ALT A pink background featuring comics panels appears behind bold black text that reads as folllows: A GSC #DevelopingConversations Professional Development event Close the Page, Create a Panel Join us on Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. CST Take a break from your comics research and enjoy an evening creating comics with Eliamaria Madrid. Be sure to have art supplies ready! Register at: https://bit.ly/CloseThePage_GSCPD2024

ALT A sepia-toned background of a writing desk appears behind beige text that reads as follows: Join The Graduate Student Caucus of the Comics Studies Society as we get on the “write” track for 2024 with our Spring Writing Community. Following the success of our Fall 2023 Writing Community, the GSC will continue to host a weekly, virtual space of community and accountability to support our members’ writing goals, whatever they may be! Meetings will include warm-up discussions, independent writing time, and an informal “check-out” question. Visit https://bit.ly/GSCSpringWriting2024 to participate in these sessions. Please direct any questions to GSC President, Maite Urcaregui, at [email protected]. Connect with the GSC on X @GSC_CSS, Facebook @cssgradstudentcaucus, and on our website at http://gradcaucus.comicssociety.org/.

ALT A forest green background with illustrated stars, the CSS logo, and the GSC logo appears behind a yellow text box. Text reads: In collaboration with Michigan State University, the Comics Studies Society is pleased to announce the launch of a generous annual program to support graduate student research in the MSU Library Comic Art Collection through the MSU Libraries Summer Research Grant. CSS welcomes applications from Graduate Student Caucus members currently enrolled in a program of graduate study: these will be reviewed by CSS and two will be forwarded to the MSU library for this generous support. Based on MSU Library criteria, they will identify a single award of $3000 from the two applications forwarded by CSS.

ALT A forest green background with illustrated stars appears behind a yellow text box (on the left) and a list of yellow text without a box (on the right). Text reads: Applicants must be current members of the Comics Studies Society and enrolled in a graduate program. CSS especially encourages applications from un/underrepresented and marginalized scholars and/or scholars whose work addresses an underrepresented group and/or historically marginalized identity. Applications to CSS are due by January 22, 2024. Applications should be sent to: [email protected] Following an evaluation period by both CSS and MSU, award recipients will be notified by mid-March 2024. What to submit: A cover letter, a CV of no more than six pages, 2-page description of research, first/second choice of dates in residence, and letter of rec from a professional and/or academic reference.