For academic years 2006-07 and 2007-08, the director of graduate studies is
Helen Rees. Her email address is hrees@ucla.edu.

She is available to discuss any aspect of your graduate studies and career plans with you, and to assist with grant writing, CV creation, job applications, etc. Please drop in during any office hour, or email her for an appointment at another time.

For Spring Quarter 2008, Professor Rees is on sabbatical. Professor Roger Kendall (kendall@ucla.edu) is standing in for this quarter as Director of Graduate Studies. Professor Rees will resume the post for Fall Quarter 2008, after which Professor Kendall will take over for the period Winter Quarter 2009-Spring Quarter 2010

Friday 22 February, 2008, 3-4:30pm, Gamelan Room: "Careers for ethnomusicologists in arts administration: how to get started" (Sabrina Rodriguez)

Friday 16 November, 2007, 4-6pm, Gamelan Room: "Internships at the Smithsonian: what's available, how to apply, and what they can lead to" (with Anthony Seeger, Rebecca Dirksen, Alexandro Hernandez, Kevin Miller, and Leticia Soto)

Wednesday 17 October, 2007, 10:30am - 5:00pm, Gamelan Room: SEM paper practice read-through

2006-07 Workshops

During academic year 2006-7 academic year, Professor Rees organized the SEM paper practice read-though and three workshops, to which all ethnomusicology graduate students were welcome:

Friday 1 June, 2007, 4-5pm, Near East Room: "Books, articles, essays, etc.: different types of publications, and what to be aware of when leaping into print." This workshop was followed by a session explaining the planning and mechanics of the doctoral exam process, with Sandra McKerroll (staff graduate advisor) and Megan Rancier (who had just completed the process).

Friday 11 May, 2007, 5-6pm, Gamelan Room: "How to get your first academic job" (with Tanya Merchant)

Wednesday 24 January, 2007, 12 noon-1pm, Green Room:
"Dissertations without fear: how to write up promptly and painlessly" (with Tim Rice and Tanya Merchant)

Tuesday 7 November, 2006, 9am-5:30pm, Green Room: SEM paper practice read-through

Please send feedback to Professor Rees on any workshop you've attended, and on any professional topics you'd like to see covered in academic year 2007-8.

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