Political Science Weekly Newsletter

Job Opportunity for Graduating Students: Legislative Aide
Deadline: Friday, April 8, 2022

Office: Representative Sara Cambensy
Caucus: Democrat
Description: Legislative Aide/Constituent Services

This is a full-time position in the Lansing office of State Representative Sara Cambensy
Manage the Representative’s schedule
Represent Representative Cambensy consistently at public events and in meetings
Partner with state agencies to complete constituent case investigations and resolve a spectrum of issues
Supervise district email box and office phone, and respond to requests from constituents as need be
Oversee office interns and develop their work curriculum
Sort and respond to mail
Maintain positive relationships with district and Lansing leaders
Help plan in-district events
Travel to the district is also required, though it is rare

Salary Range: $51,000 - $54,500

Minimum Qualifications:
The applicant must be professional, resourceful, and possess strong administrative, organizational, and clerical skills. They must possess excellent oral and written communication, and customer service skills. Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Office and possess the ability to learn other software applications as needed. The applicant needs to be self-motivated, detail-oriented, capable of assuming responsibility without direct supervision, and able to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Bachelor’s degree required. Legislative or governmental experience is preferred. Personal relation to the district is also preferred. Open to new college graduates.

Deadline: Preferably filled by April 8th but open until filled

Contact Information: Please send resume and cover letter to
Michigan House of Representatives
Human Resources
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
Or via email to: HumanResources@house.mi.gov

Live. Learn. Intern. in Washington, D.C.
Fall Internship Priority Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2022

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) hosts Washington, D.C. – based Academic Internship Programs for undergraduate students each summer, fall and spring. TFAS programs include academic credit from George Mason University, a guaranteed internship placement and furnished housing in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Visit DCinternships.org to learn more and apply.

The Comprehensive Package Includes:

Roommate matching with other program students based upon compatibility criteria.
Easy access to the safe and affordable Metro train and bus system.
Full access to campus resources, including libraries, computer labs and much more.
Comprehensive orientation to the program, campus and the city upon your arrival.
Dedicated program staff members who are available to communicate with you about your internship placement, financial aid and general questions in the months leading up to the program.
Continued staff support while you are in Washington to ensure that you have an amazing experience. In addition to the full time, year-round program staff who will get to know you and help you throughout the summer, there will be alumni living in housing and serving as Program Advisors.
Site briefings at institutions such as the Department of State, U.S. Institute of Peace, Capitol Hill and the White House.
Professional Development Seminars on topics including job searching, public speaking and networking.
A mentor program where you are matched with a D.C. professional working in the field or industry of interest to you.
Planned social events where you can connect with almost 350 other student leaders participating in TFAS programs. These events may include: a trip to a National’s baseball game, a student BBQ, volunteer projects, kayaking on the Potomac or a hike on Roosevelt Island.
Cultural and Historical Excursions to sights like the National Mall, Arlington National Cemetery, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Musuems and President Lincoln’s Cottage.
An active network of nearly 18,000 alumni worldwide to join upon the completion of the program.

Summer Program Tracks
Choose a program track based on your interests.

Fall 2022 Full-Time Paid Internship Opportunity: College 2 Congress
Deadline: Sunday, April 17, 2022

College to Congress is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to helping high-achieving, diverse, college students and recent graduates secure internships on the Hill. You can visit our website at https://www.collegetocongress.org/.

The College to Congress (C2C) team would like to invite students and recent graduates to apply to our all-expenses covered Fall 2022 Congressional Internship Program!

What: We provide full-time, paid, Congressional internships to underrepresented students. The program is free of charge for all participants.

