From: ZODIAC::MOWDER 18-MAY-1994 12:57:30.48 To: MOWDER CC: Subj: A new mailing list: E-GRAD Announcing a new electronic mailing list: E-GRAD dedicated to the interchange of ideas and information among graduate students in English and the modern languages. E-GRAD is sponsored by the Graduate Student Caucus of the Modern Language Association, for the exchange of academic, professional, and practical information. E-GRAD is an open, unmoderated list, devoted to the concerns of graduate and post-graduate students in English and the modern languages. This list provides a forum to: >disseminate information on academic programs, teaching, funding, new publications, government and campus-based academic developments, and job opportunities (or lack thereof); >distribute calls for papers, conference announcements, professional notices, and other related material; >share research queries, materials, insights and concerns, and to discuss specialized topics, as well as practical and personal issues related to the Ph.D. process; >debate critical, theoretical, pedagogical and technological issues; >provide communication between the members of the Graduate Student Caucus of the MLA, including a rapid transmission system for the Caucus Newsletter and other MLA information. While subscribers are not required to be members of the Graduate Student Caucus or the Modern Language Association, they should expect to receive postings concerning both. How to subscribe to E-GRAD: Do NOT send a message directly to the list. Send it instead to the "listserv" that handles the list. The listserv program on the mainframe computer at the other end will figure out your e-mail address from the header on your message. Send the following message to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Leave subject line blank. In message area, type SUBSCRIBE E-GRAD (you name). You will receive acknowledgement from the Listserv upon acceptance. To send a message to E-GRAD, post it directly to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] All messages will be posted directly to the list. Please note: while this list is not moderated, the listowner expects professional and courteous dialogue at all times. Advertisements, flames, and other noxious material will not be permitted. If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact the list owner: Louise Mowder English Department Rutgers University Murray Hall New Brunswick, N.J. 08901 Fax: 908-932-1150 Email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE. Thanks!