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<p>Dear Faculty,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We are pleased to announce that the deadline to submit an application for the <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Provost Fellowship for Academic Year 2025-2026</span></strong> has been extended. The new deadline is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Friday, February 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. I</span></strong>f you have not yet submitted your application, we encourage you to consider this opportunity. Please make certain that all required materials are
submitted by the new deadline for consideration. Attached is the application form and overview.
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<p>For more information or to submit your application, please contact one of the current fellows at
<a href="mailto:Flavia.Belpoliti@tamuc.edu">Flavia.Belpoliti@tamuc.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:Brian.Zator@tamuc.edu">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C">Flavia Belpoliti, PhD (she/her/hers -INTJ)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352">Associate Professor of Spanish.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352">Provost Fellow 2024-25.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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| David Talbot Hall, 311<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Brian Zator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Regents Professor and Director of Percussion, East Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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