In a year of constant uncertainty, the IRT is happy to report that we’ve admitted a (more than full) cohort for 2021! Interestingly, there has been a noticeable uptick of nearly 10% for applicants interested in PhD Education/Higher Education and PhD African American Studies/African Diaspora Studies. We are honored to support a total of 150 scholars through their graduate school journey and contribute to making a meaningful impact in this world.
Continue reading “Welcome 2021 Cohort!”Month: June 2021
Alumni – Update Your Info.!
Stay connected to the IRT community and help keep our records current by completing the alumni survey informing us about any updates to your name, contact, degree or employment information. This will help insure that you receive any relevant communications from the IRT.
This survey should only take about five minutes to complete – thank you for your time!
Alumni Accolades, June 2021
Daniel Peña, IRT ‘09 moderated a special virtual Fulbright event, Roger Rosenblatt: The Writing Life, on May 14th. The event highlighted the literary career of Roger Rosenblatt, writer, author, professor, Emmy Award winner, Peabody Award winner, and 1965 Fulbright U.S. Student to Ireland.
Peña is a Pushcart Prize-winning writer, Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston- Downtown and author of Bang: A Novel. He received an MFA from Cornell University. More information on Peña is available on his website.
Guest Speaker Opportunity for IRT Alumni
The IRT is planning to host a series of webinars/podcasts in the near future. We are looking for IRT alumni who will be willing to engage in discussions on a variety of topics. These topics can focus on your particular area of research and expertise, published works, social justice and/or educational issues, etc.
If you are an IRT alum interested in being a guest for one of our upcoming series, please fill out the form and we will be in touch. Thank you for your interest – the IRT staff.
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