Eileen Southern Travel Fund

Beginning with the 1995 Annual Meeting in New York City, the Society and the Committee on Cultural Diversity have hosted minority students at each annual conference to expose them to various aspects of the field. These elements might include introductions to representatives of graduate programs in musicology from across the country, future colleagues and mentors, listening to papers covering a broad spectrum of musicological interests, exposure to the many interest groups within the Society, and opportunities to attend a variety of concerts.

The CCD can help foster a more diverse Society only with the assistance of its members. In addition to your generous contributions to the Minority Travel Fund, we encourage members to identify promising minority undergraduates and terminal masters degree candidates who may be considering graduate work toward a doctorate and would qualify for travel assistance. The Southern Travel Fund awards help to cover the travel expenses of students attending the annual conference.

In November 2007, the Society hosted the following Committee on Cultural Diversity Travel Fund recipients at the annual meeting in Quebec City:

RECIPIENTS
Joy Doan, University of Michigan
Bo kyung (Blenda) Im, University of California, Los Angeles
Luci Mok, University of Toronto
Matthew Morrison, Catholic University of America
Terence La Nier, Indiana University
Micah Wittmer, City College of New York

The CCD will continue this important work for the upcoming 2008 AMS Annual Meeting in Nashville. The AMS has funds available to assist minority undergraduates and terminal masters degree candidates (African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native-Americans, and other traditionally under-represented groups) with travel and lodging expenses. Please check back after July 25 for application materials for the 2008 meeting.

For further details, please contact committee co-chairs:

Ingrid Monson Music Department Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138-2001 Phone: 617.495.2791 imonson at fas.harvard.edu

George Lewis Columbia University 615 Dodge Hall Mail Code 1814 2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027-6950 Phone: 212.854.5837 gl2140 at columbia.edu