GLS eNews October 26, 2020
GLS Express - October 26, 2020
GLS House remains closed until further notice. GLS staff are working remotely and may be reached via email.
Spring Registration Opens Today
Registration for Spring 2021 is now open! 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 Professional Development and RCR Forums
RCR Forum: Copyright and Fair Use in the Humanities and Social Sciences (GS714.13)
Tuesday, October 27
2:00 to 4:00 PM
This workshop, for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, will examine some of the basic principles of copyright law and discuss how they apply to teaching, research and publishing.
Preparing Ph.D. Applications: A Workshop for Master’s Students
Thursday, October 29
1:00 pm to 2:15 PM
Master's students can pursue many options after graduation. If you’re considering applying to Ph.D. programs, join us for a workshop that will provide insight into the decision-making processes of doctoral admissions committees. Learn how to tailor your application to the institution and compete successfully in this workshop.
Click here to register for Virtual Speed Networking with Duke Alumni.
Register Now for Duke's Winter Breakaway
Registration is now open for Winter Breakaway, January 4-15, 2021. Winter Breakaway offers opportunities to develop or strengthen leadership, technical, and communications skills between semesters. The theme this year is “Design Your Future” and the wide range of offerings includes “AI for Everyone” and “Working Across Cultures” (and many more). Through this program, some students will add a technical component to their repertoire while others will strengthen their humanistic skills; some students will do both. See the Winter Breakaway website for details.
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 seventh video of the series, Care for Yourself, below.
Important Dates for GLS Students
Registration Deadlines:
October 28-Monday, 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
Introduction to National Security Wargaming
October 27, 10:15am - October 27, 11:30am
Speaker(s): Sebastian J. Bae, Georgetown University
Click here for details and to register.
Open to the public. Join the Zoom meeting here.
Open to the public. To join this Zoom meeting please RSVP to Bill Fick at bill.fick@duke.edu. RSVP must be received by 10/27.
Ongoing
Throughout October 2020 - More than a century after she began her journalistic work, Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2020. To celebrate the life and work of of this pioneering Black journalist, advocate and educator, the Center for the Study of the American South is partnering with the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) to host a series of six virtual events throughout October 2020. The symposia of panel discussions, lectures, educator workshops, and performances aims to encourage the continued work of investigative journalism and increasing and retaining reporters and editors of color. No single person has used the power of words to fight racial violence more than Wells-Barnett, who shone “the light of truth” across the nation on lynching at its height between the 1890s and 1930s.
See the Center for the Study of the American South for event and registration details.
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.