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| June 15, 2021 |
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| 15 Days Left to Earn $150,000 Challenge Gift |
In January, ASOR received a generous 2-for-1 challenge gift of $150,000 to endow diversity initiatives. Every dollar contributed to this campaign until June 30 (up to a total of $75,000) is being matched with two dollars. A contribution of $25 will be matched with $50, a gift of $100 will be matched with $200, and so on. To date, we have raised $65,730. We have 15 more days to raise the final $9,270. Read more . . .
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DEI Task Force June Update
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The ASOR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force delivered its report to the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees at the May meetings. Since September 2020, the goal of the Task Force was to focus on recommendations for improving ASOR DEI, particularly pertaining to North American scholars who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, identify ways these objectives could be integrated across ASOR, and establish a permanent body that could oversee this and other DEI work. Read more . . .
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| Summer Stipends: Mentoring ASOR's Next Generation |
This is the first year of ASOR's Summer Stipend program, which allows students to take part in non-fieldwork archaeological research, and mentoring the stipend recipients is a key component of the program. Stipend recipients will be taking part in monthly cohort meetings designed to assist with professional development. We are also starting a long-term mentorship program that pairs future Summer Stipend students with ASOR members. Read more . . .
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| Libyan Update from the VAM: Digitizing Manuscripts of Trans Saharan Trade |
At the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Mr. Qasim Youshaa reported on the efforts of the Ghadames Manuscripts Association to digitize and preserve manuscripts documenting hundreds of years of the trans Saharan trade stretching from the Libyan coast towards the Niger River valley. These efforts have recently expanded as new techniques of digitization and data management have been adopted in partnership with ASOR and Hill Museum and Manuscript Library. ASOR's Libyan colleagues participated in the Virtual Annual Meeting thanks to support from the U.S. Embassy Libya External Office (LEO). Click here to view the paper.
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| AM21 Student Travel Support Available |
This year ASOR is pleased to be offering two types of financial support for students who would like to travel to the 2021 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Student Travel Grants provide funding for students from ASOR's Institutional Member schools. Made possible by a generous gift from The Foundation for Biblical Archaeology, TFBA Scholarships offer travel assistance in exchange for service at the Annual Meeting. The deadline for both is August 20, 2021. Read more . . .
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| Featured Webinarathon Recording: Debora Heard and Sydney Pickens |
Friends of ASOR is pleased to present a featured session from our "Making May Matter—Webinarathon to Endow Diversity at ASOR." This is a moderated Q&A conversation with scholar Debora Heard (University of Chicago) reflecting on the experiences that led her to Nubian studies. This discussion will examine disciplinary divides through the life and legacy of William Leo Hansberry, the founding of the William Leo Hansberry Society, and collaborative efforts between ASOR, Archaeology in the Community, and Hansberry Society members to promote disciplinary changes through youth education. Sydney Pickens (AITC) serves as moderator for this discussion. Click here to watch the recording on ASORtv.
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| 2021 Call for Posters |
ASOR’s 2021 Poster Session will be held as part of both the in-person (Chicago, Nov. 17-20) and virtual (Online, Dec. 9-12) components of the Annual Meeting. Participants can submit proposals to one component or the same proposal to both. August 1 is the deadline to submit in-person and virtual poster proposals. There are separate forms for each component – submit both if you want to present the same poster in-person and online. The Poster Session is an important part of the academic program for students and junior members to share their research. Learn more about the 2021 Poster Session and how to submit a proposal here.
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| ASOR Rooms are Filling Fast at the Hilton Chicago |
Rooms in ASOR’s discounted block at the Hilton Chicago are filling fast. Don’t miss your chance to stay at this iconic downtown hotel, overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. It is steps away from great restaurants, shopping, and entertainment, and just a short walk to Chicago’s Museum Campus and Millennium Park. For more information about the hotel and to make your reservation online, click here.
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| 2020 Harris Grant Report: Wadi el-Hudi Expedition |
The Wadi el-Hudi Expedition (WEH) received a 2020 Charles U. Harris Grant for Archaeological Projects. This report, from project director Kate Liszka, details how the project has pivoted as a result of travel and fieldwork restrictions. Liszka reports on the public outreach and database work of the WEH, and efforts to create a virtual tour. A number of students from the University of California, San Bernardino gained important research experience through their work on the database project. Read more . . .
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