Faculty Commons Book Club sets discussion on 'How College Works'

1:03 p.m., Nov. 12, 2015--The University of Delaware Faculty Commons Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 2, to discuss How College Works by Daniel F. Chambliss and Christopher Takacs.

Courtesy of the Faculty Commons and the UD Barnes and Noble Bookstore, limited copies of the book are available for free on a first-come, first-served basis upon registration. Participants will be contacted via email if they are eligible for a free copy. 

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An online version of the text is also available courtesy of the UD Library. For those who prefer a printed version, the text can be purchased at the UD Bookstore with a 25 percent discount. 

The meeting for this book will be Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 12:30 p.m. with drinks and dessert provided at Faculty Commons, 116 Pearson Hall. RSVP is requested.

The Chronicle of Higher Education selected this work for their October 2014 book club and interviewed Daniel Chambliss, who discussed his research. Chambliss and Takacs followed 100 students for eight years and this text shares their results.

The authors ask and attempt to answer the questions: 

• Can colleges do more to improve the quality of education even with budgets cuts? And
• Can students get more out of college without paying higher tuition?

The Faculty Commons is always looking for book club facilitators. Those who are interested in leading this discussion or sponsoring a session in the future can contact faculty-commons@udel.edu 

For more information about these events visit the Faculty Commons website.