Tag Go Big Read
Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW–Madison
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. Read More
Innovation is the focus for next year’s Go Big Read program
What is innovation? What inspires it? And how do people become innovators? Read More
Go Big Read accepting book nominations
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. Read More
Go Big Read invites works of art and creative writing inspired by ‘Enrique’s Journey’
“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. Read More
Recent sightings: Personal Journeys
Both doing their best to wipe and laugh away a few tears, Odyssey Program student Beatriz Mairena-Kellman, left, shares a personal story with Pulitzer… Read More
Go Big Read author to discuss “Enrique’s Journey”
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." Read More
Go Big Read sparks campus book clubs
Three years ago, UW–Madison employees in the Division of Enrollment Management arrived at work to find something unusual perched on their keyboards: peapods. Read More
UW students lead Go Big Read discussions
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." Read More
‘Enrique’s Journey’ chosen for Go Big Read program
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. Read More
Harvard professor to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture
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 Read More
Book nominations sought for Go Big Read program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's common book program, Go Big Read, is engaging students, faculty, staff and the community in a shared academic experience as they read and discuss "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. Read More
Go Big Read author speaks tonight at Kohl Center
Rebecca Skloot, author of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," the University of Wisconsin–Madison's selection for its common-reading program, Go Big Read, will speak tonight (Oct. 25) at the Kohl Center. Read More