C2C will:

Secure paid Congressional internships
Cover ALL expenses (housing, food, transportation, professional clothing, etc.)
Provide training and support with top DC public service professionals
Connect you with the robust C2C Alumni Network
Foster lifelong friendships with other C2C "Hill-terns"

Where: Washington, DC

When: August 22 - November 20, 2022 (13 weeks)

Deadline: Application is open now thru April 17, 2022

APPLICANTS MUST:
• Be a current junior or senior in college (at the time of applying) or be a recent graduate (who graduated during or after the Fall 2021 semester)

• Commit to living and working in Washington, DC from August 22 to November 20, 2022

• Commit to training and participating in College to Congress's programming while interning in Congress full-time

• Have proof of Pell Grant eligibility during the most recent undergraduate semester

All members of our cohort must complete the "Interning in Congress 101" coursework on College to Congress University (C2C-U), which can be found on our website. This is a great FREE online program to help you create a Hill-ready resume, leverage your LinkedIn network, and more. Upon completion, all C2C-U alumni have access to our mentorship portal, job board, and LinkedIn group - all of which are designed to help you land a Congressional internship.

Please email programs@collegetocongress.org if you have any questions regarding the application process or the C2C program.

[NEW!] Global Americans: Summer Virtual Internship Focused on Latin America
Deadline: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Global Americans, a DC-based think tank focused on Latin America, is now accepting applications for a competitive summer 2022 internship program. Interns may be recent graduates or currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. All internships are virtual, allowing students to continue classes while networking and gaining work experience in the DC policy sphere.

For more details, visit https://theglobalamericans.org/careers-internships/.

[NEW!] Full-Time Employment: Michigan House of Representatives
Deadline: Varies

Various Michigan State Representatives and the Democratic and Republican Caucuses are hiring for various full-time positions: Social Media Coordinators, Legislative Aide for Policy Services, Legislative Aide for Constituent Services, and Communications Coordinator, and Member Services Advisor. Please visit the Michigan House of Representatives website to learn more about each position and apply!

[NEW!] Michigan House Democratic Fund Finance Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling

Applications are now open for the Michigan House Democratic Fund’s Finance Fellowship! During this selective 12-week paid fellowship program, campaign fellows will learn and engage in cutting-edge political strategies. This program is designed to test, train, and develop a new class of Michigan campaign operatives and help to expand our campaign efforts across the state. Fellows will be given a monthly stipend of $600.

Applicants must be based in Michigan with the ability to easily travel to Lansing. Fellows will work out of our Lansing office with the potential opportunity to work remotely on a case by case basis.

Contact apinter@mihousedems.com with any questions or concerns. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

Fellowship Information

[NEW!] Full-Time Job Opportunity: UGA Global Education Advisor
Deadline: Open Until Filled

The International Education Professional II (Global Education Advisor) is a key member of a diverse and vibrant group of international education professionals passionate about their contribution to the overall educational mission of UGA. The Global Education Advisor works with the staff of the Office of Global Engagement’s Global Education division. This position reports directly to the Director of Global Education, Office of Global Engagement.

The Global Education Advisor implements policies and procedures, including risk management, pertaining to international student mobility; counsels students by providing technical guidance and problem resolution before, during and after programs overseas, including faculty-led study abroad programs, exchange, affiliate and consortia programs, University System study abroad, external offerings, work, internships, research, volunteer and service learning experiences; provides information to student in one-on-one and group formats via advising appointments, email, phone, social media, informational events, and publications; promotes international opportunities on UGA campus and beyond; assists with training student staff; and works closely with faculty and staff throughout campus who are involved with study abroad.

UGA is in the top 20 universities nationwide for the number of students who study abroad. Each year, over 3,000 UGA students study abroad, and UGA boasts 100 faculty-led study abroad programs and 50 reciprocal exchange partners. Nearly 30% of UGA students study abroad at some point in their college career. We look forward to welcome a new member to the team!

For more information, please refer to UGA Jobs Posting Number S07712P.

[NEW!] Campaign Career Orientation and Internship Opportunity
Event Date: Monday, April 4, 2022, 5:00 PM
Internship Application Deadline: Rolling

Our campaign (Hans Riemer for County Executive) is hosting a Campaign Career Orientation (we'll give people an overview on what a career path in political campaigns looks like and have voter reg/vote by mail forms for anyone that needs them). The event itself is nonpartisan -- our goal is to give folks a baseline understanding of if a job on a campaign is right for them and an overview of roles on our team. We're hosting a virtual session (4/11; 5pm). Feel free to RSVP through that link.

In addition, we are bringing on a talented team of college interns. If you are interested, please see job description here!

