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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">The proposal deadline for the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fprogram-information.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C9c3d76ba316546ae98e008deb026a817%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639141877233500398%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=c3%2BHUzSMmmqjXrA3aOhwXETabfttfVomm4Cd%2F6bEt%2BI%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/program-information.html"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">2026

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 to</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Sunday, May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. CDT!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p>

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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">MWERA 2026 will<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">be held<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">October

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 receives the opportunity to present their research at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting and a $150 travel stipend. More information can be found on the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fawards.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C9c3d76ba316546ae98e008deb026a817%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639141877233517484%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UqdnP0bGicW6WtcK7jin%2FAKi4w8UaMSS1hnRWbgqYa8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/awards.html"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Awards</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>page

 of the MWERA website. </span><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MWERA also awards the</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:rgb(13,13,13);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="color:rgb(13,13,13);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Isadore

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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">Please consider submitting your research and/or volunteering via the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fprogram-information.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C9c3d76ba316546ae98e008deb026a817%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639141877233528236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KhqB68GOxB911XbC9%2BVzp0GfMbC%2B7spzRmfZZhWkVqc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/program-information.html"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">All-Academic</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>conference

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