<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hello Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Thanks to everyone who came to the English Majors Association-English Faculty Mixer yesterday! It was a great event. If you did, and have follow up questions, let me know, as well.</div><div><br></div><div>On a different note, recently I heard from Karisa You in the school of business at UCR who wanted to let me know about study abroad programs in London, Mexico, and Italy which they offer. I’ve forwarded those materials below. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br></div><div>By the way, English faculty also lead study abroad programs in summer: both Fuson Wang and Timothy Petete will have different study abroad programs in London this summer. Let Dr. Wang or Dr. Petete know if you are curious.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Tobias</div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karisa You <karisay@ucr.edu><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Re: If of Interest: UCR Study Abroad Opportunities for Students</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 17, 2025 at 9:30:51 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James Tobias <jtobias@ucr.edu><br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-width: normal; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Thank you so very much for your kindness, Chair Tobias — that truly means the world to us!! We really appreciate your kindness and support in helping share these opportunities with students.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 13.8px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-width: normal; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I’ve attached the flyers for each of the programs. If any students have questions, they’re welcome to reach out to me directly at <span dir="ltr">karisay@ucr.edu</span>. I also post updates here @misskarisy and a highlight reel from last year here: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP6-XrlEsGl/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP6-XrlEsGl/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==</a></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><img alt="4E06B2D6-1EE3-4053-9A0D-26EB7DCC1A43.PNG" id="CB315B97-44C4-44B6-A2E1-15BDEA806A36" _mf_state="1" title="null" src="cid:6D9954FE-6F23-487A-81E2-1CE3603F692C"><img id="8F466C93-B90A-47B1-A1B4-80C344048FDF" aria-label="Mail.messageViewer.inlineAttachment.Mexico.JPG" class="x-apple-edge-to-edge" style="width: calc(100% + 48px); margin-left: -24px;" alt="cid:8F466C93-B90A-47B1-A1B4-80C344048FDF.jpeg" src="cid:F8EA9A90-DFDC-4972-BCD9-E0DF1AD1C212"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><img alt="image0.png" src="cid:mf_66CE4812-5765-43A4-8C42-7B9DC68388A3/L0/001"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>James Tobias, Ph.D.<br>Professor<br>Chair, Department of English<br>University of California<br>Riverside CA 92521<br>jtobias@ucr.edu<br><br><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95465985946?pwd=Z1A4Yk1UZDhBTjY5UkJ5R1VQTWUvQT09">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95465985946?pwd=Z1A4Yk1UZDhBTjY5UkJ5R1VQTWUvQT09</a></div><div><br><span style="font-size: 9px;">"We at UCR would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present, and future. Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including UCR faculty, students, and staff, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands."</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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