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Diaz’s poem, “American Arithmetic,” is featured in this year’s common reading book, Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation. The book is used in dozens of first-year classes.

The Season of Nonviolence at Central Oregon Community College (COCC), which spans from January through mid-March and advances ideas of empowerment for a nonviolent society, is set to commence with a free Jan. 24 livestream event featuring celebrated Native author Robin Wall Kimmerer. Visit cocc.edu/seasonofnonviolence for the full lineup of presentations, discussions and a series of community book conversations, now underway. All events are virtual and free to attend, with registration require...

American Legion Post 102 veterans, from left, William Bailey, David Jackson, Lanae Johnson, George Rutherford, Monroe Burger and Gerald Ballard.

100 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News On 8/2/21 at 8:00 PM EDT When it comes to colleges, big state schools get attention for their sports teams. Technology schools get credit for scientific breakthroughs. But America is dotted with top-notch liberal arts colleges that have plenty to offer. Many feature core curriculums that require students to sample the arts, humanities, sciences, and languages. Others have open curriculums, challenging students to choose ...

Digital exam copies of Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation, the 2021-22 Common Reading book, are available for request by faculty and staff interested in considering use of the book for courses or student programming in the coming year. The 2017 anthology is a timely collection of nonfiction, short stories, and poetry by 36 prominent and emerging writers that address inequalities through a variety of lenses. More about the book and Common Reading program can be found...

May 24, 2021 The WSU Common Reading Program has announced the 2021-22 book to be used by first-year and other students in classes and beyond is Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation, edited by John Freeman. Requests from faculty are now being accepted for digital exam copies of Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation, the 2021-22 common reading book. “Anyone considering using the book for courses or programming aimed at students is encourag...

Texas State Common Experience revealed its theme for the 2021-2022 academic year will be “Compassion.”  The theme is a scholarly real-world look at the identity of the Texas State community, focusing on topics such as mindfulness, support, relief and genuine human kindness.  Twister Marquiss, director of the Common Experience, says this theme was chosen since it addressed something unique and something that he feels the community needed, especially after the past year. "Its a ch...

April 30, 2021 The WSU President’s Teaching Academy will be joining the WSU Common Reading Program for the 2021-2022 academic year by supporting a book club for faculty to read Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation edited by John Freeman. For faculty* interested in joining the book club, the Teaching Academy will provide your book copy (print or e-book) for summer reading. Club groups will meet two times synchronously during fall semester, with asynchronous discu...

April 28, 2021 Melissa Parkhurst will present a Common Reading talk on “Song Gives Birth to Struggle: Music and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa” at today at noon. Parkhurst, a faculty member in the WSU School of Music and the 2021 awardee of the WSU Faculty Diversity Award, will use examples from several South African music traditions to explore the ways in which music sheds light on the indigenous cultures and the process of colonialism and post colonialism. These examples wil...