On July 7, 2004 UF President J.
Bernard Machen announced the Faculty Reading Initiative
(FRI) co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the
Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations (CSRRR).
The FRI presents a unique opportunity to bring together
the more than 4,000 UF faculty members to facilitate discussions
on a boundary-crossing issue.
The selected text for the Initiative
will be, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting
Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About
Race (Basic Books, 2003) by Dr. Beverly Daniel
Tatum. This book features a frank and wide-ranging discussion
of race and race relations. Tatum sensitively and broadly
addresses issues of racial identity, race-related curriculum
development, and the need for cross-racial dialogue. Her
well-indexed book is also a wonderful resource for additional
material. Professor Tatum, a trained clinical psychologist,
is the president of Spelman College.
The FRI will culminate in a two-part
symposium on September 9, 2004, at the Phillips Center for
the Performing Arts. The first part, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.,
will consist of a faculty roundtable discussion. Twelve
faculty members, representing various UF colleges and disciplines,
will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of Tatum's book
in particular and race-related curricula issues in general.
The second part, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., will feature a
lecture by Dr. Beverly Tatum, followed by a question and
answer session.
For further information, please
contact Dr. Gail Baker, Co-Chair, Inauguration Steering
Committee, at 846-3903 or Dr. Katheryn Russell-Brown, Professor
& Director, Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations,
at 392-2225.
Visit the Faculty Reading Initiative
website at: www.president.ufl.edu/reading
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FACULTY READING INITIATIVE
ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM
Panelists
Terry Mills, Roundtable
Moderator
Associate Dean for Minority Affairs and Associate Professor
of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Dorette Ellis
Assistant Professor of Pharmodynamics, College of Pharmacy.
Catherine Emihovich
Dean and Professor, College of Education.
Berta E. Hernandez-Truyol
Levin, Mabie & Levin Professor of Law, Levin College
of Law.
Michael Leslie
Associate Professor of Telecommunications, College of Journalism
and Communications.
Joseli Macedo
Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, College
of Design, Construction and Planning.
Vasudha Narayanan
Professor of Religion, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Kenneth Nunn
Professor of Law, Levin College of Law and Co-Founder, Center
for the Study of Race and Race Relations.
Donna Parker
Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs and Clinical Assistant
Professor, Pediatrics,
College of Medicine.
Sharon Rush
Irving Cypen Professor of Law, Levin College of Law, Associate
Director, Center on Children and the Law, and Co-Founder,
Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations.
Brian Ward
Associate Professor and Chair, History, College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
David Waybright
Professor of Music and Director of Bands, College of Fine
Arts.
Zhihui Fang
Associate Professor,
School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education.
