The titles and schedule for the 2026 Faculty Reading Group are listed below.  The reading group was started as a means of pursuing conversation, exchange, and collaboration.  Anyone is welcome!  Feel free to attend as many or as few of the discussions as you would like, but please know that one is not required to have read the book in order to join the conversation.  Many of the titles connect to topics of professional development and/or the mission and vision of USF.  Thus, you may find the conversation entertaining and pleasurable even without having read the book.

All discussions will be held at 10:00 am in the McDonald Center Conference Room.  Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Jenny Bangsund or Greg Dyer.

May 14 :: _The Serviceberry_, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Cover image for Robin Wall Kimmerer's _The Serviceberry_

May 14

The Serviceberry:
Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

 

by Robin Wall Kimmerer


Related Resources:
"The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance"  ::  An earlier essay that was later expanded into the book.  If you're rushed for time but would like to join the discussion, this essay will do the trick.

June 11 :: _Generous Thinking_, by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Cover image for Kathleen Fitzpatrick's _Generous Thinking_

June 11

Generous Thinking:
A Radical Approach to Saving the University

 

by Kathleen Fitzpatrick


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July 9 :: _Project Hail Mary_, by Andy Weir

Cover image for Andy Weir's _Project Hail Mary_

July 9

Project Hail Mary

 

by Andy Weir


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August 6 :: _More Than Words_, by John Warner

Cover image for John Warner's _More Than Words_

August 6

More Than Words:
How to Think About Writing in the Age of A.I.

by John Warner


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