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2. Student Liaisons for 2007 World Fellows | 3. International Women’s Day Events 5. FRACAS | 1. Downtown Development Silver Fellow Applications | 1. Nominations for the Nakanishi Prize 2. Various Scholarship Listings |
FRESHMEN are ENCOURAGED to APPLY!!
Student Liaisons for 2007 World Fellows
Each of the 2007 World Fellows will be matched with at least two undergraduate student liaisons from their assigned residential college. Student liaisons act as guides for the World Fellows and are vital to World Fellows assimilation into all aspects of residential college and campus life.
Applicants for the Student Liaison positions should have a strong interest in international affairs and a good understanding of their residential college. Having the time to commit to the position from late-August through early-December 2007 is critical.
Please encourage your students who are interested in applying to be a Student Liaison to visit www.yale.edu/worldfellows to download the 2007 World Fellows Program Student Liaison Application. The deadline to submit the completed application, along with a current résumé, is Thursday, April 5, and should be emailed to anita.sharif@yale.edu with the subject line "Student Liaison Application."
The World Fellows find the interaction enriching as well: presenting their work at Master's Teas, enjoying dinners with students at their assigned college, preparing a semester-long Lecture Series aimed at undergraduates, and speaking at talks hosted by a variety of student organizations throughout the campus.
The 2007 World Fellows Program will run from August through December 2007. During that time, student liaisons will work to create opportunities for their World Fellow to become involved in the life of the University, including:
• Promotion of World Fellows Night (undergrad kick-off event);
• Attendance at weekly World Fellows Thursday Lecture Series;
• Twice monthly College dinners with World Fellow & open to members of residential college;
• Organization of Master's Tea for World Fellow; and
• Invitations to World Fellow to address student groups on campus.
We are also soliciting applications for Head Liaison for the 2007 class (usually an alumnus of the previous year's student liaison class); students may also find the application on the website. Please don’t hesitate to email me or call me with any questions at 436-8575.
Thank you,
Anita Sharif
Program and Outreach Coordinator
Yale World Fellows Program
P: 203.436.8575 F: 203.432.1914
1. Karen Suyemoto, “Because of my race I am not ashamed”
"Because of my race I am not ashamed:" Impacts of Asian American Studies
A Talk with Professor Karen Suyemoto
Monday, March 5th
4:30PM-6PM
LC 211
RSVP to jennifer.suhr@yale.edu
Asian American students are frequently seen as the "model minority." But research in psychology and education suggests that this may not be the case when seen holistically. Indeed, Asian American students experience depression, anxiety, low self-esteem; are more isolated and socially excluded; and experience racism and discrimination. How do Asian American Studies courses help Asian American students with these and other challenges that are affecting their educational engagement and mental health? And what are the impacts of these courses for students who are not Asian American?
Karen Suyemoto is a clinical psychologist and is currently an Assistant Professor in clinical psychology and Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Her general interests in teaching, research, and consultation focus on cultural diversity and anti-racist practice. Her current research interests are in ethnic and racial identities in multiracial and Asian American individuals, and in the intersections of psychological and educational experiences for Asian American urban college students. She is currently serving on the Board of Director of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)and is a past co-chair of the AAPA Division on Women
2. Ranjana Khanna, Asylum and its Indignities
Ranjana Khanna
Asylum and its Indignities
Wednesday, March 7th at 4:30pm
LinslyChittenden Hall (LC), Room 101
63 High Street
Ranjana Khanna is Associate Professor in the Department of English and in the Program in Literature at Duke University. She is also an affiliate in Women's Studies. Her work focuses on Anglo- and Francophone Postcolonial theory and literature, Psychoanalysis, and Feminist theory. She is the author of Dark Continents: Psychoanalysis and Colonialism (Duke University Press, 2003) and has recently completed a book manuscript entitled Algeria Cuts: Women and Representation 1830 to the present (Forthcoming Stanford University Press, 2006.) Her current book manuscript in progress is called Asylum: The Concept and the Practice. She is presently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
International Women's Day: Celebrate & Empower Women
The International Woman: An Event at the British Art Center
Wednesday, March 7
4:00-5:00pm Guided Tour, the British Art Center
5:00-5:30pm Refreshments
Three British Art Center docents will talk about the portrayal of women in art from Colonialism to Globalism. Come for a fun and classy tour of the British Art Center that will explore art from the perspectives of women and culture.
International Women's Day: Celebrate & Empower Women
Advocacy for Global Women's Health
Thursday, March 8th
Film showing & discussion with Susan Yolen & Shanta Evans, PPC
Public Affairs staff
6:00pm, PPC Office, 345 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
RSVP to organizing@ppct.org
Come get your free rapid HIV test onsite between 3:00-8:00pm,
get your results in 10 minutes with no appointment necessary.
Free testing will only be offered in our administration building
on March 8th
Check out what else is happening in March at Planned Parenthood!
Monday, March 12
11:30am. Karen Nakamura, Yale University, "Disabilities in Japan." Room A001, ISPS, 77 Prospect Street.
MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
5. FRACAS
FRACAS
a postcolonial / womanist publication
Work to dismantle ready-made culture. Create a new dialogue of justice that unites anti-racist, class conscience and feminist responses.
EMAIL fracaseditors@panlists.yale.edu.
Call for Submissions: anthology on interracial relationships
Beyond Black and White: Interracial Love in a Nuanced World
PITCH DEADLINE: March 15, 2007
Editors Jennifer Gandin Le and Courtney E. Martin seek first-person stories for an upcoming anthology written
by people who have experienced an interracial
relationship.
