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Emotional Intelligence: Why discuss sensitive topics in an academic setting?
Posted on September 9, 2013“All learning has an emotional base.” – Plato As our campus community comes together to read Ruth Ozeki’s novel A Tale for […]
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Guest Book Review: Thoughts from Louise Robbins
Posted on September 5, 2013Guest Review: I have just finished reading the BIG READ book: Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being. Me: “I’m finished. I’m […]
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5,500+ Books in Under a Minute
Posted on September 4, 2013More than 5,500 copies of A Tale for the Time Being flew out the doors of the Kohl Center after Convocation. Checkout […]
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Ruth Ozeki on “Book Talk”
Posted on August 29, 2013Haven’t yet gotten a chance to start this year’s Go Big Read book, A Tale for the Time Being? Or read it […]
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Suicide Prevention: Go Big Read to Partner with UHS and ASK.LISTEN.SAVE.
Posted on August 23, 2013In “Tale for the Time Being,” Go Big Read author Ruth Ozeki explores themes of trauma including sexual assault, bullying, and suicide. […]
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NIH Reaches Agreement with Family of Henrietta Lacks
Posted on August 7, 2013The Go Big Read selection from 2011-12, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, has continued to generate a lot […]
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“After Chernobyl” at Ebling Library
Posted on June 26, 2013“The closer you are to Chernobyl, the less dangerous it seems.” This is the theme of Ebling Library‘s latest exhibit, “After Chernobyl: […]
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“A Crucial Collaboration”: Ruth Ozeki on the reader-writer relationship
Posted on June 11, 2013A Tale for the Time Being author Ruth Ozeki If you’ve started reading this year’s Go Big Read book, A Tale for […]
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Here comes the sun!
Posted on May 20, 2013The weather is warm, the trees are green, the streets are full of frantic undergraduates trying to move futons out of their […]
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Go Big Read 2013-14 Book Selection!
Posted on May 1, 2013It’s a big day in the Go Big Read office! Our official announcement was made public at 9:00am, and since then we’ve […]