BABEL Steering Committee Election open! (8 Nov-14 Nov)

We’re having our first election! All BABELers are invited–urged!–to select the first BABEL  Steering Committee.

This group of 12 will guide BABEL into its gorgeous future, distributing the load Eileen and Myra have carried in the group’s early years. At least 3 members of the Steering Committee will be current grad students, non-tenure track faculty, and non-academics, with each position having a term of 2-3 years.

The slate of nominated candidates includes 42 (forty-two!) people who are generously offering their services to BABEL. Please read their statements here, and then go here to vote for 12 of the 42. (If only a 42-person steering committee could be functional!)

Voting will remain open until midnight (EST) on Friday, November 14. The members of the BABEL Steering Committee will be announced on Saturday, November 15.

Thanks to all who take the time to get informed about the candidates and to vote–and thanks to all who have offered to serve!