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Innovative and novel graduate research positions like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/poetry-as-activism\/poet-in-residence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poet-in-Residence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program advances knowledge on art, activism and social change through engaging with the Library\u2019s archival collection of 20th-century American poets, with a focus on those from historically marginalized groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Staff Endowments and Development<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your support, staff endowments will attract talented professionals to the organization and development opportunities will ensure existing staff are up-to-date on cutting-edge practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Workers and Researchers<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From digital scholarship to conducting hands-on research, students develop lifelong skills working in the Library. 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