To increase the participation of ethno-racial minorities in the LSA,  the Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL) has awarded four student travel grants in the amount of $500 for awardees to attend the 2014 LSA Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  After receiving several outstanding international submissions, the selection committee is very pleased to announce this year’s awardees are Dominique Corley, Deanne Gagne, Sharese King,  and Erica Verde.  

For more information on the 2014 CEDL Travel-Grant winners, please read the short professional sketches and accompanying interviews.  CEDL and the LSA extend congratulations to the awardees for their academic and personal excellence.