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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear SOE undergraduate students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’d like to invite you to participate in the
<b>Second Annual SOE Graduate Research Conference</b> by submitting a proposal for a research presentation. Your proposal does not have to be perfect; we welcome works in progress! If you don’t have any research yet, you can also submit a proposal to present
on work you’ve done in your classes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This conference offers students a warm and supportive environment to practice presenting research and learning. This year’s theme is<b> <i>Justice and Equity in Education: A Collective Re-Imagining</i></b>.
As scholars who are dedicated to interrogating the educational inequities in PreK-Higher Education, we call to you to bring a collective re-imagining for the many facets of education as we continuously live through the turmoil’s that come with an ever-evolving
political climate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We encourage your participation to facilitate a holistic understanding of dismantling inequity in schooling. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attached you will find the call for proposals for: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. roundtables <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. group presentations <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3. single presentations <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">4. poster presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposals are limited to <b>600 words max</b>, and work-in-progress can be presented in any of the four formats. To the best of your ability, please include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">· Phenomenon, objective or purpose/Research Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">· Conceptual/Theoretical Frameworks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">· Data Sources & Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">· Scholarly significance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://forms.gle/mdzfAKenReNLYSaG8" title="https://forms.gle/mdzfAKenReNLYSaG8">Please submit your proposals </a><a href="https://forms.gle/mdzfAKenReNLYSaG8" target="_blank" title="https://forms.gle/mdzfAKenReNLYSaG8">here</a>.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sofia Rivas <a href="mailto:sriva006@ucr.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:sriva006@ucr.edu">sriva006@ucr.edu</a> and Esmeralda Muņoz <a href="mailto:esmeralda.munoz@ucr.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:esmeralda.munoz@ucr.edu">esmeralda.munoz@ucr.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposal Submission Deadline:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> July 25, 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SOE Graduate Research Conference:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Friday, October 18th, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In Community, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dr. Alice Lee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thriving in Research Program & Faculty Lead
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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