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Thursday, December 3 at 7:00pm
UCR Palm Desert is gearing up for the inaugural Literacy Festival tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coachella Library!
UCR Palm Desert Welcomes back the CVEP Energy Roundtable.
UCR Palm Desert Don't forget, this Saturday is the inaugural Literacy Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coachella Library. Free books, cultural entertainment and interactive booths for people of all ages. See our events section for more details!
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Join the Coachella Review, the literary journal of the MFA program at the UCR Palm Desert, for a spirited reading, conversation and book signing with acclaimed writer, Dan Chaon, on Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m.
A finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American... Academy of Arts and Letters, Chaon is the author of four books of fiction, including “Fitting Ends,” “Among the Missing,” and “You Remind Me of Me.” His latest book, the national bestseller “Await Your Reply,” was recently featured as one of the best books of the fall on the Today Show and was called "ambitious, gripping and unrelenting" by the New York Times.
In addition to “Await Your Reply” making the best seller list, “You Remind Me of Me” was also named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. Chaon's fiction has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. He was also a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction. Chaon lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and teaches at Oberlin College, where he is the Pauline M. Delaney Professor of Creative Writing.
The event will take place at UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm Desert. Both the event and parking are free. For information, call 760-834-0590.
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A finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American... Academy of Arts and Letters, Chaon is the author of four books of fiction, including “Fitting Ends,” “Among the Missing,” and “You Remind Me of Me.” His latest book, the national bestseller “Await Your Reply,” was recently featured as one of the best books of the fall on the Today Show and was called "ambitious, gripping and unrelenting" by the New York Times.
In addition to “Await Your Reply” making the best seller list, “You Remind Me of Me” was also named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. Chaon's fiction has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. He was also a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction. Chaon lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and teaches at Oberlin College, where he is the Pauline M. Delaney Professor of Creative Writing.
The event will take place at UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm Desert. Both the event and parking are free. For information, call 760-834-0590.
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Time:7:00PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA
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Monday Newsmakers: Q&A with Carolyn Stark, Graduation Center aims to be a leader- http://inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display
UCR Palm Desert Welcomes the College Access Foundation Board Members and Pathways to Success!
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Just how important is university based research? The winter issue of the UCR magazine explores the impacts of research in a format that includes video.
http://magazine.ucr.edu/1009/default.asp
UCR Palm Desert Need something to do Friday night? Check out "Uncovered: A Pageant of Hip Hop Masters." The event begins at 7 p.m. Check out of Events listing for more details!
UCR Palm Desert Welcomes the Coachella Valley Water District for their 23rd Annual Water Wise Landscape Workshop for Home Gardeners!
UCR Palm Desert "Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions." -- William Allin
UCR Palm Desert A coalition of Riverside County government and school agencies will use a prestigious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant to get 100,000 more local students attending college by 2025! Riverside is one of seven cities nationwide, and just two in the state, chosen for the award.
UCR Palm Desert Happy Halloween and have a great weekend!
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Distinguished Educator, International Health Expert Appointed Medical School Dean at the University of California, Riverside-Dr. G. Richard Olds will lead the launch of California’s first public medical school in four decades...http://newsroom.ucr.edu/news_item.html?a
UCR Newsroom: Distinguished Educator, International Health Expert Appointed Medical School Dean at t
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Distinguished Educator, International Health Expert Appointed Medical School Dean at the University of California, Riverside
UCR Palm Desert Save the Date: Thursday, December 3rd award-winning author Dan Chaon takes UCR PD's stage for a spirited reading, conversation and book signing.
