BSOS Graduate
Diversity Opportunities Digest
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Career & Fellowship Opportunities
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Are you committed to advancing equity in your community?
If so, consider applying to join the next cohort of Culture of Health Leaders.
The program supports people from all fields in building the skills, tools, and network they need to create immediate and lasting change in their communities.
You’ll join leaders like Helga Garza, who developed a community agriculture program that boosts people’s access to healthy local food and helps small farms become more financially stable and environmentally sound.
Applications for
Culture of Health Leaders
will open January 10, 2020. We’re looking for people from fields and professions across the private, public, nonprofit, and social sectors. More information on deadlines, how to apply, and tips for submitting a successful application are coming soon.
For more information click
here
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Paid Summer Research Programs for Grad Students, Postdocs, and Early Career
The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) offers a variety of resources to graduate students and postdocs with the mission of increasing diversity in STEM. IBP has compiled a repository of paid summer research programs for graduate students, post docs, and those early in their career.
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The Postdoc Academy is a digital and in-person professional development program designed specifically for postdocs, and our first course is now open for registration. The free online course, titled "Succeeding as a Postdoc", will begin on January 13th. This 5-week course will empower postdocs to shape their training experience in productive and positive ways. Postdocs can register for the online course
here
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In addition to the online course, you can facilitate a Postdoc Academy Learning Session (PALS) at your institution. PALS are small groups of postdocs who meet in-person once a week while taking the online course. PALS will begin the week of January 13th. Register to create your PALS
here
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Invitation for Abstract Submissions for 2020 Black Doctoral Western Regional Conference
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The Black Doctoral Network (BDN) Western Regional Conference
The BDN Western Regional Conference is an interdisciplinary event that brings together academics and professionals from the social sciences, STEM, and humanities to address way to positively impact and inform each other’s work and engage our communities. Submission of abstracts from graduate and doctoral students, recent Ph.D. graduates, and academic professionals across disciplines are welcome.
This year’s conference will highlight topics such as emotional intelligence, embodied power, resilience, mentoring, civic engagement, and interpersonal communication.
The BDN Western Regional Conference Committee is inviting submission for papers and workshops for the 2020 conference.
The 2020 Conference will be held on April 4, 2020 at Loyola Marymount University on Los Angeles, CA.
Click here
to submit an abstract for your paper or workshop.
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Grants and Funding Opportunities
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The Fulbright US Student Grant Program offers thousands of opportunities to do research, study, or teach English around the globe.
Recent alumni and current graduate students are eligible to apply for Fulbright grants this coming autumn 2020. (US Citizenship is required.)
Click here
to get a head start in learning about Fulbright international research, study, and English teaching opportunities, to gain access to our ELMS resource site for Fulbright applicants, and to receive notice about our winter Fulbright info sessions.
You can visit the Fulbright US Student Grant Program website by
clicking here
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UMD National Scholarships Office
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If you believe that you've been impacted by a hate-bias incident, submit an online report
here
Sign up for a hate-bias training
here
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If you would like to meet with
Dean Nickerson
to discuss any questions or concerns that you may have related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as it relates to any of the BSOS Departments or the University at large, please contact
Kimberly Johnson
via email at kjohns16@umd.edu.
If you have a resource or opportunity to suggest for an upcoming digest, please also contact
Kimberly Johnson
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Dr. Kim J. Nickerson
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
University of Maryland
bsosdiversity@umd.edu
301-405-1097
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