GLS eNews February 8, 2021
GLS Express - February 8, 2021
GLS House remains closed until further notice. GLS staff are working remotely and may be reached via email.
New GLS Courses Lined Up for Summer
GLS is pleased to offer two new seminars for summer. Both courses will be online only. Be sure to check out the course descriptions on our website and stay tuned for a video preview, coming up next week. Summer registration begins on March 1. (Please note that the Registrar has moved the opening date from February 15 to March 1.)
Who Can Recall? Writing (and Drawing) Time
Instructor: Amy Laura Hall
Wednesdays, 5-8 PM
Two comedic themes during the Pandemic of 2020 have been time and memory, and the discombobulation of both. In this seminar, we will read words and images recalling time, told in different forms. For publishing purposes, an item needs a “genre.” The items for this class may be convened under the genre “memoir,” in the form of essays, poems, drawings, and more conventional storytelling. Read more.
Reckoning with Inequality via Critical Family History
Instructor: Susan Thorne
Tuesdays, 6-9 PM
Recent reckonings with race remind us that as Faulkner famously put it, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”[1] This course engages the history of inequality from the vantage point of the family, one of the most influential sites at which the past is imprinted on the future. The family plays a key role in the intergenerational transfer of wealth as well as the transmission of identities and values from which difference is culturally constructed. The study of family history is itself an important site at which historic inequalities are reproduced as well as contested. Genealogy as embraced in the United States during the second half of the 19th century advanced deeply racialized claims to national belonging and respectability that have had enduring consequences. Read more.
GLS Accepting Applications for Oxford Summer Schools
Oxford International Summer Schools are on for 2021, but please be advised that the ongoing pandemic and related travel restrictions could change that at any time. That said, GLS is taking applications for the following courses: English Literature, History, Politics & Society, Creative Writing--three weeks each--and International Politics, a two-week program. Each Oxford course counts as a three-unit course at Duke, but does not count toward the three LS courses required of all GLS students. Please note that all application materials must be emailed to GLS, not Oxford, by March 1. Anne Whisnant will provide the required letter of recommendation. Tuition and fees will be billed by the Duke Bursar in May. Be sure to read the GLS website carefully for detailed information on each course.
We strongly advise that you do not make travel arrangements until you have received notification of admission directly from Oxford. Questions? Email Lisa.
CDVS Offering Data Management and Visualization Workshops
Duke Libraries’ Center for Data and Visualization Sciences (CDVS) is hosting a great lineup of workshops this semester beginning today, February 8. If you haven’t, do check out the workshop offerings at the CDVS website.
British History Online Offers Free Access
British History Online (BHO) is a digital collection of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, has made all research content free to users through April 30, 2021. Thanks to alumna Bridgid MacSeoin for letting us know about this great resource!
RCR Training Requirements for Master's Students
All new master’s students in The Graduate School are required to attend the Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) orientation during Orientation Week, plus one additional RCR training. As of fall 2020, new or continuing master’s students who have not completed RCR during fall orientation should sign up for one RCR forum with a GS714 designation and one with GS715; together, these two forums will address the same areas of content as the fall orientation. Students will still need to complete one additional RCR training. Click here to view the list of spring RCR forums.
See the Graduate School's RCR requirements here. E-mail The Graduate School at grad-rcr@duke.edu with any questions about RCR training.
TGS Professional Development for Master's Students - February 2021
Making the Most of LinkedIn, the Duke Alumni Network, and Informational Interviews
Monday, February 8, 2021
2:00-2:45 PM
Learn how to leverage the Duke Alumni Network together with LinkedIn to maximize your career research and possibilities for connections. Find out how you can put that knowledge into action through informational interviews with professionals in organizations and careers of interest.
Click here to see all professional development resources offered by The Graduate School.
Bass Connections Applications Due February 12
Applications for 2021-2022 Bass Connections project teams are now open. The deadline to apply is February 12 at 5 PM EST. Bass Connections bridges the classroom and the real world, giving students a chance to roll up their sleeves and tackle complex societal problems alongside faculty from across Duke. Working in interdisciplinary teams, graduate and undergraduate students collaborate with faculty on cutting-edge research that spans subjects, demographic groups and borders. Bass Connections builds on Duke’s culture of collaboration and fosters knowledge in service to society. Visit the Bass Connections website for more information.
Story+, Data+ Offer Paid Summer Interdisciplinary Research Opportunities
The Story+ Student Application Portal is now open. The priority deadline for all students is February 19, 2021.
Story+ is a 6-week paid summer research experience for enrolled Duke University students – undergraduate and graduate – interested in bringing interdisciplinary humanities research to life through dynamic storytelling. For Summer 2021, Story+ will be a remote research program so that all who choose are able to participate no matter their location or health situation. Program dates are May 12 to June 25, 2021.
Data+ is a full-time ten week summer research experience that welcomes Duke undergraduate and masters students interested in exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. It is suitable for students from all class years and from all majors.
Students join small project teams (at most 3 undergrads and 1 masters per team), working alongside other teams in a communal environment. They learn how to marshal, analyze, and visualize data, while gaining broad exposure to the modern world of data science.
Participants will receive a $5,000 stipend. The program runs from Monday, June 1st until Friday, August 6th 2021. Students must be in the program, with no exceptions. The application deadline is Feb. 26, 2021, but applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, so please get your applications in as soon as you can.
Click here for application details.
GLS Weekly Virtual Info Sessions
Spread the word! Each Friday at 10 AM, through May 14, GLS will hold weekly virtual information sessions via Zoom. Word of mouth continues to be one our best recruitment tools, so if you know of someone you think might be interested in the program, please send them our way.
Info sessions are a great way for prospective students to learn more about GLS and to see whether it's a good fit for them. We'll talk about the application process, curriculum, faculty, students, cost, and how Duke employees can use their tuition benefit to help finance their degree. We will make time for your questions as well. Advanced registration is required. See our website for dates and registration details.
Important Dates for GLS Students
Registration Deadlines:
February 2 - Drop/Add ends
March 1 - Summer registration begins
March 22 - Fall bookbagging begins
April 1-8 - Fall registration
April 21 - Graduate classes end
April 22-25 - Graduate reading period
May 1 - Last day of semester
Master's Project Deadlines:
MP Seminars (LS 850) -- via Zoom
- January 25, Noon-2 PM - Session I
- February 15, Noon-2 PM - Session II
- March 15, Noon-2 PM - Session III
February 1 - Apply to graduate deadline (for May graduation) - extended from January 25
March 12 - Proposal meeting deadline (for Summer projects; contact GLS early in semester with supervisor availability)
March 22, 2:00-3:30 PM - Proposal Workshop (voluntary)
March 26 - Proposal submission deadline (for Summer projects)
April 14 - Last day master’s exams can be held (for May graduation)
Online Resources for Graduate Students
- COVID-19 updates for students are available on Duke's Coronavirus Response website.
- Graduate School-specific COVID-19 updates are posted here. TGS has also created a FAQ for continuing and incoming international students.
- The Duke Student Assistance Fund was established better support master's students who may be experiencing difficulty providing for their basic needs during this extraordinary time.
- Blue Devils Care is a new mental telehealth service that can provide support wherever you may be located currently. You can access the service by using the key DUKE2020.
- The Career Center now offers online drop-in advising for graduate students on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. View the schedule here.