GLS eNews November 2, 2020
GLS Express - November 2, 2020
GLS House remains closed until further notice. GLS staff are working remotely and may be reached via email.
Director's Office Hours with Anne
From Director Anne Whisnant:
Hi GLS students -- I will be having open drop-in office hours for GLS students each Friday afternoon from 1-2pm Eastern through December 18th. To drop by, just click this Zoom link. I will have a "waiting room" enabled and will let people in in sequence as they arrive. Please pop in if you'd like to chat about anything!
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Register Now for Spring 2021
Registration for Spring 2021 is open through November 9. Be sure to check out our two new seminars, "ReDesigning the Future: Radical Innovation After COVID" with Amanda Starling Gould, and "Migrations: Pilgrims, Immigrants, Refugees, and Tourists - A Study of Humanity through Movement" with Charlie Thompson.
AGLSP Needs Your Help
The Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Program (AGLSP) is conducting a survey of students and alumni of graduate liberal studies programs. It would be a great help to AGLSP and GLS if you would give 15 minutes of your time to complete this survey about your experience in a GLS program. Once the survey is closed, AGLSP will create a report and share that with its member institutions. Click here to take the survey.
TGS-Hosted Events This Week
Exploring Careers in Education Technology
This Wednesday, November 4, hear from three Duke alumni/educational technology professionals about how the skills you are developing in graduate school can translate into their field. Visit the TGS website for more information.
Researching the Police
This Thursday, November 5, at 5:30 PM, The Graduate School will host "Researching the Police," the second event in The Graduate School's Race and Bias Conversations, featuring research by PhD candidates Ajenai Clemmons and Arvind Krishnamurthy. Visit the Graduate School website to register.
Winter Break Opportunities for Graduate Students
Graduate students looking to continue their professional development over winter break can sign up for a number of free opportunities now:
Duke Graduate Academy, Winter Session: Ph.D. and master's students, as well as postdocs, can take short courses to develop skills, tools, and knowledge that augment their regular coursework or research.
Winter Breakaway: This program is open to all Duke students and offers some short courses and project-like experiences for building skills, as well as sessions that help students explore their career trajectories.
The Graduate School Offers Prescription for Persistence Series
The Graduate School has launched Prescription for Persistence, a new video series that outlines 10 strategies for staying the course in graduate school. Watch the eighth video of the series, Engage Socially, below.
Important Dates for GLS Students
Registration and End of Term Deadlines:
October 28- November 9 - Spring Registration
November 17-19 - Graduate reading period
November 20-November 24 - Final examinations
Master's Project Deadlines:
November 9, 12–2 PM Eastern - Final fall Master's Project Colloquium meeting for students currently enrolled in LS 850 this semester. Open to all who are still working on projects. (Zoom: https://duke.zoom.us/j/9287rr 9089153) Questions? Email Anne
December 4 - Last Day to Hold Master's Exams
GLS Hosts Weekly Virtual Info Sessions
Spread the word! Each Friday at 10 AM, through November 20, 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.
Career Center Offerings
The Career Center offers drop-in advising for Graduate Students on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. See the Career Center website for times.
Upcoming Events
Click here to join the Zoom event.
Click here to register for the Zoom event.
Please register separately if you would like access to stream the film: From Another Place by Sedat Pakay, a documentary chronicling James Baldwin's visits to Istanbul. Film Registration Link (Access provided 24 hrs before talk).
Ongoing
The North Carolina Latin American Film Festival celebrates its 35th year with a number of activities and a new website.
The 35th season of NCLAFF will be an homage to some of the best Latin American films produced in the past 35 years, all available virtually and free to the public.
Participants can also take part in a three-part webinar, NC Conversations: Latin American and Caribbean Film in the Era of Neoliberalism (1985-2020). Register for NCLAFF Conversations.
See the list of films and events here.
Visit the Laboratory for Social Choreography.
Important Dates for GLS Students
Registration Deadlines:
October 19 - Bookbagging begins for Spring semester
October 28-Monday, November 9 - Spring Registration
November 17-19 - Graduate reading period
November 20-November 24 - Final examinations
Master's Project Deadlines:
October 23 - Proposal submission deadline (for Spring projects)
October 23 - "Apply for Graduation" deadline (for December graduation)
December 4 - Last Day to Hold Master's Exams
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.