<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gene Gray</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:gene.gray@ucr.edu">gene.gray@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:40 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: The Lindon Barrett Award - Call for 2026 Submissions<br>To: Alesha Jaennette <<a href="mailto:aleshaj@ucr.edu">aleshaj@ucr.edu</a>>, Yazmin Perez <<a href="mailto:yazmin.perez1@ucr.edu">yazmin.perez1@ucr.edu</a>>, Gary Kuzas <<a href="mailto:gkuzas@ucr.edu">gkuzas@ucr.edu</a>>, Griselda Rodriguez <<a href="mailto:griseldr@ucr.edu">griseldr@ucr.edu</a>>, Hannah Braund <<a href="mailto:hbrau001@ucr.edu">hbrau001@ucr.edu</a>>, Iselda Salgado <<a href="mailto:iseldas@ucr.edu">iseldas@ucr.edu</a>>, Lorena Jaramillo <<a href="mailto:lorenaj@ucr.edu">lorenaj@ucr.edu</a>>, Mariella Valdivia <<a href="mailto:mariella@ucr.edu">mariella@ucr.edu</a>>, Sarah Turnbull <<a href="mailto:saraht@ucr.edu">saraht@ucr.edu</a>>, Tiara Caldwell <<a href="mailto:tiarap@ucr.edu">tiarap@ucr.edu</a>>, Kathryn McGee <<a href="mailto:kmcge001@ucr.edu">kmcge001@ucr.edu</a>><br>Cc: Covadonga Lamar Prieto <<a href="mailto:covad@ucr.edu">covad@ucr.edu</a>>, Perla Fabelo <<a href="mailto:fabelo@ucr.edu">fabelo@ucr.edu</a>>, Courtney R. Baker <<a href="mailto:courtneb@ucr.edu">courtneb@ucr.edu</a>>, Magda Garcia <<a href="mailto:magda.garcia@ucr.edu">magda.garcia@ucr.edu</a>>, Monica Cardenas <<a href="mailto:monica.cardenas@ucr.edu">monica.cardenas@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:large"><div style="font-size:large"> Good morning, everyone!</div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div></div><div style="font-size:large">We are now accepting submissions for the Lindon Barrett Award in Black Studies.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> Please see the information below and the attached flyer. Please forward this to your student and faculty listservs.</span></div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large">To complete the application process, please read the instructions, fill out the <a href="https://forms.gle/G9khWoCizz1jariNA" target="_blank">Google Form</a>, and upload the required documents by Friday, March 27, before 5pm Pacific Time.</div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large">If you have any questions, please reach out to me. </div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large">Best,</div><div style="font-size:large">Gene </div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Gene Gray, M.F.A.</b></div><div 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style="max-width:599px"></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large"></div><img src="cid:ii_mlv2yee82" alt="Lindon Barrett Essay Award 2026.jpg" width="659" height="852" style="margin-right:0px"><br><div style="font-size:large"> </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Gene Gray, M.F.A.</b></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Graduate Student Affairs Officer</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Departments of English and Philosophy</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">University of California, Riverside</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(Email) <a title="mailto:gene.gray@ucr.edu" href="mailto:gene.gray@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gene.gray@ucr.edu</a> </div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(Phone) 951-827-0957</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div 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