Institute of Reading Development Summer Teaching Job Opportunity
Deadline: Rolling

The Institute of Reading Development is now hiring summer teachers for our live online reading skills programs for students of all ages. Our programs provide students with the skills, books, and experiences they need to achieve greater success in school and beyond.

As an Institute teacher you will:

Earn between $600-$700 per week.
Improve your teaching skills and confidence, gaining valuable teaching experience with a variety of age groups from 4-year-olds to high school students.
Help your students become successful readers with a love of great books.

We provide comprehensive training and ongoing support for our teachers; we do not require teaching certification or experience. You must have a bachelor’s degree or higher and be available to teach classes five days a week, including both weekend days. We are looking for full-time teachers with availability to work 37-40 hours per week during the summer. There will be opportunities for continued employment with the Institute after the summer.

Successful Institute teachers:

Have strong reading skills and read for pleasure.
Are responsible and hard-working, with strong communication and organizational skills.
Are comfortable and confident with technology.
Are patient and supportive with students and parents.

Apply Now

Learn more about us and our reading programs at https://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com/.

[HAPPENING TODAY!] Center for Japanese Studies Thursday Lecture
The Japanese Way of Well-being and the Self: An Examination of Local and Working Communities
Thursday, April 7, 2022
7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
Register to attend via Zoom

Recently, cultural analysis has focused on dynamics within groups, such as regional areas where socio-ecological functions are shared, and workplaces where common goals are pursued. Those groups provide both independence-oriented goals to fulfil individuals' need for control and interdependence-oriented goals to maintain social harmony and cooperation. Especially in Japan, where group-level interdependence has traditionally been valued, these two orientations are sometimes in conflict due to individuals' increasing independence as a result of globalization. Using a series of organizational data from Japan, we found that individuals, having to undergo fair evaluation systems and competition, do not explicitly feel advantaged by interdependence. Nonetheless, interdependence still provides positive outcomes, such as improved physical health and resilience to risk (e.g., flexibility under the COVID-19 pandemic). This means that interdependent cultural values (e.g., social capital within a group, family-like social ties) function as a social infrastructure for well-being in Japan. This presentation will also focus on the similarities in cultural values (e.g., low mobility, group activity orientation, concern for reputation by others) between the workplace and local farming areas. The implications of this way of being, such as seeking happiness and health, will be discussed.

Yukiko Uchida is Professor of Cultural and Social Psychology at the Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University. Upon receiving her PhD in social psychology from Kyoto University in 2003, she started her academic career as a visiting researcher at the University of Michigan and Stanford University. Since 2008, she has been based at the Kokoro Research Center. As a cultural psychologist, she studies the psychological mechanisms behind the experience of emotions like wellbeing. She is a 2019-2020 Berggruen fellow at CASBS at Stanford University.

This colloquium series is made possible by the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

[HAPPENING TODAY!] Screening of “Auction of Souls” & A Conversation with Arsinée Khanjian
Thursday, April 7, 2022
7:00 PM
State Theater (Theater 2)
Free and open to the public. No registration required.

Auction of Souls
Performing Memory by and with Arsinée Khanjian
With Elmira Bahrami, Taner Şahintürk and Jesse Jonas Kracht

In 1918, "Ravished Armenia," the eyewitness account of then 18-year-old Aurora Mardiganian, which relentlessly described her ordeal through the massacre of the Armenians, triggered a wave of shock. Only a handful of scenes and the script have survived from the film version that was created in 1919 with Aurora in the leading role. The copies disappeared just like Aurora, who died penniless and forgotten in Los Angeles at 92 years old. Arsinée Khanjian reconstructs the story of a desperate attempt to relate the indescribable.

For the 2022 Dr. Berj H. Haidostian Distinguished Lecture ARSINÉE KHANJIAN, in conversation with scholar MARIE-AUDE BARONIAN, will discuss the genesis of “Performing Memory” and its various interpretative layers.

Arsinée Khanjian is a Canadian-Armenian-Lebanese actress, performer, producer, and civil rights activist. Throughout her career as an artist, she has extensively worked with her partner, Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, and she collaborated with numerous international filmmakers such as, a.o., Michael Haneke, Catherine Breillat, the Taviani brothers, Olivier Assayas, and Fatih Akin. Khanjian is also actively involved in several artistic and community groups: she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Zoryan Institute for International Genocide and Human Rights Studies, of Canada’s leading contemporary art gallery The Power Plant, and was Co-Chair of the renowned Canadian contemporary dance company, Dancemakers.

