- Abstracts for the 2011 Annual Meeting are due by July 31 at 11:59 p.m. US Eastern Time. Technical support for abstract submission will be unavailable after 5:00 p.m. US Eastern Time on Friday, July 30. Read more ...
- Cast your vote by August 17 on the LSA's Resolution on the Teachers' English Fluency Initiative in Arizona.
- The LSA has updated its procedures for proposing and enacting resolutions. Read more ....
- Nominations for the 2011 Class of LSA Fellows must be received at the Secretariat by Friday 30 July. Read more ...
Committee on Linguistic Institutes and Fellowships (CLIF)
Background
Established in 1975.
Charge
Evaluates all applications for financial support for the Linguistic Institute.
Responsibilities
The Committee is responsible for evaluating all applications for financial support for the Linguistic Institute and for preparing rank ordered lists of fellowship applicants. The Committee may make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding future Institutes and fellowship procedures.
Membership (by invitation)
The following individuals serve ex-officio on this committee:
- The current Institute Director
- The immediate past Institute Director
- The upcoming Institute Director (if identified)
The committee should also include:
- One member of the Executive Committee
- A former Bloch Fellow
- Other members as appointed by the President
The host institution designates a Director for the Institute, subject to approval by the EC. After receiving the recommendations of the Committee on Committee and Delegate Appointments, the President appoints this Committee in consultation with the Linguistic Institute Director. The Committee is appointed only in odd-numbered years.
The Director of a recent biennial Institute shall serve as the Chair.
Committee Members
- Andrew Garrett, Chair, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
- Paul Chapin, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2012)
- Sharon Inkelas, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
- Beth Levin, Stanford University (2009)
- Sarah Thomason, University of Michigan (2008)
