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Laila Lalami

Spring 2016 Schoenfeldt Series: “Moor’s Account” Author Laila Lalami Visiting Campus Feb. 15

February 5, 2016

LailaLalami21 copyAuthor Laila Lalami will visit the University campus to discuss her book, The Moor’s Account, this year’s ReadUP book, on Monday, February 15, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Lalami is the spring 2016 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, and her talk will be free and open to all.

Lalami’s essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, The Nation, the Guardian, the New York Times, and in many anthologies. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside.

The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series was founded in 1988 by Rev. Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., of the University’s Holy Cross community, and his sister, University regent Suzanne Schoenfeldt Fields, in honor of their parents. Twice each year (usually in February and October), Schoenfeldt guest writers offer a public reading and also visit students and faculty during their time on The Bluff, especially in literature, science, and journalism classes.

For more information contact John Orr, assistant provost, at orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-25-2016, 02-08-2016, Academics, Events Tagged With: Laila Lalami, Moor's Account, ReadUP

ReadUP Discussion Groups: “The Moor’s Account”

January 29, 2016

MoorsAccountpaperback copyThree discussion groups for faculty and staff, led by Brian Doyle and Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will be held in the Clark Library conference room to talk about this year’s ReadUP selection, The Moor’s Account:

  • Wednesday, February 3, 12 p.m.
  • Thursday, February 4, 12:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 9, 3:30 p.m.

Pick the one that suits you best – all cover the same discussion material. Light snacks will be provided. No RSVP required, just bring your copy of the book and look forward to some engaging conversation.

For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-25-2016, 02-01-2016, Academics, Events Tagged With: Brian Doyle, Laila Lalami, Rev. Charlie Gordon C.S.C.

ReadUP’s “The Moor’s Account” Available in Clark Library

November 20, 2015

ReadUP150This year’s ReadUP book, The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami, is still available for free in the Clark Library. ReadUP discussion groups facilitated by Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., and Brian Doyle will be open to all faculty and staff:

  • Wednesday, February 3, noon
  • Thursday, February 4, 12:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 9, 3:30 p.m.

All book discussions will be held in the Clark Library conference room, no. 222. The program will conclude with a lecture by the author on Monday, February 15. A website for ReadUP is available at this link.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-23-2015, Academics, Library, Provost's Office Tagged With: Laila Lalami, ReadUP, The Moor's Tale

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