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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Applications are now open for participation
in the Thomas R. Watson Conference in Rhetoric and Composition, which will be held from Feb. 28-Mar. 1 (Zoom) and Mar. 7-9 (in-person and hybrid). Titled
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>“</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><b><u><a href="https://louisville.edu/conference/watson/2024-watson-conference" target="_blank" id="OWA1178cc53-9e43-fa07-21f5-d005553d615f" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Create,
Connect, Reflect: Launching Collaborations and (Re)building Community in Our Fields</a></u></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>,”</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> the
conference will be devoted to launching a number of collaborative projects—from book proposals to a multi-institutional study, from teaching and learning resources to an app—and more. If the idea of creating something meaningful over three days with a group
of new colleagues appeals to you, please check out the projects (more may be added in January) and apply!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Registration is free for BIPOC attendees
and caregivers and set low for white folks who are students or lack institutional funding. The deadline for applications is January 21. We will aim to give everyone their first choice of project. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">We invite you to
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://louisville.edu/conference/watson/2024-watson-conference" target="_blank" id="OWA3ee8ddaa-82a5-1d75-3818-7a5a783c5833" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">read
more about the conference</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">, peruse the Zoom and in-person/hybrid
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://louisville.edu/conference/watson/2024-watson-conference/accepted-proposals-test" target="_blank" id="OWA8ecfa593-10b9-ff6a-b38e-c5b418945234" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">projects</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">,
and </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://louisville.edu/conference/watson/2024-watson-conference/application-to-collaborate-on-a-project" target="_blank" id="OWAe4413d3b-c050-5d61-1c7c-587e7eed3782" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">apply</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> by
January 21. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:watson@louisville.edu" id="OWA387d74d0-b739-c888-0b7e-8be471765048" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="4" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">watson@louisville.edu</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> if
you have questions. </span></p>
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