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SCS Board endorses MESA statement on proposed rule limiting student visa duration| Category: Public Statements10/4/2020 The SCS board of directors has endorsed a statement issued by the Middle East Studies Association on a proposed rule by DHS that would limit the duration of student visas. The proposed rule, if adopted, would mark the most… |
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Reiteration of SCS Board Statement| Category: Public StatementsFaculty, their administrations, and non-profit organizations, including SCS, around the country are engaging in the necessary work of addressing racism within their… |
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Statement on Police Brutality, Systemic Racism, and the Death of George Floyd| Category: Public StatementsFrom the SCS Board of Directors, approved 6/3/20 The Society for… |
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SCS Board Endorses Statement by ASA Regarding Student Educational Progress| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board has endorsed a statement from the American Sociological Association calling on higher education administrations to revise a number of their academic policies. Two main policy recommendations include recommending "that… |
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SCS Board endorses statement on faculty review and reappointment| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board of Directors has endorsed a statement by the American Sociological Association on faculty review and reappointment during COVID-19. Read the statement and full list of signatories at this link … |
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SCS Staff Working Remotely| Category: Public StatementsDear Members, As of Friday March 13, 2020, SCS staff will be working remotely until further notice. We have taken this step in order to comply with the current policies of NYU, our host institution. Fortunately, we expect there to be… |
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COVID-19 and Short-Term Fellowship and Grant Awards| Category: Public StatementsAs the COVID-19 virus becomes more widespread in the US and in many other countries, the SCS office and the Board of Directors are making plans to deal effectively with disruptions to all our operations and programs. Since many academic… |
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Statement on Proposed Executive Order on Classical Design for Federal Buildings| Category: Public StatementsThe following was approved by the SCS board of directors on February 7, 2020. The Society for Classical Studies joins the Society of Architectural Historians in opposing the proposed Executive Order “Making Federal Buildings… |
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SCS Board Endorses Statement on Targeting of Cultural Sites| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board of Directors has endorsed the following statement developed by the American Anthroplogical Association in collaboration with a number of other societies and associations: … |