Dr. Imani M. Cheers Promotion, Full Time Faculty Office Hours, and More....
Dr. Imani M. Cheers Promotion, Full Time Faculty Office Hours, and More....

SMPA WEEKLY RUNDOWN


November 17, 2019
DR. IMANI M. CHEERS PROMOTION
This past summer faculty member Dr. Imani M. Cheers was promoted to associate professor at SMPA. With close to a 40-year history at SMPA, Dr. Cheers is not just the first African American woman to receive this promotion, but the very first person of color ever at the school to receive this title.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cheers on this important and exciting promotion! 
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SMPA HIGHLIGHTS

FULL-TIME FACULTY OFFICE HOURS
The SMPA full-time faculty officer hours for the Fall 2019 semester have been announced.

DATES AND DEADLINES

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ISLAND PRESS PUBLISHING FELLOWSHIP
Are you looking for an opportunity to explore the world of publishing? Island Press has an immediate opportunity for a year-long, paid Publishing Fellowship. Applications should be submitted ASAP.
DECEMBER 1
BELIZE FOR SPRING BREAK
Passionate about environmental journalism? Interested in studying abroad in Belize for spring break? Join Dr. Imani M. Cheers for her trip and learn about digital storytelling, ocean conservation, coastal erosion, service-learning and Garifuna/Mayan culture.
This opportunity is for all students regardless of major, school or skill level. Applications are due December 1, 2019.
DECEMBER 2
COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES 
Planet Forward and The George Washington University Debate & Literary Society invite GW undergraduate students to submit papers or speech outlines on the theme of "Communicating Climate Change in the 21st Century: Challenges & Opportunities.” Up to 10 winners will receive $100 scholarships to attend a speech workshop in January 2020, at which they will receive coaching and support while converting their outlines or papers into short speeches. The deadline is Monday, December 2 at 5 pm

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Blake Flayton, SMPA 2022, authored the New York Times opinion piece “On the Frontlines of Progressive Anti-Semitism.”
Steven Livingston and Janet Steele participated in the Journalism Under Fire conference in Santa Fe, NM. 
Nina Seavey moderated a post-screening discussion at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art on the film Street Heroines and the impact of women pursuing social activism through art around the world
Janet Steele was quoted in the Santa Fe New Mexican article “Technology shapes the truth – but how?”
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Max Burns, M.A ‘12, authored the Daily Beast articleElizabeth Warren’s Plan to Smash Facebook Could Work- and Boy, Do We Need It To.”

AROUND CAMPUS

POP-UP TALK: WHO IS A REFUGEE AND WHY IT MATTERS
In this pop-up talk, join Fourth View along with Chris Boian, Spokesperson for the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Alex Nowrasteh, Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, will cover topics such as: differences between UN and US credible fear standards, access to different programs and benefits, etc. and how we may manage future crisis involving refugees and asylees.
November 18 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.| Marvin Center 407 | LEARN MORE »
I’M ON MY WAY: THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA AS CULTURAL HISTORY
Join Matthew Frye Jacobson, William Robertson Coe Professor of American Studies and History at Yale University, for a talk that analyzes the political work that culture did in the long Civil Rights era through the middle decades of the twentieth century.
November 20 | 11 a.m. | Elliott School 212 | REGISTER »
POP-UP BOOK STORE
The GW Association of Black Journalists and Turning the Page are hosting a pop-up bookstore on campus, where they will be selling over 12,000 books, CDs, and DVDs! The funds go to programs for DC students’ education.
November 21 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | U-Yard | MORE INFO »
AGSA FALL GALA: #THE AFRICA WE WANT
The African Graduate Student Association at GWU is hosting a gala themed “The Africa We Want” to bring together Africans, African descendants, and friends of Africa. The Gala will highlight parts of the African culture, food, drinks, and art.
November 22 | 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. | Marvin Center | LEARN MORE »
SUBMIT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
The GW Undergraduate Review, GW’s research journal publication, is searching for students who want to publish their undergraduate research work of paper overviews. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2020.
Email gwur@gwu.edu or visit their website for more information.
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