Last week’s USIH conference offered an intellectually exciting program of panels, roundtables, plenaries, and (for the first time) live-recorded podcasts and two keynotes, a program magnificently conceptualized and masterfully chaired by the indefatigable Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.  All of us in the organization owe a profound debt of gratitude to Natalia for her creativity and drive. So there were some things we did that were wholly new to us as an organization.  But amidst everything new, the fundamental character of our society’s conferences remained unchanged: all this rigorous and creative thinking was a function of community, and this community is dedicated Read more