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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Mary! I like your idea about sharing the recommendations for the humanities from your upcoming meeting.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I suggest waiting a bit to see if anyone else in the group would like to join us.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PS. We too have a disclosure statement requirement, but it is predicated on program-specific guidelines.
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2026 12:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sanjay Menon <Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu>; Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: CSGS 2027: Arlington, Virginia, February 17th - 19th 2027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">I'd be game, Sanjay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">We have our broad guidelines and now have a disclosure expectation in our final manuscripts (theses, dissertations, and synthesis projects), but I will be
the first to admit that getting our individual programs to adopt discipline-specific guidance that goes beyond an academic-honesty approach continues to be slow going.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">I'll add also that I'm leaving on Thursday to participate in a Mellon Foundation / CGS convening called "Beyond the Algorithm: Humanities Graduate Students
as Leaders in AI." Since humanities has been the area with the greatest hesitancies and push back on our campus, I am really looking forward to this small gathering. It's my understanding that we'll develop a set of recommendations and, hopefully, they'd be
available to share as part of this panel as CSGS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">If you've already got partners lined up, no worries. If not, just let me know next steps and what you need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks for suggesting!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette<br>
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<a href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> La-cgs <<a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
on behalf of Sanjay Menon <<a href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2026 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <<a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] FW: CSGS 2027: Arlington, Virginia, February 17th - 19th 2027</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Many of you might have received this call for proposals for the CSGS meeting. I am considering submitting something and would like to team up with someone in this group to submit a joint proposal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Inspired by Mary’s work at ULL on AI policy for graduate work, I started working on an AI policy & procedure at LSUS just for theses and dissertations. After about a year and a half of committee work, this past year, our Graduate Council
approved the new policy and procedure. It is now in the thesis manual, and we are in the first year of implementation. By the time of the CSGS meeting, we will have at least some “data” on how it has worked (or not). I believe sharing our approach and experience
may be beneficial to others at CSGS who might just be starting out on this path.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I know many of you have been through a similar process, and I'm hoping one or more of you would like to join me in developing a proposal.
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<p class="xmsonormal">I look forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2026 12:59 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CSGS 2027: Arlington, Virginia, February 17th - 19th 2027</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">You are receiving this email as a person who has ever registered, submitted a proposal, become a CSGS member, or filled out a form on our <a href="http://csgs.org/">website</a>. Please respond if you would
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<p class="xmsonormal">The Conference of Southern Graduate School's Annual Conference is set for
<b>Arlington, Virginia, February 17th - 19th, 2027</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Deadlines</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://www.csgs.org/annual-meeting">Proposals </a>
are due October 9th<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://www.csgs.org/thesis-awards">Thesis</a>/<a href="https://www.csgs.org/faculty-awards">Faculty
</a>Award Nominations are due November 2nd<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">As we gather for the 2027 <a href="https://www.csgs.org/annual-meeting">
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools in Arlington, Virginia</a>, we do so at a moment that requires bold, intentional leadership in graduate education.<br>
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Our conference theme—<b><i>Leading Intentional Change in Graduate Education</i></b>—highlights vision as a defining leadership skill. Graduate education leaders are navigating rapid and complex changes, including the rise of generative AI, evolving federal
policies (such as financial aid limits, transparency requirements, and grant funding shifts), constraints on international student mobility, the emergence of 90-credit bachelor’s degrees, administrative interest in OPMs, and other changes that are impacting
graduate admissions, student success and wellness, and graduate programs.<br>
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Amid these shifts, institutions must balance responsiveness with their enduring mission: fostering deep disciplinary knowledge and advanced critical thinking in graduate students. This dynamic creates critical tensions between innovation and academic depth;
expediency and rigor; traditional preparation and workforce readiness. Grounded in the energy and policy context of the Washington, DC region, this conference will equip participants with practical strategies to lead confidently through uncertainty and change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Click <a href="https://www.csgs.org/annual-meeting">here </a>
to read the Request for Proposals and submit. The deadline for proposal submissions is
<b>October 9th, 2026, 11:59 pm (EST)</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><i>We have set the deadlines for the <a href="https://www.csgs.org/thesis-awards">
Thesis Award </a>and <a href="https://www.csgs.org/faculty-awards">Faculty Award</a> Nominations for
<b>November 2nd, 2026</b>, 11:59 pm (EST).</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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