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 and/or passing this email along to the faculty in your department and networks within the University of California (UC) or University of Texas (UT) systems.</i></div>
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<i>The purpose of this qualitative case study will be to better understand the macro- and micro-level shifts taking place in women of color and white women faculty’s everyday experiences. This study will be a comparative analysis of systems within different
 state contexts to better understand shifts in their experiences following the demands placed on higher education by the Trump administration. I seek to understand changes in interactions, workloads, and sense of personal safety and liberty. </i></div>
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Pseudonyms and coding will be used to maintain confidentiality! </div>
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<u>The details for participation in the study and eligibility criteria are as follows:</u></div>
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·      <b>Who can participate? (All criteria must be met)</b></div>
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o   A tenure-track or tenured faculty member within the UC or UT systems since <i>
<u>at least</u></i> 2022</div>
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o   <i><u>And</u></i> a woman who self-identifies as Black, Latina, or White</div>
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o   <i><u>And</u></i> in a Social Science or Humanities discipline</div>
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·      <b>What would participating entail?</b></div>
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o   A 60-90min interview that will take place via Zoom</div>
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o   Written consent to participation in the study</div>
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o   Participation will be confidential, and data will not be directly tied back to the participant's identity or specific campus (pseudonyms will be used throughout the duration of the study)</div>
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<i>I acknowledge that women in academia’s time is incredibly valuable, and participation in this study requires an investment that takes away from many professional and personal responsibilities. I deeply appreciate the willingness to contribute despite these
 demands. Although my desire would be to compensate participants for their time and participation, funding for studies of this nature are currently very limited. As such, participation in this study will not be financially compensated.</i></div>
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For questions or interests in the study, I can be reached via email at <span style="color:blue">
<a href="mailto:kgarcia-galvez@ucmerced.edu" id="m_1552449343902280744OWA9a50f8e0-c656-74b9-8e49-889a7d33b63d" title="mailto:kgarcia-galvez@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;margin:0px" target="_blank"><u>kgarcia-galvez@ucmerced.edu</u></a></span></div>
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Please feel free to pass this information on widely within your networks, including faculty in other departments!</div>
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Warmly,<br>
Kimberly</div>
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<b>* This research study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and is being conducted by a doctoral candidate at UC Merced in the department of Sociology under the faculty supervision of Dr. Daisy Verduzco Reyes
</b><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu" id="m_1552449343902280744OWAfa5af87c-0993-cb4e-b417-fd60303d5d3a" title="mailto:daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;margin:0px" target="_blank"><b><u>daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu</u></b></a></span><b> and
 Dr. Charlie Eaton </b><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:ceaton2@ucmerced.edu" id="m_1552449343902280744OWA16bd824b-ed75-6b90-4bea-2012d18fcd16" title="mailto:ceaton2@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;margin:0px" target="_blank"><b><u>ceaton2@ucmerced.edu</u></b></a></span></div>
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