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FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE :
SUMMER COMMON READING Kalamazoo’s
SUMMER COMMON READING joins new students, faculty, and staff
in a conversation about a novel they have
read during the summer. Summer Common Reading is an important
first step in building a cohesive, dynamic, educational community.
To share a book means we all begin "on the same page"--literally.
By reading this book attentively, discussing it with peers
and faculty, connecting it to other academic disciplines at
the college, the Summer Common Reading experience is seen
a microcosm of, and a model for, a liberal arts education.
The fall 2009
novel is Rachel Kushner's novel Telex from Cuba.
Past SCR authors and novels
include:
1999-Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
2000-Richard Ford, Independence Day
2001-Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life
2002-Ha Jin, Waiting
2003-Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
2004-Aleksandar Hemon, Nowhere Man
2005-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus
2006-Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated
2007-Edward P. Jones, The Known World
2008-Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Since 2000, the author of the
chosen novel has visited campus during orientation to augment
discussion of the work.
The
Summer Common Reading Committee:
Mickey McDonald, Provost
Andy Mozina, English Department
Zaide Pixley, Dean of the First Year & Advising
Di Seuss, English Department
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