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• Immigration Issues on Campus

  Posted on June 22, 2011

  Readers of Enrique’s Journey see the struggle that Enrique’s family faces to find employment and education once they reach the United States. […]

• Immigration Study Resources

  Posted on June 20, 2011

  Enrique’s Journey discusses many aspects of the immigration debate, a controversial topic with often changing legislature, which sometimes makes it difficult to […]

• Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey

  Posted on June 14, 2011

  Last week, we were excited to announce this year’s Go Big Read selection, Enrique’s Journey, by Sonia Nazario.Nazario was born right here […]

• 2011-2012 Go Big Read Book Selected!

  Posted on June 1, 2011

  Chancellor Biddy Martin has chosen Enrique’s Journey, by Sonia Nazario, for the 2011-2012 Go Big Read book selection (official release). This nonfiction […]

• Science Olympiad 2011: New Horizons of Discovery

  Posted on May 19, 2011

  It might be summer break, but exciting things are still happening at UW Madison. Just after the end of the semester, the […]

• A Little More About Community Reads

  Posted on May 17, 2011

  Go Big Read is still fairly new to UW Madison, but community reads, book clubs, and book groups have been popular across […]

• Community Reads Across the Country

  Posted on May 10, 2011

  Other universities are getting involved in community reads, too. If you’re looking for a post-finals book to read, these are some great […]

• New Interview With Rebecca Skloot

  Posted on May 4, 2011

  A new interview with Rebecca Skloot was posted this week in “Simply Stated,” the blog for Real Simple magazine. Skloot extensively answers […]

• Haunted Hospitals and Patient Abuse

  Posted on April 28, 2011

  With so many aspects of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to discuss, the fate of Deborah’s younger sister, Elsie, sometimes goes […]

• High School Students Debate on Financial Incentives for Organ Donation

  Posted on April 26, 2011

  Readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks may remember Zakariyya Lacks’ opinion about the scientific use of his mother’s tissue: Them […]