The UW Common Book introduces freshmen to the college-level process of academic inquiry. Through a common text, students begin to discuss and examine a particular theme, issue, or topic, using the book as a common point of entry.
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2007 Common Book Panel DiscussionUpdated about 8 months ago
2008 Common Book Event with Luis Alberto UrreaCreated about 11 months ago
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Interested in other memoirs? Check out this month's display in the Suzzallo and Allen Library lobby. The theme is "What's Your Story?" and it centers on the idea that:
"Each and every one of us has a story to tell that's all our own. Uniquely ours. Collectively, these individual stories help us understand who we are as a nation, and as citizens of the world."
Don't miss it!
Source: www.lib.washington.edu
The Focus on... exhibit in the Allen North Lobby showcases the Libraries' collection by highlighting books and other material on a subject. Displays will change throughout the year. All books on display can be checked out.
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Another way UW builds community: Getting thousands of freshmen to come together as one BIG W! http://www.washington.edu/uaa/textpatter
Source: www.washington.edu
There are 5,300 freshmen in the University of Washington’s class of 2013. 4,000 come from Washington state cities and towns, and 1,300 are from other states and other countries… And together, they make one BIG W!
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Not that we're advocating "Cliff Notes" in place of the book, but Will Mari's article, "Cliff notes for the common book" in The Daily's Welcome Edition (page A11) provides a helpful way to think about "Dreams from My Father." Can't seem to find an online link so you'll have to read it the old fashioned way. The Welcome... Edition was sent to freshmen and copies are around campus as well.Read More
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"Former common-book author’s new novel provides perspective on life"
Will Mari's article about "Strength in What Remains," the new book by Tracy Kidder. Kidder wrote "Mountains Beyond Mountains," the 2006 UW Common Book about Dr. Paul Farmer bringing medical care to developing nations.
Source: dailyuw.com
Probably like many Americans, reading about genocide in Africa was not high on my list of things to do this summer.
UW Common Book What does an anthropologist do? Read about the owrk of anthropologist Dr. Ann Dunham Soetoro, a.k.a. President Obama's mom.
Source: www.nytimes.com
What we can learn from the scholarship of anthropologist Ann Dunham Soetoro, President Obama’s late mother.
UW Common Book Here's a 1995 audio interview with Obama about "Dreams from My Father." Hope you find it interesting!
Source: www.eyeonbooks.com
Barack Obama was born to a Kenyan father and an American mother in 1961, but his parents divorced when he was just two years old. Obama has said his father was little more than a myth to him, at the time of the elder Obama's death in 1982. ...
UW Common Book It's ten o'clock at night! (Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama)
UW Common Book "Dreams from My Father" is "an eloquent description of one's search for identity and the meaning of the American dream." --Professor Gene Edgar
Source: uwnews.org
Members of the UW community gathered around big screens on campus to watch Barack Obama being sworn in as U.S. president. Obama's memoir has been chosen as next year's Common Book.
UW Common Book Welcome to the UW, Freshman Class of 2009! You'll get your copy of the UW Common Book at summer orientation. Make sure you read it before fall quarter begins!
UW Common Book Luis Alberto Urrea will read from his new book, "Into the Beautiful North," at the University Book Store Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. The Seattle Times says "Urrea's meticulous detail makes the story come to life" and calls Urrea a "terrific storyteller." See the link for the full review.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Don't miss "Walking the Line," a powerful documentary about the U.S.-Mexico border. Discussion with director Jeremy Levine will follow.
Date: March 4, 2009
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: Johnson Hall 102, University of Washington
"Walking the Line" is an award-winning documentary that examines the crossroads of immigration ...politics on the U.S.-Mexican border.
More information about Walking the Line can be found at: http://www.walkingthelinefilm.com/about.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Curriculum Transformation, the Diversity Research Institute, the Compartive History of Ideas Program, the Kenneth S. Allen Library, American Ethnic Studies, Latin American Studies, and the student Latin American Studies Association at UW. Read More
Date: March 4, 2009
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: Johnson Hall 102, University of Washington
"Walking the Line" is an award-winning documentary that examines the crossroads of immigration ...politics on the U.S.-Mexican border.
More information about Walking the Line can be found at: http://www.walkingthelinefilm.com/about.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Curriculum Transformation, the Diversity Research Institute, the Compartive History of Ideas Program, the Kenneth S. Allen Library, American Ethnic Studies, Latin American Studies, and the student Latin American Studies Association at UW. Read More
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The 2009-10 UW Common Book is "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" by Barack Obama.
Read the University Week story here: http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?id=
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Charles Hirschman to address immigration in Faculty Lecture
From University Week, 1/22/2009:
“The changing American family tree is just one of the topics that Sociology Professor Charles Hirschman will touch on when he explores the hot-button issue of immigration in the 33rd annual Faculty Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, J...an. 28. The free program, titled Immigration and American Identity, will be held in 130 Kane and is open to the campus community and the general public. A reception will follow in Kane's Walker-Ames Room. “
Read the entire article here:
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?vis
From University Week, 1/22/2009:
“The changing American family tree is just one of the topics that Sociology Professor Charles Hirschman will touch on when he explores the hot-button issue of immigration in the 33rd annual Faculty Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, J...an. 28. The free program, titled Immigration and American Identity, will be held in 130 Kane and is open to the campus community and the general public. A reception will follow in Kane's Walker-Ames Room. “
Read the entire article here:
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?vis
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Watch Common Book author Luis Urrea on UWTV
The UW Common Book event with “The Devil’s Highway” author Luis Alberto Urrea is now available on the UWTV web site and is being broadcast on UWTV and the Research Channel.
Watch it online: http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayeven
Watch it on UWTV:
12.11.08 | 5:3...0 p.m.
12.14.08 | 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Watch it on the ResearchChannel:
12.21.08 | 12 a.m., 6 a.m., 12 p.m., 6 p.m.
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The UW Common Book event with “The Devil’s Highway” author Luis Alberto Urrea is now available on the UWTV web site and is being broadcast on UWTV and the Research Channel.
Watch it online: http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayeven
Watch it on UWTV:
12.11.08 | 5:3...0 p.m.
12.14.08 | 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Watch it on the ResearchChannel:
12.21.08 | 12 a.m., 6 a.m., 12 p.m., 6 p.m.
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