Dean of the College Presents
Bard Reading Initiative STUDENT READING GROUPS
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DUE: NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
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The Bard Reading Initiative and the Dean of the College would like to announce a call for student-organized reading groups and circles.
Reading groups do not need to be linked to a particular course, curriculum, or program. On the contrary, we hope that students take advantage of this opportunity to read books for entertainment or edification beyond the formal structure of classes. Books could be fiction, nonfiction, theory, philosophy, poetry, science writing, or anything students choose. We want to encourage sustained reading as an enjoyable method for understanding ourselves, our world, and our place in it, and emphasize the importance of reading as a group practice for building communities of thought and activity.
The Bard Reading Initiative (BRI) will provide support for approved groups by purchasing inexpensive copies of the selected book for all group members; so too, the college will pay for refreshments for group meetings ($100 total). Groups should commit to meeting regularly at least four times throughout the year.
Interested students should submit a proposal describing the book and the rationale for choosing it along with a signed letter of support by a Bard College faculty or staff member. In addition, please submit a list of at least 3 but no more than 5 students committed to joining the reading group. Selected groups will be contacted with more information after Thanksgiving. The BRI will invite you to share something of your experiences at a festive celebration in Stevenson Library toward the end of next semester.
Deadline for Proposals: Monday, November 18 - Submit to: [email protected]
For more information, call 845-758-7421, or e-mail [email protected].