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SUMMARY:GSA Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A meeting where graduate students can speak their mind and receive support form us and their fellow students. The Graduate Student Association acts as an advocacy group to better serve the needs of the graduate student body as a whole. for the  If you are enrolled in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies you are automatically a member of the organization\, no need to apply! \n  \nJoin Online
URL:https://grad.southernct.edu/event/gsac-meeting-2/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:Scholars’ Space\, Room 438\, 377 Fitch St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Graduate Research and Creativity Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Graduate Student Research and Creativity Conference celebrates the scholarship\, creativity\, and professional work of graduate students who have been engaged in projects over the past year. The conference invites graduate students from all disciplines to submit proposals for presentations\, performances\, and exhibits. \nCreated to highlight graduate student research\, support professional development\, and foster an interdisciplinary community\, graduate students are transforming ideas into impactful contributions that advance their fields and strengthen the communities they serve. \nLearn More\n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://grad.southernct.edu/event/graduate-research-and-creativity-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Adanti Student Center\, Ballroom B\, 345 Fitch St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thesis Defense: Mai Le Chaplar
DESCRIPTION:Title: SUBJECTIFICATION\, INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITY\, AND RECOGNITION WITHIN OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS \nAbbreviated Abstract: This thesis pairs the speculative fiction novels Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao with critical theories that explore subjectification. Both texts highlight how female protagonists\, Lauren Olamina and Wu Zetian\, navigate and ultimately resist the regimes that aim to oppress them. Although they begin as victims of these systems\, they refuse to be defined by them and assert their agency through acts of resistance. By drawing on theoretical lenses from Jessica Benjamin\, Judith Butler\, and Louis Althusser that focus on issues of subjectification—how one becomes and lives as a subject—this thesis argues that a demand for recognition and the dynamics of relationality and solidarity serve as tools of resistance against oppression. The purpose of this project is not to showcase the connections between these critical theories and their theorists\, but to explore how each novel resonates with different facets of each theory and to examine what is unleashed when authors set their stories in imaginary worlds rather than real ones. While Butler rethinks race\, religion\, and culture within systemic collapse\, Zhao amplifies the spectacle of domination and how oppression makes violent acts counter to domination seemingly necessary. Lauren Olamina rewrites dominant\, degenerated ideology through Earthseed and empathy\, and Zetian manipulates it by weaponizing and ultimately usurping patriarchal control. Both emphasize different roles of resistance that emerge when subjectivity is denied and reimagined. Ultimately\, this thesis argues that speculative fiction does more than mirror society; it reveals new frameworks for thinking about identity\, ideology\, recognition\, and power.
URL:https://grad.southernct.edu/event/dissertation-defense-mai-le-chaplar/
LOCATION:English Common Room Library
CATEGORIES:Defense
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SUMMARY:Formatting a Thesis or Dissertation
DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Dr. Tess Marchant-Shapiro SCSU Writing Director\, Professor of Political Science \n  \nOnline Meeting Link
URL:https://grad.southernct.edu/event/formatting-a-thesis-or-dissertation/
CATEGORIES:Academic and Professional Writing and Research Workshop
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SUMMARY:2026 Neurodivergent and Disability Affinity Graduation Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Academic Affairs\, in collaboration with the SCSU Faculty & Staff Neurodiversity Group and the Division of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, will host a Neurodivergent and Disability Affinity Graduation Ceremony on Thursday\, May 7\, from 5:00-6:30 pm. This ceremony is an opportunity to cultivate an affirming environment for all. \nThis affinity graduation is open\, regardless of documented accommodations\, to students including but not limited to neurodivergent students\, Blind/low vision students\, d/Deaf students\, chronically ill students\, students living with mental illness\, and otherwise disabled students. Participants are welcome to attend this affinity ceremony in addition to the large commencement ceremonies. For specific questions\, please contact Rachel Furey (fureyr1@southernct.edu).  \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://grad.southernct.edu/event/2026-neurodivergent-and-disability-affinity-graduation-celebration/
LOCATION:School of Business\, Room 102\, 10 Wintergreen Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06515\, United States
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