{"id":172,"date":"2022-12-13T21:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T21:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:12:27","slug":"how-to","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"How To"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n                          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Past Events\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Cultivate a Network of Mentors &#8211; November 14, 2022<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>November 14, 2022, 12pm-1pm\u00a0 <\/strong>|\u00a0\u00a0This event was not recorded<\/p>\n<p>A conversation about cultivating a network of mentors in your field, institution, and beyond. Three presenters will provide brief comments and answer questions from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steven Epstein\u2028<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Sociology and John C. Shaffer Professor in the Humanities, Northwestern University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Kalba<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrea Moore\u2028<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor of Music, Smith College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Respond to Peer Review &#8211; October 14, 2022<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 14, 2022, 12pm-1pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z0A_YuuPV6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation about responding to peer review and editorial feedback from journals in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Three\u00a0presenters will provide brief comments and answer questions from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shamus Khan<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Sociology and American Studies, Princeton University; Series Editor, &#8220;The Middle Range&#8221; at Columbia University Press and former editor,\u00a0<i>Public Culture<\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sergio Sismondo<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Philosophy, Queen&#8217;s University, Canada; Editor,\u00a0<i>Social Studies of Science<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jessica Wolfe<\/strong><br \/>\nMarcel Bataillon Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Write a Book for General Readers with Author Mark Braude &#8211; October 3, 2022<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 3, 2022, 12pm-1:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rp4sv-Yaiys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a hybrid event. The in-person discussion will take place in Doheny Memorial Library 121.\u00a0<i>To join virtually, please register using the link above.\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A conversation with Mark Braude about writing compelling research-based trade books that draw on scholarly training. Dr. Braude received a PhD in History from USC in 2013. His latest work,\u00a0<i>Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris<\/i>\u00a0(2022), was named an August 2022 Book to Read by\u00a0<i>The New York Times<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Vogue<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Town &amp; Country<\/i>,\u00a0<i>LitHub<\/i>,\u00a0<i>The Hollywood Reporter<\/i>, and others. He is also the author of\u00a0<i>The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon on Elba from Exile to Escape<\/i>\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0<i>Making Monte Carlo: A History of Speculation and Spectacle<\/i>\u00a0(2016).<\/p>\n<p>In conversation with\u00a0<strong>Daniela Bleichmar<\/strong>, Professor\u00a0of Art History and History, USC; Founding Director, Levan Institute for the Humanities; Director, USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Prepare for Careers Beyond Academia &#8211; December 2, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>December 2, 2021, 11am-12pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8xSBsD-lYWY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation about careers outside and beyond academia for humanities and humanistic social sciences PhDs. Three\u00a0presenters will provide brief comments and answer questions from the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Nils Gilman<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President of Programs,\u00a0Berggruen Institute;\u00a0Deputy Editor of\u00a0<em>Noema Magazine<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Juliet Nusbaum<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Director, Foundation Relations at City of Hope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Alexandra Suh<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director, KIWA (Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Apply for an External Fellowship: Ask the Review Committee &#8211; October 21, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 21, 2021, 12pm-1pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 This event was not recorded<\/p>\n<p>A conversation about applying for external grants and fellowships\u00a0in the humanities and humanistic social sciences,\u00a0providing insights into\u00a0the perspectives of review\u00a0committees.\u00a0Three\u00a0presenters will provide brief comments and answer questions from the audience.\u00a0\u00a0This session\u00a0<strong>will not<\/strong>\u00a0be recorded or available after the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Yota Batsaki<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director, Dumbarton Oaks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. John Paul Christy<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Director of U.S. Programs, American Council of Learned Societies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Tania Munz<\/strong><br \/>\nChief Program Officer, American\u00a0Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences<br \/>\n(Former\u00a0Vice President for Scholarly Programs,\u00a0National Humanities Center; former\u00a0Vice President for Research and Scholarship, Linda Hall Library)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Apply for an Assistant Professor Position: Ask the Search Committee &#8211; September 30, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>September 30, 2021, 12pm-1pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CBBBg70rOTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation about applying for assistant professor positions in the humanities and humanistic social sciences, providing insights into\u00a0the perspective of the search committee.\u00a0 Three faculty presenters will provide brief comments and answer questions from the audience. Attendants outside of USC are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hector Amaya<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Communication and American Studies &amp; Ethnicity<br \/>\nDirector, USC Annenberg School of Communication<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniela Bleichmar<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Art History and History<br \/>\nFounding Director, Levan Institute for the Humanities<br \/>\nDirector, USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nayan Shah<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of American Studies &amp; Ethnicity and History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Models for Collaboration in the Humanities &#8211; March 19, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>March 19, 2021, 11am-12pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Dxqjso_oEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation about models for collaboration in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Three faculty presenters\u00a0will provide brief comments and answer questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Mike Ananny, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Andrew Lakoff, Professor of Sociology and Communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Lydie Moudileno, Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French and Professor of French and American Studies and Ethnicity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Develop a Second Book Project &#8211; February 19, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>February 19, 2021, 11am-12pm<\/strong> \u00a0|\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sbPIdZEiLbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation about starting and developing a second book project.\u00a0Three faculty presenters\u00a0will provide brief comments and answer questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Kate Flint, Provost Professor of Art History and English<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Aniko Imre, Professor of Cinematic Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Jessica Marglin, Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of Religion, Law and History<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Publish Your First Book &#8211; January 22, 2021<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-9-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>January 22, 2021, 11am-12pm<\/strong> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bXRHwswnuWM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation with three experienced editors at major university presses about publishing a first academic book. Our guest speakers will discuss how to select a\u00a0press for your project, how to\u00a0craft\u00a0a convincing book proposal, how contracts work, how to think about the timeline,\u00a0and other\u00a0considerations. After brief comments, the speakers will answer your questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Elizabeth Ault, Editor, Duke University Press<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Eric Crahan, Editorial Director for the Humanities &amp; Social Sciences, Princeton University Press<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Karen Darling, Executive Editor and Editor for Science Studies, The University of Chicago Press<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-10-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-10-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">After the Ph.D.: Strategies for the Job Market &#8211; November 13, 2020<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-10-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-10-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>November 13, 2020, 10am-11am<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AVj--y6X_Uw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A workshop about applying for jobs and fellowships, intended for recent and soon-to-be PhDs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Faculty Fellows in the USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities\u00a0will provide brief comments and answer your questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Alice Echols (Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies and Professor of History)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Peter Mancall\u00a0(Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History and Anthropology)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Peter Redfield (Professor and Chair of Anthropology and Robert F. Erburu Chair in Ethics, Globalization and Development)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-11-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-11-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Revise a Dissertation into a Book &#8211; October 23, 2020<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-11-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-11-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 23, 2020, 11am-12pm<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 This event was not recorded<\/p>\n<p>A workshop on the process of revising a dissertation into a book, intended for recent PhDs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences, including postdoctoral fellows and assistant professors. Faculty Fellows in the\u00a0USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities\u00a0will provide brief comments and answer your questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Cavan W. Concannon (Associate Professor of Religion)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Elizabeth Currid-Halkett (James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning; Professor of Public Policy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Elda Maria Roman (Associate Professor of English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-12-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-12-qnXwAc5IbC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">How to Apply to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Public Scholars Program &#8211; October 9, 2020<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-12-qnXwAc5IbC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-12-qnXwAc5IbC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 9, 2020, 10am-11:00am<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zzZ8dmUy6XM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECORDING<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/usc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEqcOqtqjktEt09IoNvjCIB4jJtgx76LvvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conversation with Mark Silver, Senior Program Officer at the Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities. 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