{"id":4521,"date":"2025-01-27T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=4521"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:51:36","slug":"call-for-proposals-2025-26-colorado-college-common-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/01\/27\/call-for-proposals-2025-26-colorado-college-common-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: 2025-26 Colorado College Common Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"display: none !important; mso-hide: all;\">Nominate a book for the 25-26 Common Read!<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none !important; mso-hide: all;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.e2ma.net\/images\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Nominate a book for the 25-26 Common Read!\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row row-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5; border-radius: 0; color: #000; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #fffbf5; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 600px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250126\/de\/35\/4c\/ce\/417b8c385e570e6b2df3136b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5; color: #000; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #fffbf5; padding-bottom: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #2c2c2c; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Open Call for 25-26 Common Read Nominations<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #444; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Colorado College seeks proposals for our 2025-26 Common Read, a tradition that has provided our campus community with shared intellectual experiences since 1970. In addition, the Common Read frames the shared inquiry of our new first-year course, CC Elevate. As such, we seek texts that combine our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with critical reflection on higher education, intellectual development, and belonging in academic spaces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Ideal texts will:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word; color: #444; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,Times New Roman,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Engage with questions of identity, power, and justice while explicitly connecting these themes to educational experiences and intellectual growth<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Model critical thinking and scholarly inquiry in accessible ways that help students reflect on their own academic journey<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Explore how diverse perspectives and lived experiences shape approaches to learning and knowledge creation<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Be appropriate for first-year students while maintaining sufficient complexity for advanced academic discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #444; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">To nominate a book, <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764af;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/nrhwxi\/nr5ib5j\/vtsw5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> please use this survey<\/a>. The deadline is Friday, Mar. 17. Questions? Contact <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764af;\" href=\"mailto:jwiehe2025@coloradocollege.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jarred Wiehe<\/a>, Associate Director of Student Success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5; color: #000; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #fffbf5; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"divider_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #fffbf5; padding-top: 10px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- End --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/track\/nrhwxi\/nr5ib5j\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominate a book for the 25-26 Common Read! Open Call for 25-26 Common Read Nominations Colorado College seeks proposals for our 2025-26 Common Read, a tradition that has provided our campus community with shared intellectual experiences since 1970. In addition, the Common Read frames the shared inquiry of our new first-year course, CC Elevate. As &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/01\/27\/call-for-proposals-2025-26-colorado-college-common-read\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Call for Proposals: 2025-26 Colorado College Common Read&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":777,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4539,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4521\/revisions\/4539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}