meriting linkage

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/on-ducking-challenges-to-naturalism/?hp


http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/graphics/09_29_11_collapse/

our graduate students

this is from the grad school, not from SPEL

http://www2.binghamton.edu/grad-school/prospective-students/fast-facts.html

SPEL workshop reminder

THU 22 SEPT

the job market and cv construction


usual time, usual place


- mandatory for first years.  everyone else is welcome.
- there was one last week, too.

Graduate Student Awesomeness Awards

or something like that.

information here:
http://www2.binghamton.edu/grad-school/faculty-and-staff/awards-fellowships-grants/student-excellence-awards.html

further information:
if you wish to be considered, you must be nominated by your program.  requests for nominations with all supporting materials are due to me by 24 October for consideration by the SPEL Committee.

if you have any questions, ask Regan, because she is the resident Awesome Graduate Student

Lew's picture in NYT

possibly the first SPEL alumnus to have his picture in NYT?

he looks like a little bit like a space alien.

link

what to expect in first round interviews

seems a little early, but ok:

http://chronicle.com/article/What-to-Expect-in-a/128827/

gender options

'X' now a gender option in Australian passports


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/14/international/i183251D18.DTL

wtf

Top 10 least rigorous schools:

1. SUNY at Binghamton
2. University of Florida
3. University of Wisconsin-Madison
4. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
5. University of Maryland-College Park
6. University of California-San Diego
7. Northeastern University
8. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
10. The College of New Jersey

source here:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/college-rankings/2011/least-rigorous.html


comments here:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/college_rankings_that_are_ridiculous.php

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"It’s common practice for graduate students to bring food to their dissertation defenses." 

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/phd_snacks.php