVE LINGUISTICS

On November 9, 2023, the Department of Linguistics at UC Santa Barbara will
offer a Zoom-based Sneak Peek event to support excellent graduate
applicants from underrepresented communities as they prepare for the
application deadline of November 27th.

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. More information about our graduate programs can be
found here:
https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/graduate-programs/departments/linguistics and
here: https://linguistics.ucsb.edu/graduate

Participants in Santa Barbara Sneak Peek will learn about the UCSB
Linguistics graduate program, receive guidance on creating a strong
application for a graduate program in linguistics, and hear about
department members and academic and research opportunities currently
happening in our department.

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 *Thursday, November
9, 2-5pm Pacific*. Registration is open until full; advance registration by
Wednesday, Nov. 8 is requested.

*Registration link (case-sensitive): https://bit.ly/UCSBSneakPeek2023
<https://bit.ly/UCSBSneakPeek2023>*

Scheduled events include:

1. Workshop on Applying to Graduate Programs in Linguistics (with Prof. Lal
Zimman, Director of Graduate Studies)
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 revealing
the hidden curriculum behind this process and be responsive to the needs
and questions of applicants from communities historically underrepresented
in or excluded from academia.

2. Discussion of Equity, Inclusion & Diversity at UCSB and in Linguistics
(with Prof. Lina Hou, Director of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity)
A conversation with our department's Director of EID on activities and
support systems for scholars from underrepresented communities as well as
navigating linguistics as minoritized scholars.

3. Panel with UCSB Faculty
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.

4. Panel with Current Graduate Students
A panel of UCSB Linguistics graduate students with a range of research
interests and lived experiences will speak about life in the department, at
UCSB, and in Santa Barbara. This is a candid and confidential
discussion--no faculty will be in attendance!


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Lal Zimman
Pronouns: he/him or they/them     (http://bit.ly/PronounFAQ)
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara

On the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Chumash people

Website: http://www.lalzimman.org
Trans Research in Linguistics Lab: http://www.trillucsb.org/
Twitter: @lzimman
Zoom room: http://ucsb.zoom.com/my/lalzimman
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