Community Calendar

Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library invites the campus and community for the launch of a new speaker series this Spring semester, Authors@EIU.  Six authors will be featured in three events to celebrate the research, scholarship, and creative success of EIU faculty who have recently achieved publication of a book.  

Sessions are in Booth Library’s West Reading Room:

- Wednesday, February 28, 5pm

•  Scott Meiners, Ph.D., Biological Sciences; Tree by Tree:  Saving North America’s Eastern Forests, by Scott Meiners; Cornell University Press, 2023

•  Alexis L. Jones, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Foundations; Teaching is a Human Interaction:  How Thoughtful Educators Respond, are Responsive, and Take Responsibility, by Alexis L. Jones; Information Age Publishing, 2023

- Wednesday, March 13, 5pm

•  Julie D. Campbell, Ph.D., English; Women, Entertainment, and Precursors of the French Salon, 1532-1615, by Julie D. Campbell; Amsterdam University Press, 2023

•  Bob Klein, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Foundations; The Middle of Somewhere: Rural Education Partnerships and Innovation, ed. by Sara L. Hartman and Bob Klein; Harvard Education Press, 2023

- Thursday, April 11, 5pm

•  Stephen Eskilson, Ph.D., Art & Design;  Digital Design:  A History by Stephen Eskilson; Princeton University Press, 2023

•  Ryan Burge, Ph.D., Political Science; The Nones, Second Edition:  Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, by Ryan Burge;Fortress Press, 2023

Each Authors@EIU session will include a shared reception at 5 p.m., introductory remarks at 5:30 p.m., followed by presentations, and question & answer sessions for each author.