26.2084, Fund Drive 2015: Computational Linguistics, Indiana University, and Google Inc. Lead Challenges...For Now!

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Subject: 26.2084, Fund Drive 2015: Computational Linguistics, Indiana University, and Google Inc. Lead Challenges...For Now!

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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:12:01
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Fund Drive 2015: Computational Linguistics, Indiana University, and Google Inc. Lead Challenges...For Now!

 Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, Supporters, and Friends,

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In our Subfield Challenge, computational linguistics continues to hold a strong lead, with syntax and sociolinguistics in second and third place, respectively. We are excited to have FIVE subfields that have hit the $2,000 mark! Way to go computational linguistics, syntax, sociolinguistics, phonology, and semantics! Historical linguistics, you’re next!

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In our University Challenge, Indiana University Bloomington holds the lead with donations totaling $2,150 with 19 individual donors and University of Washington in second with donations totaling $1,990 with 34 individual donors.
IUB had a strong lead in the beginning, but University of Washington, with such a strong number of generous donors, is slated to take it soon! IUB, will you fight back? Or will it be YOUR university to steal that top spot! 

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