Beyond Black and White will feature 3,000-word essays from writers around
the world, reflecting a wide spectrum of ethnicities,
geographic locations, and sexual orientations. We want
to hear from men and women in any stage of a
relationship: dating, partnered/married, parenting, or
divorced/formerly dating. We especially want stories
that push beyond the media obsession with black and
white and offer a more nuanced, contemporary
perspective.
Each essay will evoke the single, unique moment when
being in an interracial relationship suddenly mattered
on some level. It may have come before the
relationship began, or after it was over. It may be
hilarious or poignant, irreverent or profound.
FOR YOUR PITCH, please include:
*Your name
*Age
*Your geographic location
*E-mail address or phone number
*Ethnic background of you and your partner (past or
current)
*Two or three short paragraphs about your essay. Bring
your story to life for us, with vivid
characterization, plot, and surprising real-life
details.
We'll consider previously published material if you
own the reprint rights. E-mail us the full piece, and
please tell us where and when it was published.
CONTACT:
No attachments, please.
For more information about the editors, visit their
websites:
http://www.courtneyemartin.com
Thinking About Going to Law School?
Come Hear the Minority Student Groups from Yale Law School Tell You Why
You Should Consider Law School & Have Your Application Questions Answered
Panel Discussion, Dinner Provided by current law school students about why
you should consider going to law school, to answer any questions that you
have about the possibilities for a legal career, and to give you law
school application & LSAT advice.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
6:10-8:00 pm
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street, New Haven
Room 122
Presented by: Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) and the Black Law
Students Association (BLSA); Latino Law Students Association (LLSA);
Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native American Law Students Association
(PANA); Outlaws (LGBT); and South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
at Yale Law School.
If possible, please RSVP to dennis.hsieh@yale.edu by March 5, 2007 at 5:00
1. Downtown Development Silver Fellow Applications
Interested in joining downtown New Haven’s revitalization efforts? Want some free food?
Apply now to be a...
Downtown Development Silver Fellow!
The Town Green Special Services District and Yale University are currently offering TEN leadership service positions for talented Yale students.
Information Session:
Tuesday, March 6th, at 9 p.m.
Calhoun Common Room
**FREE BAR PIZZA & CLAIRE'S CAKE!**
Drop by to learn more about the program and pick up an application.
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://yale.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2246911344. Or contact Maya Shankar at maya.shankar@yale.edu
Career and Scholarship Opportunities
1. Nominations for the Nakanishi Prize
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE NAKANISHI PRIZE
For Exemplary Leadership in Enhancing Race and/or Ethnic Relations at Yale College
Prize Description
The Nakanishi Prize will recognize two graduating seniors, who have
provided exemplary leadership in enhancing race and/or ethnic
relations at Yale College during their undergraduate career while
maintaining high standards of academic achievement. Two prizes will
be awarded annually.
Nominations from members of the Yale community are welcome and will be reviewed by the selection committee, which will include faculty members, deans, and undergraduate students. The selection committee will make recommendations to the Dean of Yale College and prize recipients will be announced during Class Day exercises.
Nomination forms are available at http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/ fellowships/nakanishi and at the Yale College Deans Office, 102 SSS, reception desk. Nominations should be submitted to the Yale College Deans Office, 102 SSS, reception desk c/o Dean Betty Trachtenberg by Friday, March 30, 2007.
This award is made possible by the generous support of Don '71,Thomas '05 and Marsha Nakanishi.
2. Various Scholarship Listings
The following is a list of scholarships and fellowships with upcoming deadlines. Please excuse any crossposting. Click on the link provided to get the details. http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/scholarship.asp
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~Nonprofit Academic Centers Council David Stevenson Fellowship ~Nonprofit Academic Centers Council William Diaz Fellowship ~TTIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton African Studies Research Fellowship ~Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) African American Heritage Scholarship ~Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program ~Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellowship Program ~Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Congressional Fellowship Program ~The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund ~Galbraith Social Policy Scholars Program ~Institute for the International Education of Students Minority Scholarships ~American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships ~Institute for the International Education of Students Disability Grants ~Coro Community Problem-Solving Fellowship ~Institute for the International Education of Students Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Scholarships ~National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Fellows Program ~Associated Grant Makers Fellowship Program for Leaders of Color ~Smuts Research Fellowship in African Studies ~Call Me MISTER Free Tuition Teacher Education Program for African American Males ===============================================================
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~Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools CDC Student Fellowship Program ~Draper Richards Foundation Fellowship Program For Social Entrepreneurs ~Veterans Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund ~The Sister Thea Bowman Foundation African American Single Mother Scholarship ~University of the District of Columbia Tuition for Nursing Program ~The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Laureate International Scholarship Program ~Diversity Postdoctoral Research Scholar Appointment ~Building Excellent Schools Fellowship ~Southern Oregon University School of Education Kum Tux Hiyu Professional Development Program ~Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Minority ~Access to Research Careers Program Travel Awards for Scientific Meetings & Conferences ~HSF Alumni/Western Governors University Scholarship Program ~Japan Campaign Fellowship Tokyo ~Texas Black Baptist Scholarship Program ~Investigative Reporters and Editors Minority Conference Fellowships ~Special Education Teacher's Loan Forgiveness Incentive ~Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni/Western Governors University Scholarship Program ~Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Year Fellowship at Notre Dame
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The Multicultural Advantage Scholarships and Fellowships Update is a monthly mailing of scholarships, fellowships, grants awards and other opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, professional students and Phd candidates from diverse backgrounds seeking to continuing education and other opportunities for career advancement.
Tracey de Morsella
The Multicultural Advantage
Phone: 888-750-6132
Email: tdemorsella AT multiculturaladvantage.com Find Diversity Career Fairs, Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs, Internships, Grants, Mentor Programs, Leadership Institutes and Sponsorship Offerings at:
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