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The goal of the Student Travel/Dissemination Program is to provide funds to assist students with travel expenses to present their work at a professional regional or national meeting or to perform or exhibit creative works. Graduate students are eligible to use these funds for publishing costs. Funding is transferred directly to an Aspire account within the department, not to the recipient. Departmental staff will administer the utilization of these funds.

To provide non-tenure line (NTL) faculty up to $500 for professional activities they undertake to advance their development as scholars and teachers. This award will enable NTL faculty at Ball State to apply for workshop or conference travel for excellence in teaching; scholarly presentations; creative works exhibitions/ performances; or for professional development purposes.

This information session is for prospective graduate students who are interested in earning a master's degree in Clinical Psychology or Psychological Science in the Psychological Science department at Ball State University.

Event Description: “Still Ignoring the Past: Assessing and Addressing Open Textbook Coverage of Slavery and Colonialism”While there is growing acknowledgement that textbooks should be more accessible, criminal justice Open Access textbooks are sparse – especially when considering their coverage of race and colonialism. Dr. Koslicki and Dr. Gray will discuss their Open Access textbook they authored to provide free coverage of these important issues and how these are incredibly pertinent to present-day political attacks on issues like DEI, the 14th Amendment, immigration, abortion, and more.