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 encouraged to complete the online request for a digital exam copy,” said Karen Weathermon, director of First-Year Programs, of which the Common Reading Program is a part.
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 discussions available between meetings.
Our goal is to consider how the text can be applied to our classrooms and used to encourage our students’ engagement with topics related to social equity. We invite faculty at all ranks on all campuses to join!
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 will include early South African jazz (marabi), a cappella music performed by migrant workers (isicathamiya), and numerous genres that emerged during the anti-apartheid strugges, 1948-1994.
April 28, 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 discussions available between meetings.
Our goal is to consider how the text can be applied to our classrooms and used to encourage our students’ engagement with topics related to social equity. We invite faculty at all ranks on all campuses to join!
April 27, 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 noon on Wednesday, April 28.
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 will include early South African jazz (marabi), a cappella music performed by migrant workers (isicathamiya), and numerous genres that emerged during the anti-apartheid struggles, 1948-1994.