The first students in the doctoral program in Linguistics at UCSB were admitted to the program in the fall of 1989; our department has thus been involved in doctoral education for the past quarter century. On October 10th and 11th 2014, the Linguistics Department celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Ph.D. program during a reunion event bringing past and present members of the department together to collectively reflect on the significant impact that the past twenty-five years have had on our field and our department and to speculate on what the future holds.

 

Current and retired faculty, former and current graduate students and undergraduate students participated in a number of activities during the reunion, including a research presentation session, a panel discussion devoted to career options available to recipients of a linguistics degree, a roundtable discussion focused on the state of the field and our department (past, present, and future), and other social events.

 

Here is the schedule of reunion events with links to information about and photos from each of the events:

1:30-3:15  Panel on Academic Careers in Linguistics

3:30-5:00  Panel on Non-Academic Careers in Linguistics

6:00          Dinner at various restaurants led by current faculty

 

8:30-9:30     Welcome and introductions

9:30-10:00   Coffee break and mingling: slideshow, videos from distant alums

10:00-12:00 Faculty panel and roundtable discussion: Where we've been; where we are going

12:00-1:00   Lunch and mingling: slideshow

1:00-5:30     Research presentations by current grad students and alums

6:00             Reunion dinner