- Nominations are now open for many LSA Awards and for 2013 LSA Fellows.
- Read the Call for Abstracts for the 2013 Annual Meeting (Boston, January 3-6).
- View the Call for Workshop Proposals for the 2013 Linguistic Institute.
LSA Bulletin
No. 189 October 2005
LSA Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL)
Special Open Meeting
2006 LSA Annual Meeting
6 January 2006
8:00-10:00 AM
Room: Sage Room
In the fall of 2004, CEDL conducted a survey of minority scholars in linguistics to determine how the recruitment and retention of minority linguists might be improved. We asked undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members in linguistics who are members of minority groups in the US to participate in this survey. At the 2006 LSA Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM, CEDL will hold an open meeting to present and discuss the results of this survey. The meeting will consist of a one-hour presentation of the results followed by a one-hour discussion period. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Information regarding the CEDL Mentoring System and funding opportunities will also be available at this meeting. If you have any questions regarding the open meeting, please contact Tracey L. Weldon.
Minority Travel Fund
Minority students who are current LSA members and have a paper accepted for presentation at the LSA Annual Meeting or any of the concurrent meetings may apply for travel funds (up to $500). For the purpose of this fund, the term 'minority' is defined as "members of racial and ethnic groups in the US that have been historically disenfranchised in the US and are traditionally underrepresented in higher education in general, and in linguistics in particular." These funds are restricted to US citizens as well as permanent residents of the US. Application consists of a letter from the applicant indicating minority status and estimated travel costs, a copy of the abstract, and a brief letter from the student's chair or advisor verifying the applicant's standing and indicating what other funding resources (if any) the student has available at his/her home institution. All materials should be sent to Tracey L. Weldon via email or snail mail at: English Dept, U SC, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-2074; (803) 777-9064 (fax). Electronic submissions are preferred but not required. The deadline for receipt of materials is 31 October 2005.
Mentoring System
In an effort to improve the retention of minority scholars in linguistics,
CEDL is organizing a mentoring system for minority students. If you would
like to participate in this system (as either a mentor or a mentee) please
contact Ana Celia Zentella. (Note:
You do not need to be a member of a minority group to serve as a mentor).
Also, check the CEDL website for more
details as the system develops.
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