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Tag: conferences
Opinion
Higher Education’s Obsession With Conferences Put to the Test
Last Spring, I was excited to attend the annual meeting for one of large professional organizations in my field. It was set to take place in a city I’d never visited, and I don’t have the time or resources as a graduate student to travel, so this was a great opportunity. My mentor and I were invited to present a paper at the conference which meant I had access to funding from my university to go. Having attended another large conference the previous fall, I had a pretty good idea about the expenses related. Thankfully, I didn’t need to get new formal wear, but I did have to figure out how to pay for everything else. Yes, I had a spreadsheet.
August 31, 2020
Sports
NCAA Cancels March Madness Tournaments Due to Coronavirus
The NCAA has canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring championships, in response to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to […]
March 12, 2020
Faculty & Staff
The Price of Engagement
One aspect of being a graduate student that I will truly miss are the discounted membership and registration rates for professional and academic associations. I have benefited tremendously from the affordable rates and have been able to present research and network with colleagues throughout the nation. While I understand the need for a higher membership and conference registration rate for non-graduate students for the financial health of the organization, the unspoken truth of needing to engage in several of these organizations can quickly become costly.
December 18, 2019
News Roundup
College of Saint Rose Launches Women’s Leadership Institute
The College of Saint Rose recently launched the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) at the site of the newly constructed Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok House in New York. Borisenok donated $1.2 million to her alma mater to build the living-learning community alongside her husband Walt Borisenok in February 2019. WLI aims to support the advancement of women […]
November 5, 2019
Students
Success Comes At a Price
While the number of low-socioeconomic status (SES) and first-generation students attending graduate school is increasing, many barriers still stand between these students and their climb up the social ladder: largely the disparity between networks and opportunities when compared to their more-privileged peers. During my time in graduate school, I have learned the importance of attending professional conferences and other networking events, however, I have also learned who can afford to go to these events – and who cannot.
March 7, 2019
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Executive Leadership Academy Fellows Prepped for Top Campus Roles
At first, Krystal Lyons thought she was headed to another one of those conferences where you frequently check your cell phone under the table because you’ve heard it all before. But she was delighted to find that assumption wrong within the first few hours of the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) at the University of California – Berkeley.
October 9, 2018
Students
Writing Groups as Counterspaces for Black Women Graduate Students at PWIs
It is no secret that Black women graduate students are severely underrepresented at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). As a result, counterspaces that serve Black women specifically are needed now more than ever.
June 2, 2018
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