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This interactive online writing workshop is designed to help you develop an individualized plan for graduate writing, especially comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. Session 1 is generally designed for students in the early years of their PhD study. Read more and register here.

This interactive online writing workshop is designed to help you develop an individualized plan for graduate writing, especially comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. Session 2 is designed for students in the latter years of their PhD study. Read more and register here.

Please join Congresswomen Elissa Slotkin and Brenda Lawrence as they provide their remarks on the work of the Black-Jewish Congressional Caucus; their thoughts on future collaboration, and reflections on the film.
November 17th, 6:30-7:30 pm
Register here
After registering, a link to view “Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance” will be emailed back and
available to view Nov. 11-17.
The crucial historical lessons of Black-Jewish cooperation are revisited and revived in this utterly fascinating, urgent call to action. The modern alliance between African-Americans and Jewish Americans dates to the NAACP founding in 1909. Since then, both groups have endured segregation and racism, from the codified bigotry of southern Jim Crow laws, to blatant bias in real estate, employment, higher education and politics. Common cause was found in the turbulent ‘60s Civil Rights era, as Jewish leaders backed Dr. King’s efforts at racial equality and harmony. Yet, the relationship has frayed in recent years, as a once mighty bond of support and respect has seemingly faded, been forgotten or ignored. With divisive seeds of hate taking root anew in the American landscape, a new generation also affirms their pledge to actively promote the values of social justice. This potent, inspiring story of unity, empathy and partnership validates the ubiquity of the human experience, and how freedom and equality for all can be achieved only when people come together.
Co-sponsors: College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, RCAH, College of Social Science, Department of History and Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.

*Sign-Up Required*
Friday, November 20, 1pm
Sandra C. Deshors & Leonardo A. Guédez
This workshop will introduce participants to the AntConc software tool for corpus linguistics. We will show how to conduct basic extractions of corpus data and basic data analyses. Applications to teaching and research will also will be provided.
Please sign-up for this workshop by filling out this brief Google Forms found here.
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Note that you should download AntConc (https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/) ahead of time prior to the workshop.
To get the Zoom room information for this event, please fill out the Google Forms above, and/or e-mail Adam Pfau (pfauadam@msu.edu).

By Jianwu Gao (Capital Normal University, Beijing and former MSU Visiting Scholar) and Quy Pham (Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam and MSU MA TESOL alum)
Tuesday, December 15, 8 AM – 9:30 AM EST (8 PM, Vietnam; 9 PM, China)
Please join us for this work-in-progress talk with time for discussion and feedback.
https://msu.zoom.us/j/95716339278
Meeting ID: 957 1633 9278
Passcode: 790285

Leadership Academy Professional Development Series
Employers are looking to hire people with tangible and transferable leadership experience. The Leadership Academy professional development series will help you understand and develop who you are as a leader, show you different leadership perspectives, and give you exposure to leadership in practice. These regular workshops help participants engage with advanced leadership concepts through discussions with leaders on and off campus
Motivating and Inspiring Others (and ourselves): Failure and Resilience
Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Leadership Academy Professional Development Series
Employers are looking to hire people with tangible and transferable leadership experience. The Leadership Academy professional development series will help you understand and develop who you are as a leader, show you different leadership perspectives, and give you exposure to leadership in practice. These regular workshops help participants engage with advanced leadership concepts through discussions with leaders on and off campus.
Introduction to Leadership Theory
Thursday, January 14, 2021 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Facilitated by Dr. Meg Moore, Director of Grad Health and Wellness and the Leadership Institute Team

In this session, we will introduce you to powerful online tools, show you how to maximize your profile and search terms to find professional development opportunities that best serve your needs and goals so that you can feel confident in using these tools to support your career exploration and search. Read more and register here.
Dr. Aline Godfroid will be leading two discussions on time management for doctoral students in Second Language Studies and other research-focused grad programs. Do you find you need help balancing your research, coursework, and job? Want to organize so you still have time to socialize, read, and relax? Then these sessions are for you!
- Tuesday, January 19, 10:35 AM to noon
- February 23, 10:35 AM to noon
The second session will build on the first session and thus, will be most beneficial to people who also joined January 19.
Location: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93798163438
Please email SLS Graduate Student Joanne Koh, by clicking on “Email” above next to “Contact,” to receive the passcode to the meeting(s).