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Do Your Civic Duty Today – Vote!
Credit: George Foulsham, UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications This is it – Election Day 2012. Grad students, with all of the important races, measures, and propositions on the ballot, it’s...
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Chicano Studies Ph.D. Recipient Carrasco Joins CNN as Political Commentator
From left, Tomas Carrasco, Jose Anguiano Cortez, and Jessie Turner are acknowledged at Graduate Division Commencement in June 2012. Credit: Patricia MarroquinOne by one, UCSB alum Tomas Avila Carrasco...
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Message from UC President Yudof Regarding Passage of Proposition 30
UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang issued the following note and passed along a message from University of California President Mark G. Yudof: Dear members of our UC Santa Barbara community:...
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Peer Mentoring: Grad Students Discuss the Challenges and Rewards (Part 2)
A mentor’s roles are many: advisor, listener, teacher, supporter, guide, motivator, counselor, peer, and even learner. In our interviews with UCSB grad student mentors and some of their mentees,...
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Hypatian Seminars Support Women in Mathematics
Maree Jaramillo, Laura Zirbel, Arielle Leitner, and Kathleen Grace Kennedy Like many Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) departments across the country, the math department at UCSB...
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Gevirtz Dean Conoley Named Acting Chancellor of UC Riverside
Jane Close Conoley, dean of UCSB's Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, has been selected to serve as acting chancellor of UC Riverside. The following is an announcement by UCSB Chancellor Henry T....
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Giving Tuesday Is ‘Good for the Soul’
You gave thanks on Thanksgiving Day, and snagged some deals for yourselves on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Well today, grad students, is your opportunity to give. It’s Giving Tuesday, a nationwide...
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Armed With Resources and Humor, Orientation Prepares New Crop of UCSB...
A panel of experienced TAs answers questions at the TA Orientation in Campbell Hall. The TAs are, from left: Lauren Horn Griffin, Religious Studies; Kimberly See, Chemistry; Arielle Leitner,...
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The Best of the GradPost: Grad School Success
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Graduate Student Peers, Graduate Division staff, and many other guest contributors, the UCSB GradPost has been going strong for two years. Over this time we have...
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The Best of the GradPost: Networking
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Graduate Student Peers, Graduate Division staff, and many other guest contributors, the UCSB GradPost has been going strong for two years. Over this time we have...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Steven Pokornowski
Steven PokornowskiSteven Pokornowski is a mentor, a TA, and a leader on the English Department’s Council of Graduate Students. Before attending graduate school, he had, as he describes it, “a very...
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Graduate Students Gather for Diversity Forum on Campus Climate Survey
Yesterday I held a diversity forum at the GSA lounge where a group of students gathered to speak about the upcoming Campus Climate Survey with Ricardo Alcaino, Director for the Office of Equal...
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Faculty Invited to Apply for Grants to Bring HBCU Students for Summer of...
The University of California recognizes that its diverse constituents have helped to make it a premier research and teaching institution, and it works diligently to enhance that diversity to better...
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The Best of the GradPost: Presentation Tips and Tools
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Graduate Student Peers, Graduate Division staff, and many other guest contributors, the UCSB GradPost has been going strong for two years. Over this time we have...
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Survey Coming Soon! Answer the CALL: UC Campus Climate Study, Jan. 3-25, 2013
This is a reminder that on January 3, UC Santa Barbara will launch the UC Campus Climate Study, “Answer the CALL (Campus Atmosphere for Living & Learning)!” The survey will end January 25, 2013....
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The Best of the GradPost: The Academic Job Search
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Graduate Student Peers, Graduate Division staff, and many other guest contributors, the UCSB GradPost has been going strong for two years. Over this time we...
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UCSB Students Create Bird Watching App
On an early morning run around the campus lagoon, I spotted 18 Snowy Egrets and an abundance of other birds fishing for insects near the beach. I had to wait until I returned home to identify some of...
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Free Holiday Dinner Hosted by AS Food Bank
If you are around campus on Wednesday, come celebrate the holidays with others in the UCSB community. The Associated Students Food Bank is hosting a free Holiday Dinner on Wednesday, December 19, from...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Torrey Trust
In workshops she has conducted, UCSB Education Ph.D. student Torrey Trust talks about the importance of a stellar online presence, or “digital reputation.” Do a “vanity search” of your name, she...
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The Best of the GradPost: The Non-Academic Job Search
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Graduate Student Peers, Graduate Division staff, and many other guest contributors, the UCSB GradPost has been going strong for two years. Over this time we have...
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