The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota offers "a two-semester curriculum focused on the social, academic, and institutional needs of first-year students." This year the program, called CE+HD Reads, brought together students and faculty to read A Lesson Before Dying. They were also joined by the author, Ernest Gaines, who … Continue reading Meet the Author
Making a Difference
Paul Tough, one of America’s foremost writers on poverty, education, and the achievement gap, spent five years with Geoffrey Canada, following the parents and children who are struggling to better their lives at the Harlem Children’s Zone. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America (from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a tour … Continue reading Making a Difference
Tiny, Little Stories
I'm usually too overwhelmed by the prodigious output of the blog Galleycat to make much use of its news, but happily this item caught my eye. Arjun Basu writes micro-stories on Twitter--140 characters at a time. An example of his work is above, but he appears to be posting almost hourly, so there's always fresh … Continue reading Tiny, Little Stories
Musings from Magers and Quinn 