Position University Administrative Fellow Bio/Description Meseret Oldjira is a PhD candidate in the department of Art and Archaeology and a University Administrative Fellow at Princeton University Press. Her dissertation examines the pictorial, textual, historical, and physical components of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century gospel manuscripts produced in Ethiopia. Her broader research explores the various mechanisms of artistic and cultural exchange across the medieval Mediterranean and north-east Africa. "Having read about the UAF program in the GradFUTURES emails, I knew that it was an opportunity that I wanted to pursue during my time at Princeton, but I was unsure about which administrative area would be the right fit for me. Then in the Fall of 2020 I attended a workshop on academic publishing advertised through GradFUTURES and this informative workshop ultimately spurred my interest in applying for a UAF position at Princeton University Press. As a fellow at Princeton University Press, I worked with the Global Development and Intellectual Property team on the publications of the Bollingen Series, a 275-volume series of titles in art history, philosophy, literature, and religious studies that started in 1940. The UAF program has been a wonderful opportunity for me to strengthen my professional experience as a graduate student and to gain valuable exposure to a new professional area." I have participated in the following GradFUTURES Programs: University Administrative Fellowship Upcoming Professional Development Events Dec 5 Managing Active Research Data Dec 7 Writing to Influence: How Academia Inspires Action with Christopher Paul Harris Dec 7 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Dec 7 Cynthia Dwork: It’s in Your Phone. It’s in Your Browser. It’s in Your Redistricting Data! … It’s Differential Privacy. Dec 8 30 Minutes Towards Better Bibliographies and Footnotes! (online) Dec 8 Introduction to Environmental Studies Library Research: Water Use and Availability Dec 11 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Dec 11 Office Hours with Leonard Cassuto Dec 11 American Higher Ed Learning Cohort Session 6: International Perspectives (Europe, Asia) Dec 13 Shake It Off: Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Party (Drop in!) Dec 13 Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Startups Learning Cohort: Capstone Presentations Dec 14 Writing to Influence: Academia and Social Advancement as Modeled by HBCUs with Jelani Favors