Briefs

Peace Corps standing: Peace Corps Director Mark L. Schneider recently announced the 25 top Peace Corps-volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the country, and Cornell placed 14th on the list, having produced 57 volunteers in 1999. In the previous year, Cornell placed ninth on the list. The number of choices available to graduates in the current job market is one large contributing factor to the decline, said Elizabeth Kramer, from the Peace Corps New York Regional Office. "Those who choose to become Peace Corps volunteers usually have an exceptional dedication to community service, one that goes beyond a desire to begin their careers by securing a high rung on the professional ladder, Kramer said. For more information, call the Peace Corps office at Cornell, 255-7693.

Peace Studies prize Applications are open for the 15th annual Harrop and Ruth Freeman Prize in Peace Studies. The prize, with a value of $2,000 in 2000, was established to encourage Cornell undergraduates to pursue work or study in fields related to peace studies and conflict resolution. Preference will be given to students who plan to work in peace-related organizations, but students who are going on to graduate work in the field also are eligible for consideration. Graduating seniors are eligible to apply by submitting to the Peace Studies Program, 130 Uris Hall (255-6484): 1) an application form, including a brief (200-300 words) statement of purpose; 2) a letter of recommendation from an adviser or a faculty member who knows the applicant's work well; 3) a Cornell transcript. The application deadline is March 10. The winner will be announced in April.

Women's Studies grants: The Women's Studies Program has announced the availability of the Beatrice Brown Awards for graduate students (M.A. and Ph.D.) working on some aspect of women and gender studies. These awards are small grants, generally no more than $250. They can be used for research and professional development expenses. Examples of expenses eligible for reimbursement under the award are: preproposal work, archival work, purchase of photocopies of microfilm, attendance at professional meetings, research-related dissertation expenses. (This list is not intended to be all-inclusive but merely to provide examples of eligible projects.) The grants will be awarded for expenses incurred between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2000. Applications should contain a curriculum vitae, a description of the project of no more than one page, including a budget and a letter from the chair of the student's special committee. Preference will be given to women's studies minors and those submitting letters of recommendation from women's studies faculty. Contact the Women's Studies Program office for information on how to become a women's studies minor. The deadline for submission of the application to the Women's Studies office, 391 Uris Hall, is March 28. Awards will be announced by mail.