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Check out this helpful guide by Anita Stahl, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Feminist Studies. Anita outlines numerous ways that TAs can leverage tech in order to balance the labor of teaching with course and programmatic goals. Read on to learn more!

Join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a special event: "The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. in the Age of Black Lives Matter." The event will take place on Friday, November 20 at 12:00pm. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

Beginning today, UC Santa Barbara is joining other UC campuses in a pilot of California COVID Notify, California’s new, voluntary, smartphone exposure notification system (ENS). California COVID Notify is a joint effort of the University of California and the State of California, with the goal of helping mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

For first-generation and undocumented students (aka DREAMers and TPS holders), finding funding for graduate school can seem like a daunting or practically impossible proposition--but it doesn’t have to be. Read on to see what kinds of resources are available especially for you here at UCSB and nationally!

The UCSB Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program has reopened in a limited capacity for the 2020-21 academic year. To find out more about the program, and the resources we offer for exploring professional development opportunities, join our info session on Tuesday, December 1.

Check out this great opportunity for students to apply for a fellowship from Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD). GFSD is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. GFSD's goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool. Applications are open through December 15, 2020

Today marks the launch of International Education Week (IEW)! UCSB's Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS) invites you to join them in this week's full offering of events and programs. Check out all of the events being offered!

The Blum Center will be hosting a virtual Pop-Up Discussion centered on prison abolition on Thursday, November 18th at 5pm. The discussion will explore the exploitative nature of our current prison systems, the modern day prison abolition movement, and ways to shift our collective understanding of justice and punishment. RSVP today!

How does Hi-Tech recruit? Join this 3-part workshop on November 19th to learn from an experienced tech interviewer. You'll learn insight on how a leading tech company “raises the bar” on hiring and gain successful interviewing strategies. Read on to learn more!

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you get through the rest of Fall quarter. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. Our latest featured video is by Gracie White, an alumnae of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, who attended the 2020 Aquaculture America conference. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

In this workshop on November 16th, you'll learn about resources for work/life balance and wellness strategies for self-care while preparing for your upcoming job search. The discussion will touch on all types of family responsibilities that students might be experiencing including child care, sibling/elderly care, living with parents, or caring for a family member with an illness.

Check out this great opportunity to serve your UCSB community of international students. The International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) is currently recruiting new board members for the Winter 2021 quarter. Graduate student members benefit from research and mentorship opportunities, as well as access to advisors and faculty who work in international education. Applications are due November 14th.

Read on for an important message about holiday travel over the Thanksgiving Holiday from UCSB Student Health and the COVID-19 Response Team.

Apply to participate in the Public Humanities Graduate Fellows Program through UCSB's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC)! This fellowship is designed to prepare students for careers as dynamic, socially engaged humanists within and beyond the academy and includes seminars, an internship or community project, and a capstone project. Read on to learn more!