BOOK PROJECT: Call for nominations for 2014-15

by Dave Jones
May 31, 2013

The Campus Council on Community and Diversity invites all members of the campus and greater community to nominate books related to the topic of disability-disability issues for the 2014-15 Campus Community Book Project.

“As an educational institution, we endeavor to explore and engage thoughtfully about issues that impact our lives, directly and indirectly, with the goal of building a community that promotes diversity,” said Mikael Villalobos, book project coordinator and administrator of the Diversity Education Program in the Office of Campus Community Relations.

Nominations should be:

Compelling and thought provoking, to stimulate dialogue about contemporary questions that have many possible answers.
Well-written and accessible to a general audience.
Short enough to be read within the time frame usually allotted for coursework.
Provocative and intriguing to as many members of the community as possible, to invite diverse participation and integration into discussion groups and courses across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Any published work that is still in print in paperback — including nonfiction work, plays, novels, collections of short stories or essays — is eligible. An additional consideration for the recommended title is the possibility that the book's author will be available to speak as part of the Mondavi Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Nominations are sought by July 19, by email to mbvillalobos@ucdavis.edu. Please include title, author and a short description of the book, plus an explanation of why it complements the topic and represents a worthy selection.

The selection committee will begin reviewing nominations in late July, said Villalobos, adding that people should contact him if they would be interested in being on the committee. It will meet through the summer and more frequently in the fall as the selection process winds up.