The Graduate School is offering two opportunities for University of Miami Graduate Students to participate at the 2018 Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Education at Yale University April 26-28, 2018.
- Nomination for induction into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
- Submit an abstract to present at the 2018 Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education
Opportunity 1. Nomination for Induction into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Below are four documents relevant to
- Nomination Process and Requirements (review carefully for all required application materials)
- Nominee Completion Form
- Nomination Form to be completed by the student’s dissertation/graduate advisor
- Nomination Form to be completed a UM faculty member, dean, or director
Opportunity 2. Submit an Abstract to Present at the 2018 Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education
The theme for the 2018 Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education is: “Celebrating Legacies of Excellence: Past, Present, and Future”. Visit the Bouchet Conference webpage and click here for the “Call for Proposals”. Abstracts are to be submitted to michelle.nearon@yale.edu by 5:00 pm EST on February 28, 2018. Any graduate student who meets the requirements of the call for proposals may submit an abstract. You do not have to be a nominee/inductee of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society to submit an abstract. Also, please note that if you are selected as an inductee you are not required to present, but you may if you choose to and submit an abstract by the due date.
Final Notes
The conference will be held April 26-28, 2018 at the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences campus.
*Important: Please notify Tiffany Plantan (t.plantan@miami.edu) if you are submitting a nomination application packet and/or submitting an abstract to the Yale Bouchet Conference. The Graduate School will help facilitate the conference registration, travel, and accommodations for students who are selected to attend the conference as inductees and/or presenters. The Graduate School also will partially cover the costs
