Stories indexed under: Go Big Read

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• Go Big Read selects ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ for its 5th year May 1, 2013 “A Tale for the Time Being,” a new novel from critically acclaimed and best-selling author Ruth Ozeki, is the selection for the fifth year of Go Big Read, UW-Madison’s common-reading program.
• Book discussion and exhibit highlight Go Big Read selection Jan. 28, 2013 Even if you don't recall fallout shelters and duck-and-cover drills from the 1950s, a book discussion and exhibit will provide a window into that era and this year's Go Big Read selection.
• Go Big Read seeks titles focused on global connections for 2013-'14 program Jan. 14, 2013 For the 2013-2014 year of Go Big Read, the selection committee for UW-Madison’s common-reading program is seeking a book that fits this theme of global connections. Fiction titles are strongly encouraged.
• Recent Sightings: Author visits Oct. 16, 2012 Lauren Redniss, author of the book "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout," speaks to a large crowd during a lecture in Varsity Hall inside Union South at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, Oct. 15.
• Go Big Read author to visit UW campus Oct. 11, 2012 “Radioactive” is inspiring discussions about the life and work of Marie Curie, but also the form and genre of the innovative book itself.
• Go Big Read selection prompts discussion of smart media use Sept. 25, 2012 This year’s Go Big Read selection will be used as an instructional tool Thursday at a workshop aimed at helping instructional staff incorporate smart media in the classroom.
• Campus partners with publisher to make "Radioactive" accessible Sept. 24, 2012 Scientific discovery, sacrifice and the love story of two groundbreaking scientists unfold in the beautifully complex pages of this year’s selection for Go Big Read, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s common-reading program.
• Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection April 23, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward has selected "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout" by Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times illustrator Lauren Redniss as the book for the fourth year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
• Go Big Read inspires art across UW community March 14, 2012 Two parts of "Enrique's Journey" stood out for Kat Cameron as she read this year's Go Big Read selection: the terrifying train ride through Chiapas and the kindness of the people in Vera Cruz, who threw food and other necessities to immigrants riding atop a train through Mexico bound for America.
• Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW-Madison March 1, 2012 The UW-Madison community can get a firsthand look at the results in the exhibit, “Bound to El Norte,” which includes 29 images from the series that won Bartletti the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. The exhibit starts Thursday at Ebling Library.
• Innovation is the focus for next year’s Go Big Read program Jan. 25, 2012 What is innovation? What inspires it? And how do people become innovators?
• Go Big Read accepting book nominations Jan. 9, 2012 Go Big Read is engaging students, faculty, staff and the community in a shared academic experience as they read and discuss "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario. Now planning is under way for next year's common-reading program, which will focus on a theme suggested by Interim Chancellor David Ward: innovation.
• Go Big Read invites works of art and creative writing inspired by ‘Enrique’s Journey’ Dec. 22, 2011 “Enrique’s Journey,“ this year’s Go Big Read selection, sparked discussion and reflection across campus and the greater community. Now the book by Pulitzer Prize-wining author Sonia Nazario, will serve as an inspiration for works of art readers from UW–Madison and across Dane County create during the long winter break.
• Recent sightings: Personal Journeys Oct. 27, 2011
• Go Big Read author to discuss “Enrique’s Journey” Oct. 24, 2011 When Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sonia Nazario speaks the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, at Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she'll join a vibrant campus conversation already under way about her book, "Enrique's Journey."
• Go Big Read sparks campus book clubs Oct. 18, 2011 Three years ago, UW-Madison employees in the Division of Enrollment Management arrived at work to find something unusual perched on their keyboards: peapods.
• UW students lead Go Big Read discussions Oct. 17, 2011 A group of 50 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will take on a new role Wednesday, Oct. 19, leading small groups of Middleton high school students through discussions about this year's Go Big Read selection, "Enrique's Journey."
• ‘Enrique’s Journey’ chosen for Go Big Read program June 8, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "Enrique's Journey" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario as the book for the third year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
• Go Big Read concludes this year's program with "Who Owns My Body and Where is It Now?" on April 15-16 April 14, 2011
• Harvard professor to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture March 7, 2011 Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will give the annual Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24