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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> valerie_white@brown.edu <valerie_white@brown.edu> on behalf of Department of Physics, Brown University <physics@brown.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 14, 2023 7:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brown University Department of Physics <physics@brown.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Farrah Simpson <farrah_simpson@brown.edu>; Physics Communications <physics_communications@brown.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> The Brown Physics Promoting Representation and Equity in Physics (PREP) Program | Assistance with Ph.D. Application Process!</font>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline">We would like to share the
<a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/brown-prep" target="_blank">Brown Physics Promoting Representation and Equity in Physics (PREP) program</a>, an opportunity for underrepresented undergraduate students to obtain help to prepare strong physics
graduate school applications. We have included a blurb below with further details and ask that you please share it with your undergraduate (and potentially masters) students.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Join us for the Brown University Physics Promoting Representation and Equity in Physics (PREP) program on Sunday, November 19th from 1pm to 4:30pm. This program
is intended to help students from traditionally underrepresented groups prepare their applications for advanced study in physics. We will have sessions introducing the physics research programs at Brown, and sessions devoted to the process of applying, the
graduate student experience, and the ins and outs of the PhD admissions program. You will also have the opportunity to sign up, at a later date, for continuing mentoring via drop-in sessions to help hone your application materials. Attendees who apply to
Brown physics admissions can ask to waive the application fee. You can find further details
<a href="https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/brown-prep" target="_blank">on the website</a> and apply to the program
</span><a href="http://survey/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; font-style:italic; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline">This program is directly trying to address the lack of diversity in STEM and in particular physics PhD programs due to racial, ethnic
or gender identity. As such, when we mention under-represented groups, there is a special focus on Black, Hispanic, and indigenous peoples communities, female and female-identifying students, and other gender minorities, but members of other marginalized
communities are also included.</span></p>
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Farrah Simpson (she, her, hers)</div>
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<div>Physics Ph.D. Candidate, Brown University</div>
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