[FUN_Mail] letters to Congress about the grad tax
Bryan Fantie
bfantie at american.edu
Fri Dec 8 10:28:30 EST 2017
As a former Fed, I suggest that if one wants to make a significant impact, one needs to telephone the office of one's House and Senate representatives.
Bryan D. Fantie, Ph.D.
Psychology Department
American University
bfantie at american.edu
"Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,
the post of honor is a private station." -Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1672-1719)
"Sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.”
-Claude Chabrol, French movie director, member of the nouvelle vague (1930-2010)
> On Dec 8, 2017, at 8:56 AM, Monica Linden <monica_linden at brown.edu> wrote:
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> This is great! You can also use this link to use the SfN system to connect to congressmen electronically. It's very fast. Students can edit the letter if you prefer. You don't have to be a member of SfN to use this link. https://goo.gl/N6KV6P
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> I've used this system with students, and almost everyone got a response back.
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>> On Dec 8, 2017 8:13 AM, "Deanne Buffalari" <buffald at westminster.edu> wrote:
>> Hi all:
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>> Just wanted to pass along an idea. We recently got undergrads involved in writing letters to Congress re: the tax bill (in case anyone isn't aware - The House version includes significantly increased tax on grad students whose tuition is waived). We pre-printed a bunch of letters asking Congress to ensure that provision is NOT included in the bill, set up a table with coffee and donuts, and helped interested students interested identify their senators and representatives and sign letters.
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>> Today I'll be sending ~ 100 letters on behalf of students and faculty. It was a great way to make students aware that elections have consequences, and voicing their opinions is important.
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>> So- in your race to the finish at the end of the semester, consider finding a way to ensure the voice of many of our future graduate students is heard.
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>> (There are TONS of letter examples online -we used one for grad students and modified it for undergrads).
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>> Happy grading,
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>> Deanne Buffalari
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>> Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
>> Westminster College
>> buffald at westminster.edu
>> 724-946-7358
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>> From: FUN_Mail <fun_mail-bounces at lists.funfaculty.org> on behalf of Ramirez, Julio <juramirez at davidson.edu>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 5:03 PM
>> To: Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Mailing List
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>> I enthusiastically agree with Amy Jo! Your voice is important!
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>> Best,
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>> Julio
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>> Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D.
>> R. Stuart Dickson Professor
>> Chair, Psychology Department
>> Director, Neuroscience Program
>> Co-Director, Neuroscience Scholars Program
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>> From: FUN_Mail [mailto:fun_mail-bounces at lists.funfaculty.org] On Behalf Of Amy Jo Stavnezer
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 4:17 PM
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>> Subject: [FUN_Mail] Fwd: Help determine SfN leadership: Call for nominations now open
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>> Amy Jo
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>> From: "Careen Campbell, Society for Neuroscience" <donotreply at sfn.org>
>> Subject: Help determine SfN leadership: Call for nominations now open
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