Last month I attended the 2019 Society for US Intellectual History Conference at the New School in New York. Like many graduate students trying to reduce their out of pocket costs, I volunteered to work the registration desk in exchange for a fee waiver. I generally like working the registration desk at conferences. It’s an opportunity to meet everyone who comes in the door. Plus you get to observe the many small scenes that make up an academic meeting. After all, these gatherings are more than panels, plenaries, and roundtables. Graduate students waiting for senior scholars to meet them for Read more