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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear History Majors and those about to become History Majors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would you like to help enhance the experience you and other History Majors have in our department?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The History Department invites applications from our undergraduate History majors for two open positions on our Diversity Committee for the 2026-2027 academic year.
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The department's Diversity Committee strives to create an ongoing conversation about creating and maintaining an environment of inclusivity within our classrooms and making inclusion a central aspect of our wider departmental culture. The undergraduate representatives
on the diversity committee will provide a sounding board for issues that impact our undergraduate students and also help facilitate communication between students and the department leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444;background:white;mso-highlight:white">The time commitment for this committee includes attending two meetings per quarter and helping to coordinate listening sessions for the different stakeholders.
Event planning is usually done electronically. While attendance for all the quarterly meetings is expected, the committee recognizes the reality of students’ multiple commitments and that attendance of additional sessions and events may be subject to their
availability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Please submit the attached application to the chair of the diversity committee, Purnima Dhavan,
<a href="mailto:pdhavan@uw.edu">pdhavan@uw.edu</a> by 5pm on March 1, 2026. The committee will review applications and announce the finalists early in Spring Quarter. Please share with other History majors and encourage them to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do reach out to me with any questions,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Purnima Dhavan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Purnima Dhavan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Giovanni and Ann Costigan Endowed Professor in History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Associate Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Dept. of History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">University of Washington, Seattle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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