Dear Graduate Students, Hope all of you are taking care. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to both of us if you need any advising or support. (It may take a couple or few days for us to respond, but if you don't get a response within a week, please do feel free to follow up.) Important reminder that the deadline to apply for Spring 2021 graduation <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/default.aspx> is *TODAY, Monday, March 1*. If you are planning to finish your MA requirements and graduate this semester, you'll need to apply by logging on to your CUNYfirst account. We're also passing along info about the Lane Cooper Fellowship <https://cunyacademy.ws.gc.cuny.edu/awards/lane-cooper-award/> for CUNY MA and PhD students who are aspiring humanities professors. The application deadline is April 1. Please check out these exciting QC events coming up this month: Off the Page: Claudia Rankine in conversation with Maaza Mengiste <https://www.universe.com/events/off-the-page-claudia-rankine-and-maaza-mengiste-in-conversation-tickets-LY2X59> Wed, March 17, 7:00pm ET; free the next CUNY Chapbook Festival event <http://chapfest.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/march-18-4-530pm-panel-and-readings/> Thu, March 18, 4:00-5:30pm ET; free (learn about more MFA events on their Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/QueensCollegeMFA/events/>) The Will to Change Series - Moving Toward Discomfort: Facilitating Difficult Classroom Conversations <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-toward-discomfort-facilitating-difficult-classroom-conversations-tickets-137928534961?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch> Wed, March 24, 5:00pm ET, free And finally, a reminder that proposals for our 2021 Virtual Graduate Conference on remaking and revision are due in a couple weeks by *March 15* (see attached CFP). We hope many of you are planning to submit your work! Best, Caroline & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2 business days.