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== Spring 2021 Faculty Book Club ==
Since 2007, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development has hosted the Fall Faculty Book Club, an annual initiative designed to foster collaborative dialogue around higher education pedagogy. The program convenes a small, dedicated cohort of faculty to read and discuss carefully selected literature focusing on the art and science of teaching.
(Postponed from Fall 2020)


The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development is pleased to announce
To ensure intimate and substantive conversations, participation is capped at ten faculty members per cohort. The group meets monthly from September through November, gathering on Monday evenings. To alleviate logistical hurdles, all selected texts are provided and delivered to participants at no cost. Because the discussions are paced—with faculty reading designated sections prior to each meeting—participants are expected to commit to attending all two to three sessions throughout the semester.
its Fourteenth Annual Fall Faculty Book Club. This fall we will be reading ''Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto'' by Kevin M. Gannon.


Here is a description of the book from the publisher:
The book club maintains a strong tradition of selecting timely, research-based texts that address contemporary academic challenges. Past selections have consistently emphasized evidence-based practices and the cultivation of equitable educational experiences, tackling subjects such as inclusive teaching, digital literacy, student learning strategies, and social justice. Ultimately, the initiative provides a structured, supportive, and safe space for faculty to critically examine and evolve their teaching strategies.


<blockquote>
== Book Club Timeline ==
Higher education has seen better days. Harsh budget cuts, the precarious nature of
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employment in college teaching, and political hostility to the entire enterprise of
| year    = 2026
education have made for an increasingly fraught landscape. Radical Hope is an
| cover    = [[File:Bookcover-Distracted.png|left|150px|alt=Book cover]]
ambitious response to this state of affairs, at once political and practical—the work of
| title    = [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-m-lang/distracted/9781541699816/?lens=basic-books Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It]
an activist, teacher, and public intellectual grappling with some of the most pressing
| author  = James M. Lang
topics at the intersection of higher education and social justice.
| note    = Although the book was written before the COVID-19 pandemic caused much of the world to go into lockdown, it's focus on the challenges students struggle with in the traditional classroom are more relevant than ever.
| meta    = '''Themes:''' Classroom management · Student engagement · Self-regulated Learning <br>'''Sessions:''' 3
}}


Kevin Gannon asks that the contemporary university’s manifold problems be
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approached as opportunities for critical engagement, arguing that, when done
| year  = 2025
effectively, teaching is by definition emancipatory and hopeful. Considering individual
| cover  = [[File:Bookcover-TheOppositeOfCheating.png|left|150px|alt=Book cover]]
pedagogical practice, the students who are the primary audience and beneficiaries of
| title  = [https://www.theoppositeofcheating.com/the-opposite-of-cheating The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI]
teaching, and the institutions and systems within which teaching occurs, Radical
| author = Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger
Hope surveys the field, tackling everything from impostor syndrome to cell phones in
| note  = Almost three years after the public release of ChatGPT, we decided to shift the focus from how students might be using generative AI to cheat to how we can teach ethics and integrity despite the ease and convenience provided by generative AI.
class to allegations of a campus “free speech crisis.” Throughout, Gannon translates
| meta  = '''Theme:''' Generative AI · Academic integrity · Ethics
ideals into tangible strategies and practices (including key takeaways at the conclusion
}}
of each chapter), with the goal of reclaiming teachers’ essential role in the discourse of
higher education.
</blockquote>


The Fall Faculty Book Club will meet three times this semester, so please only request a space if
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you are committed to attending all three of the following meetings:
| year  = 2024
# Monday, February 22, 4:00-5:30
| cover  = [[File:Bookcover-APedagogyOfKindness.jpg|left|150px|alt=Book cover]]
# Monday, March 22, 4:00-5:30
| title  = [https://www.oupress.com/9780806193854/a-pedagogy-of-kindness/ A Pedagogy of Kindness]
# Monday, April 19, 4:00-5:30
| author = Catherine J. Denial
If you are interested, please [https://cat.xula.edu/mail/?to=301 email Jay Todd]. We will accept the first 10
| note  = This year's selection was simple enough given the timing of this new book, which aligns so well with the mission and culture at Xavier.
people who respond, and will deliver the books as soon as possible.
| meta  = '''Themes:''' Kindness · Belonging · Compassionate assessment
}}


