http://gradsociology.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:52:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everybody, Just thought I'd let you know that some of our grad students are putting together a reading group for the summer to go over some foundational texts in anarchist theory.  Here is the tentative schedule of readings: ·        May 15: Kropotkin o   Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings   ·        May 29: ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/why-bother-going-to-the-beach-when-you-could/ Hi everybody,  If you haven't gotten an e-mail from Amy or Andrea yet, or even if you have, let me remind you to respond to the survey they put together to gather data on grad student sentiment in our department.  They are going to use these data to help the incoming ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/respond-to-this-important-grad-student-survey/ Hi everyone,  Sorry this took so long to get up online.  Here's what happened at the first COGS meeting, September 26. 1. We welcomed a new faculty member, Alisa Lincoln, to the committee. 2. I reported graduate student concerns.  The only concern I received was related to the yearly problem of grad student ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/report-from-first-cogs-meeting/ You never know what kind of shit your students will pull.      CMB Student takes his C to federal court Judge dismisses suit against UMass In his lawsuit, Brian Marquis contended the university violated his civil rights and contractual rights. (STEPHEN ROSE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE) By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff  |  October 4, ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/careful-tas/ ways to stretch your printing quota: 1. use both your faculty logon (like t.koenig) and your student logon (like koenig. t) - you should get 400 pages per logon 2.  you can print double-sided from infocommons. This definitely works for PDF's and should also work for WORD docs. - Click File, then Print. - ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/print-more-at-infocommons/ As the department begins to receive applications for the graduate program, the committee has to decide how to review those applications fairly and efficiently.  The admissions process at NU is centralized, and the department doesn't receive the applications until they are complete.  It was suggested that 3 faculty members should read each application, and that ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/dec-20-cogs/ here's a very quick and easy GPA calculator. check it out! (PS, your current GPA can be found on myNEU, self-service, my transcript) http://www.image-ination.com/test_maker/gpa.html http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/gpa-calculator/ COGS Meeting - November 29   There were no new major concerns from graduate students brought to the committee, but we did talk more specifically about the pro-seminars we'd like to set up for the spring semester. A staff member suggested that grad students approach GPSA to get funding for these events. ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2006/12/11/cogs-meeting-pro-seminars/ Soc G213 will be a very hands-on class.  The focus will be more on doing than on reading.  The reading will be designed mostly to support student projects. The course will be centered around translating each student's substantive interests into an original research paper.  I hope to hold the class in ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/handel-advanced-methods-course-description/ The Stanford Center on Adolescence is pleased to announce that it will be awarding up to $10,000 to graduate students and post doctoral researchers conducting empirical research on a broad range of topics that shed light on purpose in life among young people.  Researchers from all disciplines are encouraged to ... http://gradsociology.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/grant-opportunity/