Marie-Aude Baronian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. She has extensively lectured and written about Armenian diasporic visual arts, ethics and aesthetics, film and philosophy, media and memory, fashion/textile and visual culture, and material objects. Her most recent monographs include “Screening Memory: The Prosthetic Images of Atom Egoyan” (2017), and “Image et Mémoire: Regards sur la Catastrophe arménienne” (2013).

Addressing Nationalist Extremism in North America
Friday April 8, 2022
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT via Zoom
Register here!

This year’s North American Colloquium brings together policymakers and academic experts to discuss how to respond to rising nationalist extremism in North America. Join us for a culminating one-day conference featuring keynote speakers Jody Thomas, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, and Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as expert panels sharing government and industry perspectives on countering online extremism. Further details are available here.

[NEW!] Policy Talks @ the Ford School Fourth Annual Vandenberg Lecture
How the war in Ukraine can build a new foreign policy consensus in Washington, with U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT
Virtual event, register here!

Join us for a conversation between U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del) and Dean Michael S. Barr on bipartisan foreign policy leadership at the Ford School's fourth annual Vandenberg Lecture. For bios and registration visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/how-war-ukraine-can-build-new-foreign-policy-consensus-washington

About the Vandenberg Lecture Series: The Meijer Family established the Vandenberg Fund to honor U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who served the State of Michigan in the U.S. Senate from 1928-1951. Senator Vandenberg forged bipartisan support for our country's most significant and enduring foreign policies of the twentieth century, including the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO and the creation of the United Nations.

Hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and co-sponsored by Democracy & Debate.

2022 Senior Prize in Literary Translation
Deadline: Thursday, April 14, 2022

The Department of Comparative Literature is pleased to invite graduating seniors in all departments at the University of Michigan to submit entries for our annual prize in literary translation. This prize is intended to encourage undergraduate students to develop projects in translating into English a literary text originally written in another language.

Submissions are due by April 14 and will be judged by a team of faculty members in Comparative Literature.

A prize of $500 will be awarded at the end of the winter term. The winner will be invited to read at the department's graduation and awards ceremony on April 29th.

RULES FOR SUBMISSION
1. All seniors graduating in Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Winter 2022, and affiliated with any department at the University of Michigan, are eligible to submit a translation.

2. Students may choose to translate into English any literary text (or excerpt of a literary text) that was originally written in another language and in any literary genre (e.g. fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction).

3. A submission should consist of your translation (no more than 10 pages), and a brief translator's preface (no more than 5 pages) that introduces the text and author you have chosen and explains your method of translation. If you have worked significantly with previously available translations, glosses, or commentaries, please note these in your translator's preface. Make sure your submission references all texts and tools you have used to produce your translation (i.e. other translations you have consulted, translation software you may have used, etc)

4. Please submit your translation in the following format: an email listing your name, your graduation date, your major(s) and minor(s), and the complete title and author of the text you have translated, and an email attachment without your name that includes your translator's preface and your translation, along with a copy of the text you have translated in its original language.

5. Your submission should be emailed to complit.student.services@umich.edu no later than 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

Questions? Contact complit.student.services@umich.edu

15th Korean American Student Conference
Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2022

We are pleased to invite students to apply for the 15th Korea-America Student Conference (KASC), a student-led, academic, and cultural interchange program.

This year's KASC is a three-week virtual conference that will run from July 18th to August 5th, 2022. Delegates will participate with fellow Korean and American students to learn more about U.S.-Korea relations. This interdisciplinary conference is geared towards students in need of Summer 2022 plans and who want to safely gain international experience.

What will Delegates gain?

Improve personal and professional development
Engage with renowned speakers from around the world
Gain in-depth knowledge from various professionals
Increase intercultural understanding
Create lasting friendships with Korean and American students

Resources:
Applicant guide
Information sessions

For more information please visit our website at https://iscdc.org/kasc/.