We look forward to reading with you and learning with you!
{{BookClub
| year  = 2023
| title  = [https://wvupressonline.com/inclusive-teaching/Inclusive Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom]
| author = Kelly A. Hogan & Viji Sathy
| meta  = '''16th Annual''' · 3 sessions
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2022
| title  = [https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781620363164/Teach-Students-How-to-Learn Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation]
| author = Saundra Yancy McGuire
| meta  = '''15th Annual''' · 3 sessions
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2021
| title  = Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading
| author = Jenae Cohn
| meta  = '''14th Annual''' · 3 sessions
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2019
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/265056.Lives_on_the_Boundary Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared]
| author = Mike Rose
| meta  = '''13th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2018
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36751217-backlash Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America]
| author = George Yancy
| meta  = '''12th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2017
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26367751-slow-professor The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy]
| author = Maggie Berg and Barbara Seeber
| meta  = '''11th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2016
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26517530-small-teaching Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning]
| author = James M. Lang
| meta  = '''10th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2015
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7036409-how-learning-works How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching]
| author = Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, and Marie K. Norman
| meta  = '''9th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2014
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139048.Earth_in_Mind Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect]
| author = David W. Orr
| note  = ''Co-sponsored with Read Today, Lead Tomorrow:'' [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/289751.Proust_and_the_Squid Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain] by Maryanne Wolf
| meta  = '''8th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2013
| title  = [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3557358-sentipensante-sensing-thinking-pedagogy Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation]
| author = Laura I. Rendón
| meta  = '''7th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2012
| title  = [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13747795-what-the-best-college-students-do What the Best College Students Do]
| author = Ken Bain
| meta  = '''6th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2011
| title  = [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141593.How_Black_Colleges_Empower_Black_Students How Black Colleges Empower Black Students: Lessons for Higher Education]
| author = Frank W. Hale Jr.
| meta  = '''5th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2010
| title  = [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791813-the-heart-of-higher-education The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal]
| author = Parker J. Palmer and Arthur Zajonc
| meta  = '''4th Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2009
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1395164.The_Skillful_Teacher The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom]
| author = Stephen D. Brookfield
| meta  = '''3rd Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2008
| title  = [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2153560.A_Will_to_Learn A Will to Learn: Being a Student in an Age of Uncertainty]
| author = Ronald Barnett
| meta  = '''2nd Annual'''
}}
 
{{BookClub
| year  = 2007
| title  = [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76696.What_the_Best_College_Teachers_Do What the Best College Teachers Do]
| author = Ken Bain
| meta  = '''1st Annual'''
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 30 June 2026

Since 2007, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development has hosted the Fall Faculty Book Club, an annual initiative designed to foster collaborative dialogue around higher education pedagogy. The program convenes a small, dedicated cohort of faculty to read and discuss carefully selected literature focusing on the art and science of teaching.

To ensure intimate and substantive conversations, participation is capped at ten faculty members per cohort. The group meets monthly from September through November, gathering on Monday evenings. To alleviate logistical hurdles, all selected texts are provided and delivered to participants at no cost. Because the discussions are paced—with faculty reading designated sections prior to each meeting—participants are expected to commit to attending all two to three sessions throughout the semester.

The book club maintains a strong tradition of selecting timely, research-based texts that address contemporary academic challenges. Past selections have consistently emphasized evidence-based practices and the cultivation of equitable educational experiences, tackling subjects such as inclusive teaching, digital literacy, student learning strategies, and social justice. Ultimately, the initiative provides a structured, supportive, and safe space for faculty to critically examine and evolve their teaching strategies.

Book Club Timeline

2026

Book cover

Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It by James M. Lang

Although the book was written before the COVID-19 pandemic caused much of the world to go into lockdown, it's focus on the challenges students struggle with in the traditional classroom are more relevant than ever.

Themes: Classroom management · Student engagement · Self-regulated Learning
Sessions: 3

2025

Book cover

The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger

Almost three years after the public release of ChatGPT, we decided to shift the focus from how students might be using generative AI to cheat to how we can teach ethics and integrity despite the ease and convenience provided by generative AI.

Theme: Generative AI · Academic integrity · Ethics

2024

Book cover

A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine J. Denial

This year's selection was simple enough given the timing of this new book, which aligns so well with the mission and culture at Xavier.

Themes: Kindness · Belonging · Compassionate assessment

2023

Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom by Kelly A. Hogan & Viji Sathy


16th Annual · 3 sessions

2022

Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by Saundra Yancy McGuire


15th Annual · 3 sessions

2021

Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading by Jenae Cohn


14th Annual · 3 sessions

2019

Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared by Mike Rose


13th Annual

2018

Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America by George Yancy


12th Annual

2017

The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy by Maggie Berg and Barbara Seeber


11th Annual

2016

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang


10th Annual

2015

How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, and Marie K. Norman


9th Annual

2014

Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect by David W. Orr

Co-sponsored with Read Today, Lead Tomorrow: Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf

8th Annual

2013

Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation by Laura I. Rendón


7th Annual

2012

What the Best College Students Do by Ken Bain


6th Annual

2011

How Black Colleges Empower Black Students: Lessons for Higher Education by Frank W. Hale Jr.


5th Annual

2010

The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal by Parker J. Palmer and Arthur Zajonc


4th Annual

2009

The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom by Stephen D. Brookfield


3rd Annual

2008

A Will to Learn: Being a Student in an Age of Uncertainty by Ronald Barnett


2nd Annual

2007

What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain


1st Annual

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