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Presidential Panel: William Sanders Scarborough and Black Classicism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century| Category: Presidential LettersThe Presidential Panel at the 2021 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday January 8, 5:30-7:30pm CST. Registered attendees can access the panel via the virtual annual meeting platform. This panel responds to a shameful… |
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SCS Board endorses MESA statement on proposed rule limiting student visa duration| Category: Public Statements10/4/2020 The SCS board of directors has endorsed a statement issued by the Middle East Studies Association on a proposed rule by DHS that would limit the duration of student visas. The proposed rule, if adopted, would mark the most… |
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Reiteration of SCS Board Statement| Category: Public StatementsFaculty, their administrations, and non-profit organizations, including SCS, around the country are engaging in the necessary work of addressing racism within their… |
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Statement on Police Brutality, Systemic Racism, and the Death of George Floyd| Category: Public StatementsFrom the SCS Board of Directors, approved 6/3/20 The Society for… |
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Congratulating 2020 Graduates| Category: Presidential LettersPlease see below a message from the SCS President, followed by a listing of 2020 graduates: With in-person celebrations ruled out by the coronavirus pandemic, the Society for Classical… |
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SCS Board Endorses Statement by ASA Regarding Student Educational Progress| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board has endorsed a statement from the American Sociological Association calling on higher education administrations to revise a number of their academic policies. Two main policy recommendations include recommending "that… |
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A Letter from President Sheila Murnaghan| Category: Presidential LettersAs we all contend with the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 Coronavirus, I want to… |
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SCS Board endorses statement on faculty review and reappointment| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board of Directors has endorsed a statement by the American Sociological Association on faculty review and reappointment during COVID-19. Read the statement and full list of signatories at this link … |
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SCS Staff Working Remotely| Category: Public StatementsDear Members, As of Friday March 13, 2020, SCS staff will be working remotely until further notice. We have taken this step in order to comply with the current policies of NYU, our host institution. Fortunately, we expect there to be… |
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COVID-19 and Short-Term Fellowship and Grant Awards| Category: Public StatementsAs the COVID-19 virus becomes more widespread in the US and in many other countries, the SCS office and the Board of Directors are making plans to deal effectively with disruptions to all our operations and programs. Since many academic… |