Join us at our next Info Session Fri. 03/11 @ 8:00PM EST / Sat. 03/12 @ 10AM ROK

[NEW!] IGNITE Event: Latinas in Politics
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
6:30 PM EST
Virtual event, register here!

According to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Latina women are less than 1% of all elected officials in the U.S. How do we change that? In this event we will learn from successful Latinas who broke barriers and were elected to public office.

Confirmed Speakers:
Gabriela Santiago-Romero is the newly elected Detroit City Council Member for District 6. She currently serves on the Budget, Finance & Audit Standing Committee, and is the first Latina to ever chair a standing committee, Public Health & Safety.

Veronica Paiz is a Council Member for Harper Woods, Wayne County. She is also the secretary and former vice-chair of the Michigan Democratic Hispanic Caucus and a current candidate for State House District 11.

Milinda Ysasi is the Second Ward Commissioner for the City of Grand Rapids. She is also a co-founder of the Latina Network of West Michigan, an organic collective focused on changing the Latina narrative in the region.

About IGNITE:
IGNITE launched in 2010 to address the lack of women in elected office by building a pipeline of next generation leaders who are poised to flex their political power. At IGNITE, we envision a world where young women own their political power and use their voices and unique experiences to better their communities. More information can be found here

[NEW!] Transatlantic relations and the challenges the E.U. is facing right now: Conversation with the Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-Arthur Régibeau and Consul General Frank Geerkens
Friday, April 22, 2022
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
3240 Weill Hall
Register here!

This conversation will be moderated by Professor John Ciorciari, director of the International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center and Professor Genevieve Zubrzycki, director of the Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia.

Jean-Arthur Régibeau, the Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. represents His Majesty The King of the Belgians and Belgium’s federal government in the United States of America and in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. He is responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including bilateral political and economic relations, visa and consular services. He joined the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998. In 2016, he took up his role as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Armenia, Belarus & Uzbekistan. Please read the full bio here.

Frank Geerkens is the Consul General at Consulate General of Belgium in New York, representing Belgium in 23 states and 2 counties since February 2019. For his accomplished career in Belgian foreign service please see his bio here.

Pamela J. MacKintosh Undergraduate Research Awards
Deadline: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Have you recently worked on a research project that made significant use of library resources?

The Pamela J. MacKintosh Undergraduate Research Awards recognize students who’ve conducted outstanding library research during the academic year in any discipline.

You might be a strong candidate if you’ve:

Worked closely with a librarian or archivist
Used skills you learned in library workshop
Conducted a substantial literature search
Used a library lab to complete your project
Used library materials in another meaningful way

Projects can be in any format or medium. Projects eligible for consideration are anything completed in Fall 2021, Winter 2022 or across the two semesters.

Who can apply

Undergraduates from any U-M campus
Individuals or groups

About the awards
Awards are based on the quality of the research, your personal essay, a bibliography, and a letter of support from an instructor.

These awards range from $250 to $1000 for notable work in the following categories:

Outstanding First-Year Research Project
Innovation in Research and Creativity
Team Award for team-based projects
Maize Awards for single-term projects
Blue Awards for multi-term projects

The award is named for former U-M Librarian Pamela J. MacKintosh, a longtime advocate of students’ work, who created a fund to support this program in perpetuity.

See how to apply.

Summer Study Opportunity
UIUC Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World
Deadline: Sunday, May 8, 2022

The Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) is an annual intensive language program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We invite students to join the 9% of Americans who choose the unique and meaningful experience of learning a Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL). We believe that learning these languages will allow students to gain new global perspectives and set them apart as highly qualified individuals for international work and engagement. Many of these languages can assist students in securing international positions in governmental, development, and academic sectors.

This summer SILMW will take place from June 13 to August 6, 2022, and we will be offering Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, and Wolof. The program is 8 weeks and is divided into two, 4-week semesters. This is an immersive experience, complete with instruction, cultural activities, opportunities for language practice, conversation tables, cooking classes, movie nights, and more!

When you complete the program, not only will you be able to hold a conversation in a new language and have earned up to 10 credits, but you will also have had fun!

