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The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW) is a center for scholarly investigation of the history and culture of California and the American West. Through sponsorship of innovative scholarship, research and programming, ICW draws on the resources of the University of Southern California and The Huntington Library to build a unique collaboration amongst a research university, a research library, and the public.<\/p>\n

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The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW) creates new understandings of the past to inform public dialogue in the American West and beyond. Through research and collaborative partnerships, and with the West as our collective case study, ICW fosters civic engagement where the past, present, and future come together.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Dr. Julia Brown-Bernstein named Assistant Professor of 20th and 21st Century U.S. History at Scripps College\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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ICW alum Dr. Julia Brown-Bernstein has been appointed Assistant Professor of 20th and 21st Century U.S. History at Scripps College. Julia completed her PhD with ICW at USC in 2024 and has been at Yale University as the Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Associate. Congratulations Julia! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n 15th annual Western History Dissertation Workshop, May 8, 2026 at the University of California, Davis<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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This writing workshop offers vigorous dissertation support to advanced western history PhD <\/i>students in a collegial group of 10-12 leading scholars from participating institutions across the <\/i>United States. Applicants who are most likely to benefit from this workshop are those who <\/i>have completed a few chapters of their dissertation and who expect to defend in the 2026-27 <\/i>academic year. Selected participants will share one chapter (of no more than fifty pages) at the <\/i>workshop and receive feedback from other participants and from senior scholars affiliated <\/i>with the sponsoring institutions. \u00a0Read more and apply by April 30, 2026.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n ICW Affiliated Scholar Wade Graham publishes in High Country News<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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February 11, 2026<\/p>\n

Read Wade Graham’s opinion piece – The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam<\/em><\/p>\n

As Colorado River negotiations build toward a Feb. 14 deadline, few are talking about design flaws in the dam that holds back Lake Powell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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February 10, 2026<\/p>\n

The commitment from a longtime friend of the institute supports public outreach and partnerships with professionals outside academia. \u201cThis generous pledge is a tremendous vote of confidence in ICW\u2019s mission and in the public value of the humanities,\u201d said William Deverell<\/a>, founding director of ICW and USC Dornsife divisional dean for the social sciences. See the full story from USC Dornsife here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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On February 7, 2026, ICW’s AAPI History Group celebrated 10 years with a Collaborative Symposium at The Huntington. The program included scholars from USC, University of Pennsylvania, Claremont College, Occidental College, UCLA, LMU, CSU Long Beach and CSUN, and UC Irvine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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