2005 book discussion groups
Book groups are open to interested faculty and staff but please sign up with Jennifer Cox Johnson in the LTC, x4192 or jcoxjohn@carleton.edu.
Gender in Academia: The two books we will read for fall are Joan Williams, Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to do About It (2001) and Collins, Lynn H., Joan C. Chrisler, and Kathryn Quina, eds. Career Strategies for Women in Academia : Arming Athena (1998).
Co-sponsored by Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant. Please sign up with the LTC if you want to take part.
The group started last spring and continues in 2005-06. We began with Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher, 2002, Unlocking the Clubhouse (MIT Press, 172 p.), a short and readable account of gender dynamics in a male-dominated field, computer science.
Sign up with Jennifer Cox Johnson in the LTC. Mary Savina is the facilitator. Complimentary copies are provided to faculty who sign up through the LTC with funds from the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant. Extra discount available to staff members who join the group. Books are now available to those who sign up.
Previous book groups:
Collapse by Jared Diamond spring term 05: Jared Diamond's new book Collapse was described by Tim Flannery in Science as "arguably the most incisive study of senescing human civilizations ever written" and by Robin McKie in the Observer as "superb but terrifying." Join colleagues for two discussions of Collapse on April 11, and May 16, both Mondays at 4:30 p.m. at Headley House. Co-sponsored by Environmental and Technology Studies. Email Jennifer Cox Johnson to register for the book group and indicate if you already own a copy. Books are available through the Carleton Bookstore (complimentary copies provided for faculty through the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant and at 15% discount for staff).
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School,
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, John Bransford, et al, editors, winter term 05. Complimentary copies of the book are provided to faculty members through the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant. Staff members may read the book on the website or purchase discounted copies through the Bookstore. To become part of the book group contact Jennifer Cox Johnson (x4192 or jcoxjohn@carleton.edu). See also the January 18 LTC noon presentation.
(URL for online access http://www.nap.edu/books/0309070368/html/
Cosponsored by Carleton Integrated Science and Math Initiative (CISMI) and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC).
A Hidden Wholeness, by Parker Palmer. Met winter 05, plus one date with Parker Palmer in spring 05. This group also referred to Parker Palmer's book The Courage to Teach.
Complimentary copies of the books are provided to faculty members by the Dean of the College office. Human Resources has provided funds for complimentary copies to be available to staff participating in the book group. To become part of the group, contact Jennifer Cox Johnson (x4192 or jcoxjohn@carleton.edu). Discounted copies of the book are available at the Bookstore for those not able to participate in the group. Cosponsored by the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant, the Program for Ethical Reflection at Carleton (PERC), the Career Center, Human Resources, and the Dean of the College Office.