We invite you to check out our website for more details about the program in general and for the application requirements in particular. The following selected web pages might be of interest to you, should you want to learn more about the program:

Prospective Students
Frequently Asked Questions
Summer 2022 General Schedule
Summer 2022 Activities Schedule

For more general information, visit our website at https://linguistics.illinois.edu/languages/summer-institute-languages-muslim-world. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at silmw@illinois.edu.

Summer Study Opportunity: Oxford Summer Programme on International Affairs
Program Application Deadline: Sunday, May 15, 2022

The Oxford Summer Programme on International Affairs is a comprehensive, residential summer programme in Oxford, United Kingdom, providing a “master class” on the foreign policy and international security challenges of today’s geopolitical environment. The programme offers daily lectures by elite scholars from leading institutions (Oxford, Cambridge, King’s College London, Yale, and others) as well as seminars by high-level policymakers and practitioners (from the United Nations, NATO, the Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom, and diplomats/ Ambassadors from various sovereign states).

We are delighted to announce that in 2022 the Summer Programme is scheduled to take place, in person, with residential accommodation provided by St. Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford. Founded in 1278 A.D., the Hall is one of the most ancient constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, and, according to its own history, “the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any university."

Students who successfully complete the programme’s course of lectures, seminars, and tutorials, and adequately deliver a foreign policy briefing in front of world experts receive an official Completion Certificate, jointly signed in recognition by officials from St. Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford, and by the Oxford Diplomacy and Geopolitics Forum academic directors.

The topic of this year’s programme is “New Crises and Great Power Politics” and the dates of the programme are July 3rdth to July 10th (inclusive).

Students may undertake seminars on the following topics of interest:

NATO after Afghanistan (2021) and Ukraine (2022)
Great Power Politics Redux: China and Russia
Counter-terrorism & Emerging Security Challenges
Middle Eastern Geopolitics: (Re)orientations & Calibrations
The Pacific Theatre: North Korea and Japan
Cyber-Security: New Challenges and Opportunities
The Resurgence of Right-wing Populism
Outer Space: The Final Frontier of Politics

The programme is organized by the Oxford Diplomacy and Geopolitics Forum (ODGF), in partnership with various UK-based and international organisations. In addition to the academic content and research opportunities, the staff are committed to providing mentoring and support to all attendees. All participants become lifelong members of the ODGF Global Partners Network of elite academics and senior policymakers.

Entry to the programme is competitive, and we would encourage submittting an application as soon as possible. A waiting list will be maintained for those who are not selected in the first round but who show great potential. The deadline for applicants is fast approaching, on May 15th, 2022. We provide a number of generous full and partial scholarships to promising students.

Scholarship Opportunity for Students Seeking Careers in Public Administration
Deadline: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Applications are now being accepted for the Michigan Townships Association Robert R. Robinson Scholarship, which offers financial assistance to students aspiring to future leadership roles in their community. Applicants must be a junior, senior or graduate student in a Michigan college or university, who is preparing for a career in public administration.

The scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis, and applicants are considered on several factors, including academic achievement, community involvement and commitment to local government administration. Requirements include: a letter of recommendation from a professor or instructor; a copy of a resolution of support from an MTA-member township board in good standing; and a short essay on an important issue facing local government.

Applications are due by May 31, 2022. The scholarship application and background are available here: https://www.michigantownships.org/downloads/robinson_application_with_resolution_1.pdf. Contact MTA Communications Director Jenn Fiedler at (517) 321-6467, ext. 229 or jenn@michigantownships.org with questions or visit MTA’s Robinson Scholarship Web page, www.michigantownships.org/scholarship.asp.

Social Moments Call for Submissions
Deadline: Rolling

SOCIAL MOMENTS: A Student Journal of Social Relations is a free, online, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal examining the social and cultural world through a social science lens. All graduate and undergraduate students of the social sciences are invited to submit articles for publication. Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to: sociology, criminology/criminal justice, women/gender studies, sexuality, political science, social psychology, cultural anthropology, and cultural/social geography. SOCIAL MOMENTS is editorially independent. All members of the editorial team are affiliated with an accredited institution.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/socialmoments/
Email: Social.Moments.Student.Journal@gmail.com

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