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How To Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations In Dangerously Divided Times

Presented by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Judy Genshaft Honors College.

About the Event

During this conversation, journalist Mónica Guzmán, Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication Matt Reichel, and student Sam Recheck will take guests to the real front lines of a crisis that threatens to grind America to a halt - broken conversations among confounded people. 
 
Guzmán will highlight how best to overcome the fear and certainty that surround us to finally do what only seems impossible: understand and even learn from people in your life whose whole worldview is different from or even opposed to yours. 
 
The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session. 

DATE, TIME AND LOCATION

March 28, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM 

University of South Florida 
Charles William Young Hall (CWY) – 2nd Floor – Room 206 
12303 USF Genshaft Drive 
Tampa, FL 33620 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mónica Guzmán is a bridge builder, journalist, and author who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. Her new book, "I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times" was featured on the Glenn Beck Podcast and named a New York Times recommended read. She’s Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world; cofounder of the award-winning Seattle newsletter The Evergrey; and advisor for Starts With Us and the Generations Over Dinner project. She was a 2019 fellow at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, where she studied social and political division, and a 2016 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, where she researched how journalists can rethink their roles to better meet the needs of a participatory public. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle, served twice as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes, and plays a barbarian named Shadrack in her besties’ Dungeons & Dragons campaign. A Mexican immigrant, Latina, and dual US/Mexico citizen, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents. 

IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS

Attendance at this event fulfills the Civics Literacy state requirement for students who have taken POS 2041 or AMH 2020 in another state. Proof of attendance that includes a photo at the event is necessary to receive the credit. 

PARKING 

Parking for USF faculty and students is available in Lots 21 or 37. Public parking is available in Lot 6 with Daily Parking available via the parking pay station or by using the mobile parking app. For more information about parking options, please visit the Parking Services website.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT?

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