Dear Students, If you are interested in applying to graduate school, I encourage you to attend the IRT (Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers) info-session to learn more about how they can help! The info-session is being held on Wednesday December 4, 12:15-1:15pm in Powdermaker Hall, Room 104. See the poster, attached, for details. The IRT is a competitive graduate school prep program that helps students of color and other students committed to social justice and diversity, apply to MA or PhD programs within the field of Education, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. They work with a consortium of over 40+ institutions<https://www.andover.edu/about/outreach/irt/irt-consortium> who provide their students with application fee waivers while in-house they provide year-long one on one advising and support throughout the graduate school process. There is no application fee or security deposit to their program. Participation is free of charge. 62% of IRT applicants identify as first gen and 61% identify as coming from a low-income background. Currently, the program is assisting two Queens College seniors who are both English majors applying to PhD English programs. The IRT mission is to empower talented underserved and underrepresented future educators to teach and serve as leaders in Education (as college professors, deans, administrators, college advisors, high school counselors, K-12 teachers, principals, etc.). They accept applications from professionals in the field, people who already have a master's degree or are currently enrolled in a master's program, recent graduates, and undergraduate juniors and seniors. Undergraduate juniors and seniors are also eligible to apply for their paid, summer residential internship. Click here to RSVP<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdyGDfcIrChQD8_RHyNrxpfaJTnxI4NyM17XAM3y37Zm2a7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> for the event and submit an inquiry<https://www.andover.edu/about/outreach/irt/irt-application> to stay up to date about pertinent dates and information. Please contact Monica Reum, Recruitment and Admission Programs Specialist, at mreum@andover.edu<mailto:mreum@andover.edu> for any questions. All good wishes, Prof. Walkden Andrea Walkden Associate Professor and Associate Chair English Department Queens College, CUNY andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu>