Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Commemorates the 12 days that Baha'u'llah spent in the Garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in Baghdad, during which time he proclaimed himself as the one announced by Bab. Work is suspended for the first, ninth, and twelfth days. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The final fertility festival, celebrating the Earth's fecundity and anticipating the power of the sun and the Earth in summer.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the creation of the sky and harvesting of the winter crop.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cabot Hall 701 and 702 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Arts,Working at Tufts Event Sponsor Department/Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts Speaker Name: John Ghazvinian RSVP Information: https://forms.monday.com/forms/e86e3f28a45256594aefe80596caccf7?r=use1 Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176276128 Link: https://forms.monday.com/forms/e86e3f28a45256594aefe80596caccf7?r=use1 This four-hour seminar covers the basics of commercial publishing—how it differs from academic publishing, what to expect, the pros and cons of trade publishing, and some of the resources available for scholars wanting to make this transition. It also provides participants with practical, actionable advice about the nuts and bolts of writing a non-fiction book proposal for a commercial press and the process of finding an agent—including common pitfalls to avoid. Workshop leader: John Ghazvinian. Ghazvinian has two decades of experience as a journalist and academic. He earned his doctorate in history at Oxford University and was the recipient of a "Public Scholar" fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2016–2017. From 2018–2025, he served as associate director, interim director, and executive director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is founding director of “Scholars to Storytellers”—an initiative aimed at helping senior academics engage with general audiences.