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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ccccdoctoralconsortium.org/" title="https://ccccdoctoralconsortium.org/"><span style="color:#0078D7">Doctoral
Consortium in Rhetoric and Composition</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will host a sponsored session at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/call-2025" title="https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/call-2025"><span style="color:#0078D7">CCCC
2025</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(April 9-12 in Baltimore) focused on the distinct material conditions and needs of international graduate students enrolled in U.S. master’s or doctoral programs. Some topics panelists might address:</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Learning styles</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Language differences</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Academic expectations & requirements</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Visa process and program timing</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Discrimination and xenophobia</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mental health and well-being</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Writing challenges</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">We would like to include faculty and graduate students on this panel.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>If you’re interested, send a brief note to Erin Clark at <a href="mailto:froste@ecu.edu" title="mailto:froste@ecu.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">froste@ecu.edu</span></a></b>.
Feel free to forward this message to those whom you think might be interested.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:yellow">Please note that being part of a sponsored panel does not limit participation on other panels as a speaker,
chair, or respondent.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Also, sponsored panels are guaranteed to be included on the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Cross-posted</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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